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Trajan (typeface)
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Trajan is a serif typeface designed in 1989 by Carol Twombly for Adobe.
A drawing and a photograph of a carving (in Hopton Wood stone) by Eric Gill, made in the early twentieth century, inspired by the "Trajan" capitals on
A drawing and a photograph of a carving (in Hopton Wood stone) by Eric Gill, made in the early twentieth century, inspired by the "Trajan" capitals on Trajan's Column.
Roman square capitals
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Roman square capitals, also called capitalis monumentalis, inscriptional capitals, elegant capitals and capitalis quadrata, are an ancient Roman form of writing, and the basis for modern capital letters. Square capitals are characterized by sharp, straight lines, supple curves, thick and thin strokes, angled stressing and incised serifs. When written in documents this style is known as Latin book hand.
A drawing and photographed carving by Eric Gill of the "Trajan" capitals on the Column of Trajan
A drawing and photographed carving by Eric Gill of the "Trajan" capitals on the Column of Trajan
The SPQR inscriptional capitals on the Arch of Titus, c. AD 81, are an example of inscriptional lettering which would have been infilled with bronze.
The SPQR inscriptional capitals on the Arch of Titus, c. AD 81, are an example of inscriptional lettering which would have been infilled with bronze. Note the holes for the "tangs" of the cast bronze letters.
Close-up of the Lyon Tablet, a bronze tablet from after AD 48
Close-up of the Lyon Tablet, a bronze tablet from after AD 48
Inscription from the turn of the 2nd and 3rd century AD
Inscription from the turn of the 2nd and 3rd century AD