Directory fonts/bookhands/sqrcaps
README
The sqrcaps bundle provides packages and fonts for a script based on the Square Capitals manuscript bookhand used from the 1st century AD. The script consists of capital letters and digits, with some appropriate period punctuation marks; both normal and bold versions are supplied. The bundle is one of a series for bookhand scripts. Changes in version 1.1 (2005/03/31) o Fonts supplied as Postscript Type1 instead of MetaFont Changes in version 1.0 (2002/12/30) o First public release ------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Peter Wilson (Herries Press) herries dot press at earthlink dot net Copyright 2002--2005 Peter R. Wilson This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the Latex Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of the license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later. This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained". This work consists of the files: README (this file) sqrcaps.dtx sqrcaps.ins sqrcaps.pdf and the derived files sqrcaps.sty allsqrc.sty ot1sqrc10.fd t1sqrc10.fd sqrcaps.map and possibly several sqrc*.mf files ------------------------------------------------------------------ The distribution consists of the following files: README (this file) sqrcaps.dtx sqrcaps.ins sqrcaps.pdf (user manual) trysqrcaps.tex (example usage) trysqrcaps.pdf allsqrcaps.tex (example usage) allsqrcaps.pdf sqrc10.afm sqrc10.pfb sqrc10.tfm sqrc10b.afm sqrc10b.pfb sqrc10b.tfm To install the package: o run: latex sqrcaps.ins, which will generate: sqrcaps.sty *.fd files sqrcaps.map o Move *.sty and *.fd files to a location where LaTeX will find them e.g., .../texmf-local/tex/latex/sqrcaps o Move *.afm, *.pfb and *.tfm files to where LaTeX looks for font information e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/afm/public/bookhands/*.afm .../texmf-var/fonts/type1/public/bookhands/*.pfb .../texmf-var/fonts/tfm/public/bookhands/*.tfm o Add the *.map information to the dvips/pdftex font maps o Refresh the database (for more information on the above see the FAQ). o run: (pdf)latex trysqrcaps for a test of the font To generate a second copy of the manual (which is already supplied as a PDF file) access to the docmfp package is desireable but not essential: o run: latex sqrcaps.dtx o (for an index run: makeindex -s gind.ist *.idx) o run: latex *.dtx o Print *.dvi for a hardcopy of the package manual 2005/03/31 Peter Wilson herries dot press at earthlink dot net
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sqrcaps – Square Capitals manuscript book-hand font
The sqrcaps and allsqrc packages provide fonts based on the Square Capitals manuscript book-hand used from the 1st century AD. The font is provided both as METAFONT source, and in Adobe Type 1 format. The font consists of capital letters and digits, with some appropriate period punctuation marks. Both normal and bold versions are provided.
This is one of a set of manuscript fonts. Access to the docmfp package is desirable but not essential.
Package | sqrcaps |
Version | 1.1 |
Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License |
Maintainer | Peter R. Wilson |
Contained in | TeX Live as bookhands MiKTeX as sqrcaps |
Topics | MF Font Bookhand Font Font Font Type1 |