Re: Fonts for sundials

2000-11-10 Thread Steve Lelievre
John asked: Does anyone know of a good source for computer fonts (preferably Windows-compatible) of antique characters Adding to John's request, can anyone give me details (name, source of download) of the British public sign font, used for most of the offical signs in public places - the one

Re: Fonts for sundials

2000-11-10 Thread Tony Moss
Steve Lelievre wrote Adding to John's request, can anyone give me details (name, source of download) of the British public sign font, used for most of the offical signs in public places - the one that you see in airports, railway stations, road signs etc., which is designed to be very easy to

Re: Fonts for sundials

2000-11-09 Thread Dave Bell
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, John Davis wrote: Does anyone know of a good source for computer fonts (preferably Windows-compatible) of antique characters? There are many sites with free- or share-ware fonts available. One that offers a few free sets, and has a LOT of quality fonts and graphics is:

Fonts for sundials

2000-11-09 Thread John Davis
Hi all, Does anyone know of a good source for computer fonts (preferably Windows-compatible) of antique characters? Old hand-engraved dials had a very particular style which it is difficult to replicate with modern fonts. For example, the figure "8" was often flat-topped, as was the"3",