Menhart's "Manuscript"
Speaking of "Elements" ... Bringhurst mentions in version 2.5 that Oldrich Menhart's "Manuscript" has not yet been digitized and I agree it's a shame. Is there any certain reason? Is this a proprietory face or something?
If it's up for grabs for digitization, where would I find printed samples? Can you pick me some up in Prague, Rich?
5.Jan.2005 9.38pm
Paul
When the iron curtain came crashing down the foundry (Czech Government Printing Office?) that provided Manuscript dumped all their metal type. I was doing the typographic work on a Czech "related" book at the time and with the help of a representative at Velk
5.Jan.2005 11.13pm
1) Didn't I read in somebody's ATypI-Prague review that Storm doesn't seem to like Menhart much?
2) White's Czech fonts are considered too little too late by many.
hhp
6.Jan.2005 12.09am
Alex White was a TDC2 winner in 2001 for his digitization of Manuscript
Bravo! But I was looking for a little crisper version, at least that's how i envisioned how this face should be. Also I'm interested in both the Latin and Cyrillic fonts and would like to find samples of both, if at all possible. Gerald, could you email me and let me know how to get in touch with Robin? Thanks for your help on this one, people. 'preciatcha!
6.Jan.2005 7.02am
Paul, look over on the shelves 30 ft behind you, middle bookcase, second from the bottom shelf...second book in on the left.
:^)
6.Jan.2005 7.45am
Say, Rich, you wouldn't be able to tell me where I misplaced my copy of A Tally of Types, would you? ;-)
6.Jan.2005 8.26am
Try next to the Cuisinart under the dim sum cookbook (just a wild guess)
6.Jan.2005 9.07am
Let me check.... Nope. Only a copy of Eric Gill's An Essay on Typography. Thanks for trying.
6.Jan.2005 8.27pm
I'm interested in both the Latin and Cyrillic fonts and would like to find samples of both, if at all possible.
Paul,
Some good showings of Menhart's Manuscript Cyrillic (the so-called Gra
7.Jan.2005 7.04am
7.Jan.2005 7.45am
Vsegda pozhaluista.
10.Jan.2005 9.11pm
Maxim, that thread you lead me to had a link to Franko Luin's version of this face at http://www.omnibus.se/engix/lkmanus.html. I went to the purchase options and there realy wasn't a purchase option. Anybody know anything about this?
11.Jan.2005 3.05pm
I never bought anything from Franco Luin. I followed the link in your message, clicked on the "Order" button, and saw that Manuskript is not on the list. What's interesting is that the Manuskript package (MAN-5) is on the price list, at 108 USD. It does not look like Mr. Luin really wants to distribute it. That's understandable: the trademark is still there, and so could be the rights of Grafotechna[?].
5.Jan.2005 10.00pm
Alex White was a TDC2 winner in 2001 for his digitization of Manuscript.
Last I spoke with him he had no plans for distribution, but was interested.