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libr...@type.net

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Jan 1, 2010, 4:25:57 PM1/1/10
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I am curious to know of other significant OpenType Library Collections
beyond the following

Adobe Font Folio 11
ITC Library, Opentype Edition
Linotype Open Type Library 1.0
Monotype Library OpenType Edition
URW Openworks 1 & 2

Thanks.

Bill

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Jan 1, 2010, 11:00:23 PM1/1/10
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FontShop, Inc.
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Bill

Bill

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Jan 1, 2010, 11:06:03 PM1/1/10
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On Jan 1, 4:25 pm, librar...@type.net wrote:

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Opps! I forgot...

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Bill

Character

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Jan 1, 2010, 11:22:27 PM1/1/10
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libr...@type.net wrote:

Just about EVERY major foundry now produces OpenType fonts with
extensive OT features. In general, OT fonts with 'PRO' in their names
are more likely to be fully functional OT fonts. But it's no guarantee!

An open-type "collection" doesn't mean anything. Many earlier
collections were simply converted Type 1 or Truetype fonts, with
little or no OT functionality. This can be seen by such collections
having included combinations like "Thisfont.otf" and
"ThisfontAlternates.otf"

Also see:

P22 (particularly IHOF, P22)
www.P22.com
T26
http://www.t26.com/fonts/formats/opentype
Hoeffler & Frere Jones
http://www.typography.com

and on and on .

- Character

you....@loc.com

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Jan 1, 2010, 11:33:18 PM1/1/10
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This may be of help.
http://www.fonts.com/FontPackages/LibrariesCollections.htm

Good luck and happy hunting.

libr...@type.net

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Jan 2, 2010, 5:47:23 PM1/2/10
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Thank you to everyone who responded, I am enlightened.

Marc Goldhagen

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Jan 6, 2010, 1:04:45 AM1/6/10
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On 2010-01-02 05:22:27 +0100, Character <Ch...@cters.bold.italic> said:

> libr...@type.net wrote:
>
>> I am curious to know of other significant OpenType Library Collections
>> beyond the following
>>
>> Adobe Font Folio 11
>> ITC Library, Opentype Edition
>> Linotype Open Type Library 1.0
>> Monotype Library OpenType Edition
>> URW Openworks 1 & 2
>>
>

> Also see:
>
> P22 (particularly IHOF, P22)
> www.P22.com
> T26
> http://www.t26.com/fonts/formats/opentype
> Hoeffler & Frere Jones
> http://www.typography.com

While I wouldn't call any of those three a "major" library, I'd like to
add Berthold, which hasn't been mentioned yet:

http://www.bertholdtypes.com/home.html

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