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Old style (typeface group)

Scope note

Use for roman typefaces descended from Jenson's 15th-century Venetian letters.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000216317

Broader Terms used

roman (typeface style group)

Narrower Terms used

humanist (typeface group)

Created

12yrs ago

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: old style (typeface group)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-52789 Accessed: 2024-05-16 00:14:57

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