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Re: What is sharp S
First, I need to correct myself, regarding that sentence I wrote about 15 years ago: > The character ß emerged as a ligature of ſ and s. I have been following that explanation for quite some time,…3 -
Re: Latinized Greek
Thank you very much, Vassilis and John. These writings and the Kenyon table represent the greek uncial, not the greek lowercase. The baseline/headline principle is still dominating the order of the l…2 -
Re: principles for designing Greek "italics" (aka slanted Greek)
It is right that the upright/corsivo ratio, inherited in Latin typography for a long period, had no match in Greek typography for most of the past. In many older Greek typefaces you find calligraphic…2 -
Re: Latinized Greek
I find also this, well, unicase minuscule with uncial sigma, working quite well:αθλαντης2 -
Re: Latinized Greek
And Greek Fraktur is always, of course, a delight for the silent connoisseur, especially when it gets blended with Italica. The extra points go to the one who delivers the correct Latin transcript ve…1
