Empty Fancy Caps Case

 
 
         
 
 
         
 
  
       
 
 
       
 
 
       
 
 
       

This Portugese case configuration is the Caixa para capitaisde fantasia shown by da Silva, Manual do Tipógrafo, 2nd ed. 1962. It is a three quarter sized case 66x47cm with 51 boxes and is used for fancy capitals. A rather similar Portugese threequarter case is Small Caps, with only 39 boxes.

The case lay is Fancy Cap Case.

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This page was written in 2020 by David Bolton and last updated 28 February 2020.