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Courier
Courier
Italic and Oblique Forms
Italic typeface derives from the early sixteenth century and was the
printed form of cursive writing. Italic forms are individually crafted
typefaces. Oblique (or slanted) type forms, however, are not
designed and crafted individually but are mechanically slanted
versions of the upright (or Roman) form from which they derive.
Oblique forms can be very attractive in their own right. The term
refers to the method of design. The following example shows the
Roman and italic forms of Times and the Roman and oblique forms
of ITC Avant Garde Gothic:
Times Roman
Times Italic
ITC Avant Garde Gothic
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Oblique
Chapter 7
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