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A brief history of typefaces

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The painter and designer<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>roy Tory believed that the<br />

proportions <strong>of</strong> the alphabet<br />

should reflect the ideal human<br />

form. He wrote, “the crossstroke<br />

covers the man’s organ<br />

<strong>of</strong> generation, to signify that<br />

Modesty and Chastity are required,<br />

before all else, in those<br />

who seek acquaintance with<br />

well-shaped letters.”

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