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Old style (typeface group)

Scope note

Use for roman typefaces descended from Jenson's 15th-century Venetian letters.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000216317

Broader Terms used

roman (typeface style group)

Narrower Terms used

humanist (typeface group)

Created

13yrs ago

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