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Started by Franz, April 22, 2023, 04:16:11 PM

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Franz

April 22, 2023, 04:16:11 PM
On my last adventures with Erich Hirsch at the Monotype (Hamburg Museum der Arbeit) he showed me this exciting matrix frame. It's pretty clear that the typeface is Thai. Matrices with overhangs are not uncommon, but how are the double matrices controlled that are centered between two rows?






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