Package fonts-otf-gfs-olga: Information
Source package: fonts-otf-gfs-olga
Version: 20160509-alt1_5
Build time: Oct 22, 2023, 03:05 PM
Category: System/Fonts/True type
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Summary: GFS Olga, a 20th century oblique Greek font family
Description:
In Greece the terms italic and oblique have the same meaning since they are borrowed from the Latin typographic practice without any real historical equivalent in Greek history. Until the end of the 19th century Greek typefaces were cut and cast independently, not as members of a font family. The mechanization of type cutting allowed the transformation of upright Greek typefaces to oblique designs. Nonetheless, the typesetting practice of a cursive Greek font to complement an upright one did not survive the 19th century. The experimental font GFS Olga (1995) attempts to revive this lost tradition. The typeface was designed and digitized by George Matthiopoulos, based on the historical Porson Greek type (1803) with the intention to be the companion of the upright GFS Didot font whenever there is a need for an italic alternative.
Maintainer: Igor Vlasenko
Last changed
Feb. 7, 2022 Igor Vlasenko 20160509-alt1_5
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Oct. 20, 2017 Igor Vlasenko 20060908-alt3_22
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July 26, 2016 Igor Vlasenko 20060908-alt3_20
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