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From: lgorbet@hydra.unm.edu (Larry P Gorbet ANTHROPOLOGY)
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John DeRosa asks:
>What is the difference between Italic and Oblique

   Though in the real world I'm sure there are exceptions in names for
typefaces, the basic difference is that Italic faces are more cursive-
like in shape and, in any case, have more complex relations to the 
corresponding Roman faces (if any) -- compare any of Adobe's serif faces
(e.g. Times or Palatino Roman vs. Italic). Obliques tend to be just like
the Roman faces but slanted -- compare the built-in Helveticas.