Notice Typefaces
BaTyR n°37109
Rotunda sur Philosophie (70 mm.) d'Erhard Ratdolt
Author : Rémi Jimenes
Source : Munich DigitiZation Center (MDZ)
Description
Style
Rotunda (Gothic)
Body-size
Traditionnal body-size name
Philosophie
20-lines measurement
70
Capital height
2.8
x-height
1.9
ph-height
3.2
Key letters
"Letter A is quite narrow and its counter is closed by the lower flourish, while the counters of H and N are covered with two parallel thin strokes. However, the most peculiar capital is probably T with a wide lower flourish that extends beyond the right side of the letter." (R. Olocco)
People
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Owner / User of equipment, Printer
References
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Typenrepertorium der Wiegendrucke (TW), ma00409
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Olocco (Riccardo), Ratdolt's Index Characterum. The Earliest known type specimen, Francfurt-am-main, Poem, 2020, n° 8
Occurence
1 occurrence
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB-Ink R-14
Occurence 59917
To cite this notice
Base de Typographie de la Renaissance, notice n°37109, http://batyr.univ-tours.fr/en/caractere/37109/. Consulté le 24 April 2025
