{"title":"Gutenberg B","description":"A clean, smooth rendition of the magnificent B42-type used by Johann Gutenberg in his famous 42-line Bible. In addition to the usual standard characters for typesetting modern texts, the font includes a comprehensive set of special characters, alternates and ligatures, plus Opentype features, that can be used for typesetting (almost) exactly as in Gutenberg’s Bible and later incunabula. Also available as \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.myfonts.com\/fonts\/alterlittera\/gutenberg-c\/\"\u003eThe Oldtype “Gutenberg C” Font\u003c\/a\u003e in a slightly roughened style simulating irregularities and ink spreads associated with old metal types, papers and parchments.\r\n\r\nThe main historical sources used during the font design process were high-resolution scans from several printings of Gutenberg’s Bible. Other sources were as follows: Kapr, A. (1996), \u003ci\u003eJohann Gutenberg - The Man and his Invention\u003c\/i\u003e, Aldershot: Scolar Press (ch. 7); De Hamel, C. (2001), \u003ci\u003eThe Book - A History of The Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, London: Phaidon Press (ch. 8); Füssel, S. (2005), \u003ci\u003eGutenberg and the impact of printing\u003c\/i\u003e, Burlington: Ashgate (ch. 1); and Man, J. (2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Gutenberg Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, London: Bantam (ch. 7).\r\n\r\nSpecimen, detailed character map, OpenType features, and font samples available at Alter Littera’s \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.alterlittera.com\/al_htm\/oldtype\/gutenberg_b.htm\"\u003eThe Oldtype “Gutenberg B” Font Page\u003c\/a\u003e.","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.myfonts.com\/pt\/collections\/gutenberg-b-font-alter-littera.oembed","provider":"MyFonts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}