Écriture Bas de Casse

Script Lower Case
This case is for script type as illustrated by Lefevre; Guide Practique du Compositeur d'Imprimerie 1880 and called l'Anglaise..It is cast by Firmin Didot on sloping bodies, and has an extensive set of ligatures and variant letters to ease composition. Note that the start and end of lines require special quads to bring the ends vertical. The companion case for the remainder of the fount is Script Upper

The empty case construction is Script Lower.

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This page was written in 2026 by David Bolton and last updated 7 September 2026.