I have looked at several fonts which have the MUFI character set implemented to a greater or lesser extent. The ones I have looked at seem to be 'Old Style' fonts.
But does this need to be the case?
For instance is there any reason (philosophical or practical) why I should not implement a modern looking transitional face with the MUFI character set?
How might this affect it's use in practice?
Does anyone have any opinions on this?
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I don't think many users will need them, but those who do won't necessarily want to be restricted to Black Letter or Gothic typefaces.
Suppose, for example, that someone wants to reproduce an ancient manuscript from the British Library or a passage from Shakespeare. They might want to typeset it using a typeface like Caslon or Garamond.
The font I am designing would be a bit more modern looking, like 'Kelvinch' but with more contrast and longer narrower serifs.
I will take a look at the Brill fonts.