Appendix II
Heights of Fell Pica Capitals and Ligatures
Measured at 30X from points 0.025mm inside the top and bottom
edges of a type, in millimeters. Width of the ligatures is taken between
dead-centers of the two vertical elements and given in brackets, i.e.,
"[1.15]", or "[1, 1]" for three vertical elements.
- 2.4: X
- 2.45 I
- 2.5: A E F H K L M N V W Z
- 2.55: D P R Y T; ct [1.75]
- 2.625: O
- 2.65 C G; ſh [1, 1], ſt [1], ſſi [1.05, 1.1]
- 2.7: Q S; ſl [1.15], fl [1.1], ff1 [1, 0.95], ffl [0.95,
1.0]
- 2.75: f1 [1.15]
- 2.8: ſi [1.1]
- 2.85: ff [1.1]
- 2.9 ſſ [1.15]
The 'm' is the standard reference for the body-width of a typeface; the
relation of the width of the 'm', 'n' and some lower-case letters: 1.0: 'u';
1.05: 'n', left half of 'm'; 1.1: 'h', right half of 'm'; 1.2: 'd p'; 1.3: 'b q';
2.15: 'm'.
