Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Palatino Linotype




The digital type foundries Linotype and Adobe Systems sell authentic versions of Palatino; Palatino Linotype is authorized by Zapf as the definitive Palatino

Palatino is an old style serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf, and released in 1948 by the Linotype foundry. It remains one of the most widely used, and copied, text typefaces. It is one of the ten most used serif typefaces. Palatino is one of several related typefaces by Hermann Zapf, each showing influence of the Italian Renaissance letter forms

Named after 16 th century Italian master of calligraphy Giambattista Palatino, Palatino is based on the humanist fonts of the Italian Renaissance, which mirror the letters formed by a broad nib pen; this gives a calligraphy grace

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