tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post1851663032604735929..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Stroud, GloucestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-59357193712637084652012-12-21T16:55:20.551+00:002012-12-21T16:55:20.551+00:00Worm: Yes, almost, but there's a difference (t...Worm: Yes, almost, but there's a difference (this is real anorak stuff, but follow me if you are not afraid of being dressed by Messrs Berghaus...). If you look really closely at Profil, you'll see that the serifs merge into the main strokes with a tiny curve. Whereas the Egyptian letters in my post have no curve: just a flat slab. This curve makes Profil part of the letter family known as Clarendons, another type much used on buildings, of which more soon.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-83323858163841437762012-12-21T16:32:52.091+00:002012-12-21T16:32:52.091+00:00you know, if it had a bit of a slant, and the lett...you know, if it had a bit of a slant, and the letters were thicker, it would almost be like a pre-historic version of the 'profil' font....wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.com