Directory fonts/archaic/etruscan
README
The etruscan bundle provides fonts for the Etruscan script which was in use between approximately 1000 BC to 100 AD. The font comes in mirrored forms suitable for writing either left-to-right or right-to-left (as the Etruscans did). The bundle is one of a series for archaic scripts. Changes in version 2.1 (2005/04/11) o Font supplied as Postscript Type1 o One additional glyph and some corrections Changes in version 2.0 (2000/10/01) o Major rewrite Changes in version 1.0 (1999/03/14) o First public release ------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Peter Wilson (Herries Press) herries dot press at earthlink dot net Copyright 1999--2005 Peter R. Wilson This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the Latex Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of the license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later. This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained". This work consists of the files: README (this file) etruscan.dtx etruscan.ins etruscan.pdf and the derived files etruscan.sty ot1fut10.fd t1fut10.fd etruscan.map etr10.mf ------------------------------------------------------------------ The distribution consists of the following files: README (this file) etruscan.dtx etruscan.ins etruscan.pdf (user manual) tryetruscan.tex (example usage) tryetruscan.pdf etr10.afm etr10.pfb etr10.tfm To install the package: o If you want MetaFont sources uncomment the appropraite lines in etruscan.ins o run: latex etruscan.ins, which will generate: etruscan.sty *.fd files etruscan.map and possibly etr10.mf o Move *.sty and *.fd files to a location where LaTeX will find them e.g., .../texmf-local/tex/latex/etruscan o Move *.afm, *.pfb and *.tfm files to where LaTeX looks for font information e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/afm/public/archaic/*.afm .../texmf-var/fonts/type1/public/archaic/*.pfb .../texmf-var/fonts/tfm/public/archaic/*.tfm o Add the *.map information to the dvips/pdftex font maps If you want the MetaFont version as well: o Move the *.mf files to, e.g., ...texmf-var/fonts/source/public/etruscan o Add a line like the following to the (texmf/fontname/)special.map file etr10.mf public etruscan o Refresh the database (for more information on the above see the FAQ). o run: (pdf)latex tryetruscan for a test of the font If you want a full manual with all MetaFont and LaTeX code and commentary, comment out the \OnlyDescription line in etruscan.dtx. o run: (pdf)latex etruscan.dtx o (for an index run: makeindex -s gind.ist *.idx) o run: (pdf)latex *.dtx o Print *.(pdf|dvi) for a hardcopy of the package manual 2005/04/11 Peter Wilson herries dot press at earthlink dot net
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etruscan – Fonts for the Etruscan script
The Etruscan script was in use between approximately 1000 BC and 100 AD. The font comes in mirrored forms suitable for writing either left-to-right or right-to-left (as the Etruscans did), and is provided in Adobe Type 1 format. This is one of a series of archaic fonts.
Package | etruscan |
Version | 2.1 |
Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License |
Maintainer | Peter R. Wilson |
Contained in | TeX Live as archaic MiKTeX as archaic |
Topics | Archaic Font Font Font Type1 |