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• Post #2313776

  The Dwarven or Rúmilian numerals. Above Tolkien's manuscript. Below my interpretation in Tengwar Grotesk Medium. #tengwar #tolkien #elvishtypography

• Post #2313775

  The Elvish numerals. #tolkien #tengwar

• Post #2313774

  The dwarven numerals also called Rúmilian were not in fact the "real" or original Rúmilian numerals (see picture). The system was probably a Dwarven innovation/adaptation. Note that the Rúmilian numeral for 1 could be related to the dwarven 1. Rúmilian 4 and 5 seems to have been used by the Dwarves for 2 and 3. The existence of numerals for 11 and 12 indicates that the original Rúmilian system was duodecimal.

• Post #2313773

  Title pages of the "Malleus Maleficorum" 1486 and 1669. I prefer the XVe century style.

• Post #2313772

  One of Tolkien's calligraphy. He wrote a part of the One Ring poem in English using the Tengwar in a "full phonetic English mode". A "full mode" of the tengwar is a mode with tengwar used both for consonants and vowels. Like on the Doors of Moria. Some common English words are shortened: 'of' and 'the', written with an extended tengwa. Tolkien made 3 mistakes. #tolkien #tengwar #oneringpoem

• Post #2313771

  My "notdef glyph" within Elvish (angle) brackets — brackets are always angle brackets in Tengwar — and some other punctuation glyphs that are not used as Latin punctuation, these will be explained in the PDF provided with the Tengwar Fonts.

• Post #2313770

  What is the difference between .notdef and .notdef.elm? Thank you. Is seems that FontLab 8 created a .notdef.elm glyph... beside the .notdef I do not remember creating that glyph! 🤔 🤷‍♂️ Do I need the .notdef.elm?

• Post #2313769

  Soon, some good and important news.

• Post #2313768

  Pour mes lecteurs français. Voir ici => https://angersgeekfest.com/

• Post #2313767

  Sorry for the delay of the "big good news" but I need the official go to tell you more. Before the end of the month, if all goes well. Meanwhile, read your Tolkien! 😜 😎