Albertus (typeface)
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Albertus is a serif typeface. It was drawn by Berthold Wolpe from 1932 to 1940 for the Monotype Corporation type foundry. Wolpe named the font after Albertus Magnus, the thirteenth-century German philosopher and theologian.
The face is intended to resemble letters carved into bronze. It is notable for its very slight serifs. Albertus is available in titling, bold and italic varieties.
A slightly modified version was used extensively in The Prisoner, a 1967 British television series frequently mined for cultural references. Modifications to the Albertus font include opening the loop on the lowercase letter e and the addition of new dotless i and j characters.
