Directory tex-archive/fonts/archaic
Directories
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
aramaic |
Fonts for Aramaic script |
|
cypriot |
A script which was used on Cyprus for writing Greek |
|
etruscan |
Fonts for the Etruscan script |
|
greek4cbc |
A Greek font from 394BC |
|
greek6cbc |
A Greek font from the sixth century BC |
|
hieroglf |
The "poor man's" Egyptian Hieroglyphic font |
|
linearA |
Linear A script fonts |
|
linearb |
Linear B script used in the Bronze Age for Mycenaean Greek |
|
nabatean |
Font for Nabatean script |
|
oands |
Glyphs used when transliterating ancient scripts |
|
oldprsn |
Fonts old Persian cuneiform script |
|
phaistos |
Disk of Phaistos font |
|
phoenician |
Fonts for the Phoenician script in use from about 1600 BC |
|
protosem |
Fonts for proto-Semitic cuneiform script |
|
runic |
Fonts for Anglo-Saxon futharc script |
|
sarabian |
Archaic South Arabian script font |
|
ugarite |
Fonts for Ugaritic cuneiform script |
|
viking |
Scandinavian runic alphabet as used by the Vikings |
Files
| Name | Size | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
README.PRW |
2551 | 2005-11-12 09:27:00 | |
|
archaicprw.map |
707 | 2005-11-12 09:26:00 | |
asamples.pdf |
361922 | 2006-02-07 04:43:00 | |
asamples.tex |
16055 | 2006-02-07 04:43:00 |
Download the complete
contents of this directory in one zip archive
(4.2M).
archaic – A collection of archaic fonts
The collection contains fonts to represent
Aramaic,
Cypriot,
Etruscan,
Greek of the 6th and
4th centuries BCE,
Egyptian hieroglyphics,
Linear A,
Linear B,
Nabateanold Persian,
the Phaistos disc,
Phoenician,
proto-Semitic,
runic,
South ArabianUgaritic and
Viking scripts.
The bundle also includes a small font
for use in phonetic transcription of the archaic writings. The
bundle's own directory includes a font installation map file for
the whole collection.
| Documentation |
Collection of font samples A description of Peter Wilson's contribution |
| License | The LaTeX Project Public License |
| Maintainer | Peter R. Wilson Uwe Zimmermann Apostolos Syropoulos |
| Contained in | TeXLive as archaic |
| MiKTeX as archaic | |
| Topics |
fonts reproducing archaic scripts or inscriptions |