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ATF ligatures and contextual features

ebensorkin

I have been going over the 1912 ATF catalog to see what ligatures and contextual shapes might be lurking. But while I do find the odd ff lig, st lig and ct lig in the examples of type in use, the specimen sheets themselves don’t show them.

Do they show up in a supplement edition, or a specific year’s catalog?

Where should I be looking do you suppose?

Thanks!

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kentlew

Eben —

I’ve never seen the 1912 ATF. You should really try to get yourself a 1923 book. That’s the seminal one.

Does the 1912 show full character sets? The sets in the 1923 show all f-ligs where applicable, and alternates for more decorative faces.

— K.

ebensorkin

Thanks Ken!

the 1912 It shows the basic character sets a-z A-Z & numbers.

It isn’t as extensive as this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/n1ke/163557166/sizes/o/in/set-690970/

Now I see... :-)

Instead it is like this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralf_herrmann/589088858/

I will scan a Text page that shows character listings

ebensorkin

James Mosley pointed out that Roycroft had some alternative characters. It isn’t a text face though and I don’t know that I approve of all of them. Hmmmm.

My goodness! - but that font Lightline sure is pretty! It even reads well - far better than helvetica I would say, and interestingly it shares a surprising number of formal characteristics with it.

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