Antique typeface - Antique typeface

Japanese: アンティック体 - あんてぃっくたい
Antique typeface - Antique typeface

…There are many variations of the rapid-stroke, black-lettered cursive script for letters, such as the Italian calligraphy, as seen in 13th-century papal documents, and the 15th-century French eclectic style. In the 15th century, Italian humanists studied classical culture, and the clear lettera antica (antique type) based on Carolingian minuscule letters and the italic type derived from black-letter letters were created. With the invention of the printing press, the former became the prototype for the Roman type for official documents, and the latter for the italic type. Calligraphy became popular in Italy, the Netherlands, and France in the 17th century, and masterpieces such as Julie's Flowers (1641), commissioned by the Marquis de Montausier, were produced. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "antique style" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すばやい筆致の黒字体の書簡用草書体には,13世紀教皇庁文書に代表されるイタリア尚書体や15世紀フランスの折衷体など多くのバリエーションがある。15世紀には,イタリア人文主義者たちの古典古代文化の研究を背景に,カロリング小文字を基にした明快なアンティカ体lettera antica(アンティック体)と,黒字体から派生したイタリック体Italic草書が生まれ,活版印刷機の発明に及び,前者は公式文書用のロマン・タイプの活字,後者はイタリック体活字の,それぞれ原型となった。カリグラフィーは,17世紀にイタリア,オランダ,フランスで流行し,モントージエ侯爵の注文になる《ジュリーの花飾》(1641)のような傑作も生まれる。…

※「アンティック体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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