book of kells, dublin, ireland, circa 8th century ad (look at the angels showing through the capital letters botom, right)
it was a fun class, we talked about lots of things: trajan column as mark, typeface's parts: ligatures, ascenders, descenders, arm, belly; then vellum, ink, calligraphy, church buttresses. we talked about preferred fonts, etc. ars moriendi, Dürer's "Four Horseman."then the development of typefaces and the marvel of illuminated manuscripts throughout Europe during the middle ages.
pick whichever angle you prefer. go ahead.
pick whichever angle you prefer. go ahead.