Hergest

a typeface by Ferag NicBhrde

Hergest is based on handwriting from the Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch
Hergest).  This manuscript is the primary source of the Mabinogion, and
more information about it can be found at Mary Jones website:
http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/hindex.html. The manuscript has been
digitised as part of the Oxford University Early Manuscripts Imaging
Project, and is available online:
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=jesus&manuscript=ms111. The style
is somewhere in-between half-uncial and blackletter, and this font takes
advantage of Unicode with a large number of glyphs, including accented
characters for eastern European languages, Irish and Welsh, plus a
selection of characters for old European languages. The font also
includes a long-s, and the usual ligatures.  Please refer to the
documentation for your OS for how to access these characters. This
archive contains the TrueType version for the PC, which should be
compatible with both Linux and Windows systems, and can also be
installed under MacOS X, though there are Mac-specific versions of this
font. You should have the following files:

* About Hergest PC TT.txt - this file.

* Hergest.ttf - the font itself. Please refer to the documentation for
your OS for instructions on installing this font on your system. Sorry,
I can't help youI don't know anything about Linux or Windows. To
install under MacOS X, simply double click the file to see a preview,
then click the "Install Font" button.

Any extra files, especially one beginning with a dot, can be thrown away.

PostScript Type 1 and TrueType versions for the Macintosh are also
available.

License and Notes

This typeface is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this
license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send
a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford,
California 94305, USA.

Note that the license includes the provision "Any of these conditions
can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder". You
already have my permission to use this font for commercial purposes,
such as in a magazine or advertising, and do not need to ask (though a
copy of whatever you used it for would be nice). If you wish to
redistribute this font commercially, including on a website with paid
advertising, you must still get my permission to do so and "you must
make clear to others the license terms of this work".

Ferag

e-mail: feorag@antipope.org

http://www.antipope.org/feorag/freestuff/

Snail Mail: c/o P.O. Box 666, Edinburgh EH7 5YW Scotland