Roman Square Capitals

ローマン・キャピタル / 1st–2nd century / Style / Letterform History

Capitals cut for stone, with geometric proportions and serifs, became the skeleton of the Latin alphabet and the archetype of authority for two thousand years.

Geometric proportions / Chiseled serifs / All-capital setting / Monumental letterspacing

Roman Square Capitals — トラヤヌス帝記念柱の碑文 113年（CC BY-SA 2.0） — トラヤヌス帝記念柱の碑文 113年（CC BY-SA 2.0）／『神君アウグストゥス業績録』アンカラ碑文／ティトゥス凱旋門の銘文

Roman Square Capitals — 『神君アウグストゥス業績録』アンカラ碑文 — トラヤヌス帝記念柱の碑文 113年（CC BY-SA 2.0）／『神君アウグストゥス業績録』アンカラ碑文／ティトゥス凱旋門の銘文

Dictionary entry

Best used for: Designing inscription-like titles in capitals · Giving institutions and honors a voice of permanence
Type: Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition: Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material: Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution: The carving came from brush layout and the chisel's work. Don't explain it by geometry alone; observe the tools' traces.
Further study: The Trajan Column inscription / Edward Catich, The Origin of the Serif / capitalis monumentalis

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Source: V&A — トラヤヌス帝記念柱の石膏複製

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