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- From: c60a-bh@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Ben Cottrell)
- Subject: Re: 18th-c. colonial typeface needed
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 02:02:33 GMT
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- toj8j@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (prufrock) writes:
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- >Can anyone recommend a good share/cheapware typeface with the following
- >features:
-
- >1. old-style figures (i.e. non-lining numbers)
- >2. long s character
- >3. slightly irregular shapes a la type produced by colonial printers
- >4. a decent complement of ligatures
-
- >I produce a fair amount of publicity for a 122-year-old vocal group here at
- >the University of Virginia, and occasionally create poster designs which
- >cry out for the above features.
-
- >I've tried Goudy Hundred, but it lacks (2) (unless I'm missing
- >something).
-
- >Any suggestions? I'll take shareware or low-cost (hopefully) commercial,
- >preferably for Mac; Type 1 or TrueType.
-
- >Thanks in advance,
- >tim jarrett
-
- When I read your posting, I immediately thought: Goudy Hundred.
- But as you have already tried it and are complaining about the
- lack of a 2, I say: Goudy Hundred for the text and patch in some
- nice ADOBE font with Old Style Figures. Minion works well with
- Goudy Hundred, I find. Hope I helped...
-
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