http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/ concept to publication Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/comment-page-1/#comment-20792 xensen Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:48:20 +0000 http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/#comment-20792 The ampersand glyph is a logogram derived from the et ligature -- I don't know of any special name for that ligature. The ampersand glyph is a logogram derived from the et ligature — I don’t know of any special name for that ligature.

]]> http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/comment-page-1/#comment-20791 David Bolton Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:44:04 +0000 http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/#comment-20791 & is a logogram and et is a ligature, I think. But what is the name for the et ligature (as used in Univers, etc). It isn't ampersand. & is a logogram and et is a ligature, I think. But what is the name for the et ligature (as used in Univers, etc). It isn’t ampersand.

]]> http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/comment-page-1/#comment-18156 xensen Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:20:25 +0000 http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/#comment-18156 Then there's Poetica, a Mannerist font. It offers several exuberant choices. <img src="http://www.rightreading.com/blog-images-07/poetica-ampersand.gif"> Then there’s Poetica, a Mannerist font. It offers several exuberant choices.

]]> http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/comment-page-1/#comment-18116 Sylvia Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2007/09/10/using-ampersands/#comment-18116 The Caslon is really nice. The italic Baskerville is lovely too. The Caslon is really nice. The italic Baskerville is lovely too.

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