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Roman Square Capitals

This document provides information on writing in Roman square capitals, including guidelines for letter height, slope, and pen angles. It explains that most letters can be created within a square shape using a circle and diagonal lines. Specific groups of letters are identified based on being circular, three-quarter widths, half widths, or broad in style.

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Roman Square Capitals

This document provides information on writing in Roman square capitals, including guidelines for letter height, slope, and pen angles. It explains that most letters can be created within a square shape using a circle and diagonal lines. Specific groups of letters are identified based on being circular, three-quarter widths, half widths, or broad in style.

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Lesson 2: Roman Square Capitals

Introduction

 Trajan Column
 Alphabet (Modern)
-Letter Height
-Letter Slope
-Pen Angles
 Geometry of Roman Square Capitals

1
TRAJAN COLUMN, ROME

2
Modern

LETTER HEIGHT

Usually 8 nib widths to maintain tall elegant lines.

LETTER SLOPE

The letters are upright with no forward slope.

PEN ANGLES

30 degrees is maintained overall.

For the upright strokes of the N and the first stroke in M a 60 degrees
pen angle is needed to make a thinner stroke.

Z needs a stronger diagonal line of 30 degrees.

For some serifs a 5 degrees angle is needed.

3
Geometry of Roman Square
Capitals
As the name suggests these letters can almost all be created in a
square. A circle inside the square helps shape other proportions and
with two diagonal lines either side for the outer serifs.

Group Characteristics:

 Circular – O C G D Q are all formed from the circle.

 Three Quarter Widths – H A V N T U X Y Z are all


formed from the inner rectangle.

 Half Widths – B P R K E F L I J S are all letters


where the main part is formed from half of the
square.

B P R are based on the circle(s) in half of the square.


K E F L are all based on B P R proportions.
I J are diagonals.
S is formed by 2 circles in half of the square.

 Broad – M W are broad width letters.


M completely fills the square.
W is the widest letter formed by 2 V letters in 2 rectangles.

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