Much to my delight, 3IP founder and designer of my favorite fonts of all time Brian Willson answered me. Nestler’s elegant hand might be of interest, I sent 3IP a message with a link to the Teschen Table story. When I finally get around to upgrading this site, 3IP fonts will feature prominently because they’re a) beautiful, b) meticulous and c) a history nerd’s ideal playground. I have long been an admirer of the historical handwriting and typeface fonts created by Three Islands Press (3IP). “Someone needs to make a Nestler font,” said I, “because that handwriting deserves to be immortalized.”Īs it happens, I knew of a someone who might just be able to accomplish such a noble feat. In a post earlier this month about the Teschen Table, I waxed lyrical about the gorgeous handwriting of Carl Gottfried Nestler, the Dresden engraver who Johann-Christian Neuber commissioned to write the booklet that identified every mineral inlaid in the table top.
