P22 Operina

What is the P22 Operina Font?

Operina is based on a 16th-century lettering model of the scribe Ludovico degli Arrighi (Vicentino Ludovico degli Arrighi) used in his 1522 instructional lettering book, “La Operina da Imparare di scrivere littera Cancellarescha.” This book contains what is considered to be the earliest printed examples of Chancery Cursive.. Rather than try to reproduce a perfect, smooth, type-like version of Ludovico’s hand, which has been attempted in the past, the designer opted to leave in some rough edges and, thereby, create a look that mimics the endearing artifacts of quill and ink lettering on parchment. When reviving an old style, a designer is faced with many challenging decisions, such as whether to aim for ultimate authenticity or to modify the alphabet for modern use. The decision here was to create a font that resembles the 16th-century Italian hand-lettering master’s, but is also useful to the contemporary user.. Because the letters U u W w J j and our modern Arabic numerals were not in use during the advent of these original letterforms, these had to be interpolated. To make a complete and useable font set, we also had to fashion many of the extra and diacritical characters to match the look of the alphabet.. There are three fonts in this set: Romano(simple), Corsivo(more complex), and Fiore(swash). Romano is the most subdued, it contains Roman looking caps and has lining figures. Corsivo is more elaborate, it has more decorative capital letters and an alternate version of the lowercase with longer ascenders and descenders, and old style figures. Fiore, the swash font, is the most elaborate with the longest ascenders and descenders. You may not wish to use the Fiore version on its own, especially as all caps; it is meant to enhance the other two alphabets because it contains the most elaborate capitals and has many extra ligatures.. P22 Operina Pro is an OpenType version that contains over 1200 characters. It features Small Caps, Old Style Figures, full European, Cyrillic and Greek character sets and a new OpenType first with automatic Roman Numerals. Just type any number and with the feature, it will convert to Roman Numerals!

P22 Operina Font Families

When you download P22 Operina, the family will include the following font styles:

• P22 Operina Pro
• P22 Operina Corsivo
• P22 Operina Fiore
• P22 Operina Romano

Preview of the P22 Operina Font

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Who Designed the P22 Operina Font?

This font has 4 style(s) and was published by International House of Fonts.

Is P22 Operina a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, P22 Operina is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of P22 Operina. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download P22 Operina for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use P22 Operina if you did not pay for it.

How Much is P22 Operina to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use P22 Operina for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for P22 Operina, it was available for as little as $24.95.