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1543 Humane Jenson
In 1543 was published in Bâle (Switzerland) the well-known “De humani corporis fabrica” treatise on anatomy by André Vesale, printed by Johann Oporinus. A various types of faces were used for this work, mostly in Latin but including Greek characters. Its Jenson-type font was the one who inspired this font software. It is a very elegant one, including “long s”, a few abreviated characters and ligatures. As it was a Latin text, there were any accented characters and a few capitals were to be lacking. I had to reconstruct them.
A render sheet, in the font file, makes all characters easy to identify on keyboard. This font, as a “modern” one, may be used as variously as web-site titles, posters and flier designs, editing ancient texts... and anything you want!
This font supports easily as enlargement than small size, remaining readable and ever as one of the more elegant type never carved for printing.
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