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FREE with any order this month is Antiquarian, an evocative old map font. |
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| Three Islands Press : Historical Pens : Abigail Adams |
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 Abigail Adams™ ($39) |
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Copyright: ©2014 by Brian Willson, Three Islands Press
Bundles: 3IP Historical Pen Fonts Collection | Handwritten History Bundle | Age of Discovery Bundle | OldFonts Historical Library | 3IP Type Library |
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 “My Dearest Friend” is how she began nearly all her letters to her husband, John. I refer, of course, to Abigail Smith Adams, first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States. Her famous correspondence with John Adams produced nearly 1,200 letters over a span of some 40 years, leaving us with a priceless record of early American life—from household routines to war and politics to expressions of personal worry and devotion. Abigail’s handwriting, while not the most beautiful, is sure and expressive—as befitting her extraordinary sway and intelligence—and carries a genuine flavor of the period.
In making the font that bears her name, I focused chiefly on “Portia’’s letters from the 1780s and ’90s, when she’d taken to using a disconnected cursive, which struck me as distinctive and alluring. OpenType features include scores of ligatures, stylistic and contextual alternates, lining and old-style figures, crossouts, ink blots, and full Latin support. US$39. |
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To order Abigail Adams, choose a license and “Add” to your shopping cart. |
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💻 Desktop License—a standard license for creating personal/commercial art, documents, and graphics.
🌐 Web License—permitting installation on a server for embedding fonts via CSS in website designs. |
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“[American Scribe] is the 3rd font I have ordered from this foundry! Love them. Thanks for the good and authentic work!”
—V.B., BC, Canada
“I took one look at American Scribe and knew it was the Declaration of Independence before reading the ad copy. You captured it perfectly.”
—B.P., Marietta OH
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—A.T., Ontario, Canada
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—R.W., Costa Mesa CA
“[American Scribe] may be the greatest font ever! Everyone on the planet should have it!”
—M.P., Boulder CO
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