BC Figural
Figural is one of the most beautiful book typefaces of the 20th century. In its design, Menhart masterfully succeeded in applying refined calligraphic principles to a functional set of characters.
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Figural Romana is a dynamic antiqua loosely based on historical Renaissance antiquas. Flat serifs without instrokes, often set in a slightly angled direction, are specific to Figural. Its calligraphic approach determines not only the way the main and secondary strokes alternate on a left-inclined letter axis, as well as the differentiated width proportions of individual letterforms. What’s remarkable is the carefully balanced bent shape of the stems, thinned in the middle parts and modeled by an energetic pen stroke. These barely visible irregularities lend life and strength to its letterform drawings. With their help, the letterforms’ outlines are stretched, and the drawing of the type gets a gentle rhythm and cadence, one which can never be achieved with a ruler or compass. The long ascenders and descenders and the relatively low x-height are also distinctive. Figural achieves an unusual dynamism and shape flexibility by idiosyncratically breaking the letterforms’ curved strokes. Also worth noting is the typical trailing placement of the dot above the i and j, hearkening back to Renaissance morphology.
objects and measure distances. Ultrasound imaging or sonography is often used
in medicine. In the nondestructive testing of products and structures, ultrasound
is used to detect invisible flaws. Industrially, ultrasound is used for cleaning,
mixing, and accelerating chemical processes. Animals such as bats and porpoises
use ultrasound for locating prey and obstacles.
Baroque scholarship by János Telegdy in his primer Rudimenta
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unrelated of a living person.
distinct letters, such as Æ and Œ in English, are typically collated as if the letters
were separate — “æther” and “aether” would be ordered the same relative to all
other words. This is true even when the ligature is not purely stylistic, such as in
loanwords and brand names.
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by modifying existing letters, such as the eth ð of Old English and Icelandic,
which is a modified d.
using the abjad system. However, a range of other methods of classifying and ordering
material, including geographical, chronological, hierarchical and by category, were preferred
over alphabetical order for centuries.
external boundary, outline, or external surface, as
opposed to other properties such as color, texture,
or material type.
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gut, and there are many on the skin. Most of the bacteria in and on the body
are harmless or rendered so by the protective effects of the immune system,
and many are beneficial, particularly the ones in the gut.