In a message dated 10/3/01 9:05:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< BTW, I believe the face is named after Claude Garamond, the 16th-century typesetter who created the font. Therefore, it's his. :-) >> I believe someone else created Garamond, but named it in honor of Claude. There are many Garamonds, and the definitive one is probably that which was produced by American Type Founders many, many years ago ... certainly more than a hundred ... as so-called "foundry type". Foundry type is optically scaled. To date, no electronic form of Garamond has been made using optical scaling, although Adobe is capable of doing so using its MM format. Extra point questions: 1) for what purpose was Times Roman created, 2) who was its first user, and 3) who created it? -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
