1.1.1  a, h, m, n splayed to right [5] Windsor
1.1.2  a, h, m, n, not splayed to right

1.2.1  Short descenders and long serifs
1.2.2  q with short descender and short serifs [13] Della Robbia
1.2.3  q with longer descender and weak contrast
1.2.4  q with longer descender and strong contrast

1.3.1  r with roman serifs
1.3.2  r with wedge serifs

1.5.1  g open; k double-jointed [33] ITC Italia
1.5.2  g closed; k single-jointed [34] Jenson Old Style

2.1.1  K with curved arms
2.1.2  K with straight arms

2.2.1  A with top serif; g open; both serifs on T SWNE [42] Leamington
2.2.2  A without top serif; g closed; serifs on T diverge

2.3.1  G with very low crossbar; S, s swollen at SW; b, d, f, with very high ascenders [46] Nicholas Cochin
2.3.2  Not as above [45] Berling

2.4.1  J descends with ball
2.4.2  J descends with no ball
2.4.3  J doesn't descend, has ball [52-3] Times Roman Family

3.1.1  M parallel, or nearly so
3.1.2  M definitely splayed

3.2.1  g lower bowl open
3.2.2  g lower bowl closed

3.3.1  M without serifs at cap height [98] Weiss
3.3.2  M with serifs at cap height

3.4.1  M parallel, or nearly so
3.4.2  M definitely splayed

4.1.1  One-story g; p, q with short descenders [112] Maximus
4.1.2  Two-story g; p, q with longish descenders [111] Joanna

4.2.1  W center strokes joining at cap height
4.2.2  W with crossed center strokes
4.2.3  W with stepped center strokes
4.2.4  W no center serif

4.3.1  Weak contrast
4.3.2  Good contrast

5.1.1  Light face
5.1.2  Black face

5.2.1  C with two spurred serifs
5.2.2  C with one spurred serif
5.2.3  C with two unspurred serifs

6.1.1  g with single story
6.1.2  g with double story

6.2.1  g with single story
6.2.2  g with double story

6.3.1  W without center serif [214] ITC American Typewriter
6.3.2  W with center serif

7.1.1  g single-storied
7.1.2  g two-storied

7.2.1  A with full serif at top
7.2.2  A without serif at top

7.3.1  B, R open [237] ITC Serif Gothic
7.3.2  B, R closed [236] Copperplate Gothic [238] Spartan 140

7.4.1  G spurred; A with serifs pointing inward [239] Parsons
7.4.2  G without spur; A with serifs pointing right [340] Romic

8.1.1  E wide
8.1.2  E narrow

8.2.1  G with round base
8.2.2  G with flatter base
8.2.3  G without bar, with unstressed strokes [270] Syntax
8.2.4  G without bar, with stressed strokes

8.3.1  K, k with curved upper arm [272] Clearface Gothic
8.3.2  K, k with straight upper arm [271] Antique Olive

8.5.1  g double-storied [276] Franklin Gothic [277] ITC Franklin Gothic
8.5.2  g single-storied

8.6.1  I with serifs
8.6.2  I without serifs

8.8.1  O, Q with curved sides [293] Heldustry
8.8.2  O, Q with straight sides

8.9.1  M with middle point above line
8.9.2  M with middle point on line

8.10.1  C, O made of straight segments [303] OCR-A
8.10.2  C, O curved

9.1.1  Sloping and rounded
9.1.2  Sloping and angular [316] Zapf Chancery
9.1.3  Upright

9.2.1  Sloping; A, B, H multi-stroked [319] Kaufmann
9.2.2  Upright; A, B, H uni-stroked [320] Jiffy

9.3.1  F faces left; G lower-case-like; H, K, M, N, U, V with NW leftward tails [321] Brush Script
9.3.2  F faces right; G upper-case-like; H, K, M, N, U, V without TW tails [322] Mistral]

10.1.1  Sloping and rounded
10.1.2  Sloping and angular
10.1.3  Upright and rounded [332] Murray Hill Bold
10.1.4  Upright and angular
10.1.5  Oriental
10.1.6  Decorative sloping
10.1.7  Decorative with upright majuscules

10.2.1  Sloping
10.2.2  Upright

10.3.1  I, J with leftward serifs
10.3.2  I, J without serifs

10.4.1  a two-story
10.4.2  a one-story

10.5.1  a, g one-story [375] Pamela
10.5.2  a, g two-story [376] St. Clair

10.6.1  a one-story; h, m, n, u, v, w horseshoe-like [377] American Uncial
10.6.2  a two-story; h, m, n, u, v, w not horseshoe-like [378] Libra

10.7.1  J doesn't descend; descenders on p, q very long [381] Cancelleresca Bastarda
10.7.2  J descends; descenders on p, q not especially long

11.1.1  Plain
11.1.2  Inline and outline
11.1.3  Shaded

11.2.1  Plain [403] Hellenic Wide
11.2.2  Inline and outline
11.2.3  Shaded

11.3.1  Plain
11.3.2  Inline and outline

11.4.1  Plain
11.4.2  Inline and outline unshaded
11.4.3  Inline and outline shaded
11.4.4  With backgrounds

12.1.1  A with sigmoid leftward serif it apex [573] Skyjald
12.1.2  A with leftward roman serif at apex
12.1.3  A with right arm projecting SENW at apex
12.1.4  A without serifs or projections at apex

12.2.1  A with leftward serif at apex [575] Stencil Bold
12.2.1  A without serif at apex [576] Teachest

12.3.1  3-D [579] Profil
12.3.2  Lined [578] Nubia
12.3.3  Spurs on slabs [577] Antiqua pointed

12.4.1  A crossbar v-shaped [580] Algerian
12.4.2  A crossbar straight, horizontal
12.4.3  A crossbar straight, SWNE
12.4.4  A crossbar curved

12.5.1  A minuscular [602] Alfereta
12.5.2  A majuscular [603] Blanchard

13.1.1  g one-story
13.1.2  g two-story

13.3.1  A with curved left arm [612] Revue
13.3.2  A with straight left arm [611] Becket

13.4.1  M splayed [613] Tamil
13.4.2  M not splayed [614] Topic

13.6.1  p, q with pointed serifs [616] Capone
13.6.2  p, q with flat serifs [617] Dempsey Medium
13.6.3  p, q with rounded serifs
13.6.4  p, q with no serifs

13.8.2  A, B, C, D, E contiguous
13.8.2  A, B, C, D, E made of multiple linear segments [628] Digital

13.9.1  C terminals horizontal [630] Ad Lib
13.9.2  C terminals triangles [631] Kino
13.9.3  C terminals diagonal

13.10.1  A a truncated black triangle with a NWSE line through it [634] Braggadocio
13.10.2  A minuscular [638] Glyphic
13.10.3  A an upward semicircle with a tail [639] Motter Tektura
13.10.4  A a triangle [640] Stop
13.10.5  A majuscular

13.11.1  G with crossbar
13.11.2  G without crossbar

13.12.1  H a rectangle with N and S slits [655] Bullion Shadow
13.12.2  H minuscular [660] Tintoretto
13.12.3  H crossbar high

13.13.1  G spurless [664] Jim Crow
13.13.2  G spurred

14.1.1  Thin serifs
14.1.2  Medium weight serifs
14.1.3  Heavy serifs

14.2.1  Serifs much thicker than strokes
14.2.2  Serifs not much thicker than strokes

14.3.1  Thin or medium serifs
14.3.2  Heavy serifs, outline
14.3.3  Heavy serifs, outline

14.4.1  Wide, plain
14.4.2  Wide, outline [482] Gill Kayo Outline
14.4.3  Medium width
14.4.4  Narrow, without outline
14.4.5  Narrow, outline
14.4.6  Rounded shape
14.4.7  Rounded shape, outline [515] ITC Bauhaus Heavy Outline

15.1.1  K double-jointed; g two-story [516] ITC American Typewriter Light
15.1.2  K single-jointed; g one-story

15.2.1  E with very high crossbar; A with SWNE crossbar [521] Virgin Roman
15.2.2  E with crossbar in middle; A with horizontal crossbar [520] ITC Newtext Light

15.3.1  M strokes meet above baseline
15.3.2  M strokes meet at baseline

15.4.1  A with curved left arm [534] ITC Busorama Light
15.4.2  A curved at top [535] Churchward 70 Hairline
15.4.3  A with only straight lines [536] Harry Thin

16.1.1  A with single SW swirl [537] Flirt
16.1.2  A with right edge dentate, spur at apex [538] Floriated Capitals
16.1.3  A with ball at E where crossbar joins arm [540] Fry's ornamented
16.1.4  A inlined, crossbar sigmoid [541] Gallia
16.1.5  A with stripes and dots, flat apex [543] Modernistic
16.1.6  A with black leaves on white background [544] Mole Foliate
16.1.7  A with white leaves on black background [546] Saphire
16.1.8  A with balls at apex, in bowl, and below crossbar [545] Nymphic
16.1.9  A with two outward-pointing spurs at apex

16.3.1  A without forked serifs; leaves on 3-D surface [548] Lettres Ornées
16.3.2  A with forked serifs at feet but not at apex [550] Romantiques No. 5
16.3.3  A with forked serifs at both feet and apex

16.4.1  A minuscular [555] Karnac
16.4.2  A crossbar v-shaped [559] Victorian
16.4.3  A crossbar SWNE [553] Arnold Bšcklin
16.4.4  A crossbar NWSE
16.4.5  A crossbar horizontal

16.6.1  A with triple strokes [563] Raffia Initials
16.6.2  A with crossbar made of filligree balls [562] Lilith
16.6.3  A with floral crossbar [561] Ballé Initials

17.1.1  A minuscular [671] Talbot
17.1.2  A with leftward ball at apex [669] Pierrot
17.1.3  A with large rectangles at feet [666] Bottleneck
17.1.4  A plain, without serifs [668] Litzenburg
17.1.5  A a solid triangle with half a daisy [667] Florist
17.1.6  A a solid triangle with a star [670] Starvation

17.2.1  A house-shaped, 3 inlines [674] Horseman Sidesaddle
17.2.2  A with stars at top, stripes at bottom [676] Old Glory
17.2.3  A plain sans-serif with bowl filled by stripes [675] Matra
17.2.4  A a triangle
17.2.5  A rounded at top

17.4.1  A flat-topped
17.4.2  A pointy-topped

17.5.1  A a carved cube [685] Block Up
17.5.2  A wire-framed [686] Bombere
17.5.3  A like curled paper [688] Calypso
17.5.4  A like raised layers, face on [692] Stack
17.5.5  A in layers, receding to NW [694] Talbot's Rocky mountain
17.5.5  A in perspective

17.6.1  Background rough halftone, not rectangular [697] Process
17.6.2  Background rectangular, not rough halftone

17.7.1  Faces [699] Via Face Don Black
17.7.2  Zippers [700] Zippers

 

 

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