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The linearb bundle provides a font and package for the Linear B script, which was a syllabary used in the Bronze Age for writing Mycenaean Greek. It is one of a series for archaic scripts. Changes in version 1.2 (2005/06/22) o Font supplied as Postscript Type1 as well as MetaFont o 47 new pictograms o Added map file o Reconfigured the encoding of the numerals and unknown glyphs Changes in version 1.1 (2001/08/01) o Changed \Bpiii to \Bpaiii Changes in version 1.0 (1999/06/20) o First public release ------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Peter Wilson (Herries Press) herries dot press at earthlink dot net Copyright 1999--2005 Peter R. Wilson This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the Latex Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of the license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later. This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained". This work consists of the files: README (this file) linearb.dtx linearb.ins linearb.pdf and the derived files linearb.sty t1linb10.fd linearb.map linb10.mf ------------------------------------------------------------------ The distribution consists of the following files: README (this file) linearb.dtx linearb.ins linearb.pdf (user manual) trylinearb.tex (example usage) trylinearb.pdf linb10.afm linb10.pfb linb10.tfm To install the bundle: o If you want MetaFont sources uncomment the appropriate lines in linearb.ins. o run: latex linearb.ins, which will generate: linearb.sty *.fd files linearb.map and possibly linb10.mf o Move *.sty and *.fd files to a location where LaTeX will find them e.g., .../texmf-local/tex/latex/linearb o Move *.afm, *.pfb and *.tfm files to where LaTeX looks for font information e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/afm/public/archaic/*.afm .../texmf-var/fonts/type1/public/archaic/*.pfb .../texmf-var/fonts/tfm/public/archaic/*.tfm o Add the *.map information to the dvips/pdftex font maps If you want the MetaFont version as well: o Move the *.mf files to, e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/source/public/linearb o Add a line like the following to the (texmf/fontname/)special.map file: linb10.mf public linearb o Refresh the database (for more information on the above see the FAQ). o run: (pdf)latex trylinearb for a test of the font If you want a full manual with all the MetaFont and LaTeX code and commentry, comment out the \OnlyDescription line in linearb.dtx. o run: (pdf)latex linearb.dtx o (for an index run: makeindex -s gind.ist *.idx) o run: (pdf)latex *.dtx o Print *.(pdf|dvi) for a hardcopy of the package manual 2005/06/22 Peter Wilson herries dot press at earthlink dot net
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linearb – Linear B script used in the Bronze Age for Mycenaean Greek
The linearb package provides a METAFONT and Adobe Type 1 font versions of the Linear B script which was a syllabary used in the Bronze Age for writing Mycenaean Greek.
This is one of a series of archaic fonts.
Package | linearb |
Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License |
Maintainer | Peter R. Wilson |
Contained in | TeX Live as archaic MiKTeX as archaic |
Topics | Archaic Font Font Font Type1 Greek Font MF Font |