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Single TypefacesAvailable typefaces: Chancery Hand |
Chancery HandThis Single Typeface pack contains the Chancery Hand font. Important Note: The full character set can be accessed in any Windows or Macintosh application, but extra functionality is available with OpenType/AAT enabled applications. See advanced type for full details. Typeface display:Some of the extra historical characters provided:OpenType Features:
AAT Features:Standard Ligatures, Historical Forms, Historical Ligartures, Latin Abbreviations (general), Latin Abbreviations (specific), British runes, Alternative Letter Forms, Medieval English Usage, Mathematical Symbols, Glyph Variants. [OpenType Feature Key | Advanced Type Information] Historical note:From the end of the fourteenth century, each government department developed its own distinctive hand. One of the most distinctive of these is the Chancery hand, used in the Royal Chancery at Westminster from 1454 for writs, enrolments, patents and engrossing of royal letters. This typeface can also be ordered as part of the A New Newe Booke of Copies collection. |