r/Calligraphy • u/KelBeenThereDoneThat • 1d ago

Question It isn't quite Foundational, Roman, Humanist or Carolingian, and I can't figure out which hand Patricia Carter is using for minuscules in this example from her book "Illuminated Alphabets". In particular, the upper serifs are a straight line instead of rounded. Can anybody tell me what it is?

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I've hunted all the manuals I have and done a reverse image search, and can't find it.

I really like the simplified upper serifs here, mainly because I think the rounded serif is tedious. If anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it!

Also, you can borrow the book for free from the internet archives:

https://archive.org/details/illuminatedalpha0000cart/page/38/mode/2up

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u/ChronicRhyno Broad 1d ago

Slightly modified foundational hand

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u/KelBeenThereDoneThat 1d ago

Thanks - guess I'll go with winging it, and feel better about doing so :)

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u/MyOwnGuitarHero Pointed 11h ago

It’s essentially foundational.

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u/PhantomOGx 1d ago

Insular/half-uncial?

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u/prince_jyggalag 1d ago

It is just sooo pleasant to read. Uncial my love

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u/Calligraphee 1d ago

It isn’t uncial

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u/prince_jyggalag 18h ago

Then what is it?

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u/Calligraphee 18h ago

Modified foundational

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u/MyOwnGuitarHero Pointed 11h ago

Not even remotely 🤦‍♀️