English Open was derived from the letterforms of metal engravers, and examples of these are readily found on armorial silver and maps produced over one hundred years earlier than the first available open typeface specimens. Its character follows the steel and copper plate engravers of the 18th century, and is ultimately informed by the open types of the period such as Cocaine, Moreau-Le-June, Fournier, Fournier Le June and Rosart. To establish a set of majuscules that celebrate the time when the engravers’ letter surpassed that of metal type in its ability to elucidate and decorate
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