Post #2597591
2026-03-26 14:53 UTC
@kupfers@mastodon.social
P.S. Scans of printed Cyrillic Ustav texts show relative differences in subtle letter shapes across different regions all while keeping the general "skeleton" of the letters consistent, so I'm betting on type being cast in-house rather than sold.
But context on the market of press machinss and metal type in the Cyrillic region could help with getting a general idea of how it evolved.
Forgot to post the article lmao:
https://www.delyo.be/blog/rants/2026-01-31-cyrillique-histoire/
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@kupfers@mastodon.social 2026-03-26 14:59
@dobody@mastodon.design I see! That’s alas out of my league. Same general design but different details sounds like either legally traded matrices and adapted local casts or (more or less legal) electrotyped copies of – perhaps even worn – type. Your experts in regional typography and type history: Bulgarian Cyrillic @krista@typo.social Baltic use of Cyrillic @AleksandraSamulenkova@typo.social Ukrainian Cyrillic @korolevtseva@typo.social Greek @irenevlachou@typo.social