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Missaali is a package that contains the free OpenType/PS Textura font Missaali and a style file for using it with XeLaTeX. Textura is a typeface based on the textus quadratus form of the textualis formata that late medieval scribes used for the most valuable manuscripts. The font Missaali is based on Textura that Bartholomew Ghotan used to print missals and psalters in the 1480s. The letters were scanned and recreated from a facsimile reprint of Missale Aboense that Ghotan printed for the Turku diocese in 1488. The font has two intended use cases: * as a Gothic display font; and * for emulating late-medieval manuscripts. Textura as a typeface is not suitable for use as a modern general text font as its letterforms are far removed from typical fonts. Missaali recreates the late medieval character set including a large number of abbreviation sigla but it lacks many characters that are essential for modern typesetting. This means that it can be reasonably used only as a display font or for recreating medieval manuscripts. As modern typesetting algorithms are not intended for creating 15th century style layout, the package contains a XeLaTeX style file that makes it easier to achieve the classic incunabula look. This font is distributed under the SIL Open Font License. The documentation is distributed under the Latex Project Public License 1.3c (LPPL). -- Tommi Syrjänen tssyrjan@iki.fi
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missaali – A late medieval OpenType textura font
This package contains the free OpenType Textura font Missaali and a style file for using it with XeLaTeX.
Textura is a typeface based on the textus quadratus form of the textualis formata that late medieval scribes used for the most valuable manuscripts. The font Missaali is based on Textura that German printer Bartholomew Ghotan used for printing missals and psalters in the 1480s.
This font has two intended use cases:
- as a Gothic display font; and
- for emulating late-medieval manuscripts.
In addition to the basic textura letters, the font contains a large number of abbreviation sigla as well as a set of Lombardic initials.
As modern typesetting algorithms are not intended for creating 15th century style layout, the package contains a XeLaTeX style file that makes it easier to achieve the classic incunabula look.
Package | missaali |
Version | 2.0 |
Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License 1.3 The SIL Open Font License |
Copyright | 2016 Tommi Syrjänen |
Maintainer | Tommi Syrjänen |
Contained in | TeX Live as missaali MiKTeX as missaali |
Topics | OTF Font Gothic Font Medieval Font |