Re: Availability of ALBERTUS font for RISC-OS?

In message <b35060f04d.druck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
druck <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 28 Jan 2006 Robin Phillips <rphillips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Dear colleague,
>> On my RISC-OS computer here I have a typeface called Alberta which
>> came from an EFF public domain disc. It has no lower-case, so I
>> suppose one would call it 'titling'.
>>
>> In his book 'Introduction to Typography' Oliver Simon shows a Monotype
>> face called Albertus, whose capitals seem identical to the Alberta I
>> have here.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me whether it is possible for me to buy for a RISC-OS
>> machine the complete Albertus font as shown in Simon's book?
>
> Have you asked EFF if the full version is in their paid for collection?
> Alternatively if you can find a PostScript Type 1 or TTF version for another
> platform, you may be able to convert it with EFF's utilities.
>
> ---druck
>
I have the paid-for EFF2CD. I'm pretty sure it is the latest version -
I got it at the Wakefield Show May 2005 direct from the EFF stand
there.

It has a font called Albert on it. I guess this has to be the one.

I'll email a drawfile of it direct to Robin as well as posting here
for general information.

--
Alex.
.

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