Angelo Vergecio (Greek: Άγγελος Βεργέκιος, French: Ange Vergèce; 1505–1569) was a Greek copyist from Crete active in Venice and France. He became a royal scribe for Francis I of France and his successors, was responsible for copying over fifty Greek manuscripts, and played a role in the dissemination of Greek among the humanist circles in France. His handwriting formed the basis of the grecs du roi typeface designed by Claude Garamond.
AngeloVergecio (Greek: Άγγελος Βεργέκιος, French: Ange Vergèce; 1505–1569) was a Greek copyist from Crete active in Venice and France. He became a royal...
du roi typeface, intended to mimic the handwriting of Cretan scribe AngeloVergecio. To mimic his writing, many alternate characters are needed. While...
government. The design was based on the handwriting of the Cretan copyist AngeloVergecio, and includes many alternate letters and ligatures. The Grecs du roi...
used), they were based on the elegant handwriting of Cretan scribe AngeloVergecio, who used many ligatures and traditional contractions in his writing...
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