Galeries.ttf
Galeries Font
Author's note
Galeries by Mario Arturo is a free vintage font with broad, low-slung letters and a distinctly carved silhouette. Thick vertical strokes meet hairline joins, uneven curves, and wedge-like serifs, giving the lowercase forms the roughness of weathered inscription rather than polished book type.
Packaging is a strong medium for its old-world shapes, especially on craft spirits, specialty foods, and heritage goods. It also suits folk-music posters and album covers. Beside knotwork, engraved borders, or heraldic illustration, the irregular lettering can become part of the ornament instead of serving as neutral text.
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Traced from an old logo on a receipt from Galeries Sant Jordi, a former store in Barcelona. The alphabet is complete.
This font is free for non-commercial use and donationware for commercial use. Donations can be made through PayPal at:
turoturom@yahoo.es
Packaging is a strong medium for its old-world shapes, especially on craft spirits, specialty foods, and heritage goods. It also suits folk-music posters and album covers. Beside knotwork, engraved borders, or heraldic illustration, the irregular lettering can become part of the ornament instead of serving as neutral text.
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Traced from an old logo on a receipt from Galeries Sant Jordi, a former store in Barcelona. The alphabet is complete.
This font is free for non-commercial use and donationware for commercial use. Donations can be made through PayPal at:
turoturom@yahoo.es
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
by Mario Arturo, Barcelona, Spain. Inspired on a type that appeared on a receipt from a store called Galeries Sant Jordi \(c. late 1960's\) in Pineda de Mar, Catalunya, Spain. Aug 2001
Font family
Galeries
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;pyrs;Galeries
Full font name
Galeries
Name table version
Version 001.000
Postscript font name
Galeries
Manufacturer name
by Mario Arturo, Barcelona, Spain. Inspired on a type that appeared on a receipt from a store called Galeries Sant Jordi \(c. late 's\) in Pineda de Mar, Catalunya, Spain. Aug
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2010-07-25
Revision1
Glyph count128
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
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