Tironian et ⁊ in Garamond

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michele casanova
michele casanova Posts: 44
edited July 11 in Type History
I'm adding some characters to Garamontio (experimental fork of EB Garamond) for transcribing medieval texts (e.g., r rotunda A75B, -rum A75D, con- A76F, d insular A77A).
I'm unsure, however, about the best shape for Tironian et (204A).
In Jan Tschichold's Formenwandlungen der &-Zeichen there's a table with various versions of Tironian et (p. 13), and I've chosen a shape (similar to n. 70) that seemed most suitable for a Garamond.
Are there any suggestions for a more appropriate version? Thanks.



Example of the shape n. 70 (year 1459):


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  • Andreas Stötzner
    Andreas Stötzner Posts: 815
    your current glyph may get a longer horizontal part with a serif. For the downswing part I would consider a descender and a tendency towards a nearly perpendicular orientation, which would meet more with the original shape of the tironian et.
    The r rotunda may get a bit more swing (and also a serif) in its lower part.
    The rum rotunda is OK, just the lower leg is a tiny bit too heavy.
    The shape of d rotunda needs to be entirely redefined. To mechanically base the glyph on o is a no-brainer. Study Carolingian manuscripts, take a broad-nip pen and write the letter by hand. Then you’ll see what this shape wants to look like.
  • michele casanova
    michele casanova Posts: 44
    @Andreas Stötzner  Thanks for the tips. I'm doing some experiments to improve those individual characters.



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