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From: freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Looking for fonts...
Message-ID: <1397@carol.fwi.uva.nl>
Date: 26 Oct 90 09:52:48 GMT
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henry@angel.Eng.Sun.COM (Henry McGilton) writes:

>In article <1395@carol.fwi.uva.nl>, I wrote:
>
>    *  I _do_ know that some of these typefaces have multiple
>    *  "implementations", e.g.  even Adobe sells a number of
>    *  "Garamonds".  So, how do I find out what the best
>    *  variant of each of these fonts is?
>
>The `best' variation of a font is what you like, or what your
>designer likes.  It's very subjective.  Get Adobe's Font and
>Function catalog.  Plus find type catalogs from your bookstore.

What I meant by `best' was `closest to the (original) lead type'.
So, for example, I wanted to know which Postscript Garamond resembles
the original Monotype Garamond (of which the history is described in
`a Tally of Types' by Stanley Morison) most.

Freek "the Pistol Major" Wiedijk                      E-mail: freek@fwi.uva.nl
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