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1540 Mercator Script Font

This font was created inspired from the so called “Litterarum latinarum, quas italicas, cursoriasque vocant, scribendum Ratio” (Louvain 1540), a manual intended to calligraphers by the well known scientist Gerhard Mercator. It was a magnificent “Cancellaresca corsiva” pattern, enriched with

1529 Champ Fleury Pro Font

In 1529, Geofroy Tory, French scholar, engraver, printer, publisher and poet, was publishing the well known so called “Champ Fleury”, printed by Gilles de Gourmond, in Paris. It is a fully illustrated handbook where the author explain how to drawn