Isabella was designed in 1892 for MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan, one of many type houses that were later amalgamated into American Type Founders.

As testimony to its long-lived appeal, Isabella was one of the first PostScript^® language typeface releases (in 1988) of Agfa Compugraphic.

With its unmistakable 19th-century characteristics - swirls, loops, and surprising letter shapes - Isabella is a natural for display situations that demand high drama or, dare we say, melodrama.