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Re: Oldstyle tabular figures
As stated above, tabular old style figures are often needed for the table of contents or tabular matter in a text that uses old style figures throughout. In metal type (including machine-set metal ty…3 -
Re: Call for papers: Visible Language, 50th Anniversary Edition
Questions: What is a popularity contest doing in a peer-reviewed journal? Isn't it the point of peer review to avoid that sort of thing? Your list isn't as strong as you think. If you take a look at …3 -
Re: Eurabic
Interesting post, Frank. This specimen was produced by Guillaume Le Bé II, the son, and it may well be Granjon's Arabic, as Le Bé I makes no mention of an Arabic type in his own specimen/log book. As…3 -
Re: Who designed Prestige Elite?
I am acquainted with a man named John Schappler, who was a member of IBM's type design department during the development of the Selectric typewriter. He was the designer of the typefaces IBM Script, …2 -
Re: Lettering based on Kelmscott Press
Rebecca, I think what you've begun is better than has been made out here, but it's also very unusual. William Morris was involved with the design of three types: the Golden, a roman after Jenson, and…2
