The original release notes from England’s Stephenson Blake Type Foundry say it all: “a type of some waywardness in design, judged from any typographical standard…a type that seems unable to decide whether to be a roman or a script."

Stephenson Blake called their release "Recherché"— sought after or in great demand, which seems quite appropriate.

Both versions of the font include 1252 Latin, 1250 CE (with localization for Romanian and Moldovan).