Roman Square Capitals
ローマン・キャピタル / 1st–2nd century / Style / Letterform History
为石刻而凿的大写字母，具几何比例与衬线，成为拉丁字母的骨架，并在两千年间充当权威的原型。
几何比例 / 凿刻的衬线 / 全大写排版 / 纪念碑式的字距
辞典词条
- 适用场景
- Designing inscription-like titles in capitals；Giving institutions and honors a voice of permanence
- 字体
- Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
- 版面
- Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
- 材料
- Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
- 注意
- The carving came from brush layout and the chisel's work. Don't explain it by geometry alone; observe the tools' traces.
- 延伸阅读
- The Trajan Column inscription / Edward Catich, The Origin of the Serif / capitalis monumentalis