Richard Brevier is a Scotch Roman text typeface inspired by a 1911 edition of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. While the original typeface used in the edition has been lost to time, its broader characteristics are representative of the Scotch Modern typefaces that were popular at the time — an interesting instance of an almost archetypal design while remaining almost completely anonymous.
The typeface is optimised for text settings at rather small sizes, reflecting the economical nature of the context in which it was originally used.