This package contains the source for ruscap: a font for rustic capitals

The current version of ruscap is 1.0, released on 28 April 2024.

Characters included

For the moment, only the letters of the Vergilius Vaticanus manuscript (i.e., Roman and Greek letters) are included. In particular, ruscap does not contain the Ramist letters J and U, indo-arabic numerals and punctuation marks.

Minimal Working Example

\documentclass{article}
\font\ruscap=ruscap10 at 14pt

\begin{document}
	{\ruscap SALVETE OMNES}
\end{document}

Design

For more information on the design of this font, please visit the following links:

• https://www.tug.org/TUGboat/tb44-2/tb137sannier-rustic.pdf
• https://tug.org/tug2023/files/sa-12-sannier-rustic/sannier-rustic-slides.pdf
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A56GHVJGJo0

License

Copyright (c) 2024, Victor Sannier, with Reserved Font Name ruscap.

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://openfontlicense.org