Adams Lower Case

 fl  ff ffi fi  j  k       e       1  2  3  4  5  6 7 8 
fflbcdisfg?!9
z,0
xlmnhoyp ;:em
quad
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vut5em
sp
spacesen
qd
arwquads
4em
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This layout is the plan by T.F.Adams in his Typographia of 1844. Note that ffl is included here, and not in the upper case. Also the boxes in the bottom row are divided in a different way from other lower cases, with boxes for spacing moved adjacent to the normal spacing box, and for example w being in the bottom row, with the punctuation in higher rows. Subsequent U.S. lower cases eg MacKellar of 1870, did not adopt this style.

The empty case is Adams and the companion upper lay is Adams Upper.

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This page was written in 2001 by David Bolton and last updated 21 September 01.