PALAT I N O
Index Introduction.
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Font family.
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Glyphs.
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Paragraphs.
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Design’s features.
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Application.
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Introduction
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Background Palatino is the name of a large typeface family that began an old style serif typeface created by Giambattist Palatino. Named after 16th century Italian master of calligraphy Giambattista Palatino, Palatino is based on the humanist fonts of the Italian Renaissance, which mirror the letters formed by a broad nib pen; this gives a calligraphic grace.
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Influences But where the Renaissance faces tend to use smaller letters with longer vertical lines which are ascenders and descenders with lighter strokes, Palatino has larger proportions, and is considered to be a much easier to read typeface. Medieval and Renaissance issues of design and typography have influenced many modern time typographers and book designers. They trace back to the characteristics and styles that represented the Renaissance and Medieval time period. The Palatino font is considered to be a member of the Old stlye. Old style type is a style of font developed by Renaissance typographers to replace the Blackletter style of type and is generally considered "warm" or friendly, thanks to its origins in Renaissance humanism, it was also influenced in part by Roman inscriptions.
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amily.
Font.
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Palatino Light* Italic* Palatino Regular* Italic* Palatino Bold* Italic*
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Glyphs 10
Palatino Light A B C D E F a b c d e f G H I J K L g h i j k l M N O P Q R m n o p q r S T UV W XY Z s t u v w x y z 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()-_=+ [ ] { } \ | ; : ’ ”, . < > / ?
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Palatino Light Italic A B C D E F a b c d e f G H I J K L g h i j k l M N O P Q R m n o p q r S T U V W XY Z s t u v w x y z 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()-_=+ [ ] { } \ | ; : ’ ”, . < > / ?
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Palatino Regular A B C D E F a b c d e f G H I J K L g h i j k l M N O P Q R m n o p q r S T U V W X Y Z s t u v w x y z 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()-_=+ []{}\|;:â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?,.<>/?
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Palatino Italic A B C D E F a b c d e f G H I J K L g h i j k l M N O P Q R m n o p q r S T U V W X Y Z s t u v w x y z 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()-_=+ []{}\|;:’”,.<>/?
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Palatino Bold A B C D E F a b c d e f G H I J K L g h i j k l M N O P Q R m n o p q r S T U V W X Y Z s t u v w x y z 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()-_=+ []{}\|;:’”,.<>/?
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Palatino Bold Italic A B C D E F a b c d e f G H I J K L g h i j k l M N O P Q R m n o p q r S T U V W X Y Z s t u v w x y z 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()-_=+ []{}\|;:’”,.<>/?
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PARAGRAPHS
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Light Lorem ipsumdet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at turpis turpis. Morbi pellentesque convallis mollis. Vivamus eu massa a quam porttitor viverra. Praesent euis mod purus a maximus rutrum. Quisque quis leo eros. Vivamus sit amet tincidunt est, elementum
Regular
Lorem ipsumdet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at turpis turpis. Morbi pellentesque convallis mollis. Vivamus eu massa a quam porttitor viverra. Praesent euis mod purus a maximus rutrum. Quisque quis leo eros. Vivamus sit amet tincidunt
Bold Lorem ipsumdet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at turpis turpis. Morbi pellentesque convallis mollis. Vivamus eu massa a quam porttitor viverra. Praesent euis mod purus a maximus rutrum. Quisque quis leo eros. Vivamus sit amet tincidunt
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Light Italic
Italic
Lorem ipsumdet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at turpis turpis. Morbi pellentesque convallis mollis. Vivamus eu massa a quam porttitor viverra. Praesent euis mod purus a maximus rutrum. Quisque quis leo eros. Vivamus sit amet tincidunt est, elementum finibus est. Morbi ipsum nisi,efficitur eu
Lorem ipsumdet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at turpis turpis. Morbi pellentesque convallis mollis. Vivamus eu massa a quam porttitor viverra. Praesent euis mod purus a maximus rutrum. Quisque quis leo eros. Vivamus sit amet tincidunt est, elementum finibus est. Morbi ipsum nisi,efficitur eu
Bold Italic Lorem ipsumdet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at turpis turpis. Morbi pellentesque convallis mollis. Vivamus eu massa a quam porttitor viverra. Praesent euis mod purus a maximus rutrum. Quisque quis leo eros. Vivamus sit amet tincidunt est, elementum finibus
Designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s features
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Aa Dd Gg Jj Qq Pp Gg Jj Qq Pp Gg Jj
Cap line
Mean line x-height
Base line
Descender line
Descenders
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b f n m 45ยบ
Kk Xx Oo Oblique stress
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Axis
Bracketed serif
arcsiISCRA Long bracketed serif
Capital height is shorter than lowercase ascenders
bdhklBDHKL Contrast of thick and thin strokes points to an origin in handwriting
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Application
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P
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Palatino Typeface Specimen Book.