Author's note

Mythology One, digitized by Steven J. Lundeen for Emerald City Fontwerks, is a free mythological dingbat font drawn from 19th-century woodcuts. Its recurring mix of classical figures, hybrid beasts, and emblematic scenes keeps the set rooted in antique illustration, with fine etched detail and dark carved silhouettes rather than generic fantasy symbols.

That makes it a strong choice for book covers, chapter openers, museum flyers, theater posters, invitation accents, and themed packaging that needs a classical or folkloric note. The old print texture also gives borders, spot graphics, and decorative panels a period feel that would suit historical layouts better than slick modern icon sets.

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Copyright notice
mythology one (first in a set of four mythological clipfonts), digitized from a collection of 19th century, public domain woodcuts by steven j. lundeen, emerald city fontwerks, seattle, wa, usa (ecf@speakeasy.org). ecf #66
Font family
mythology one
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
mythology one, emerald city fontwerks clipfont #66
Full font name
mythology one
Name table version
v1.2, 11/4/01
Postscript font name
Mythologyone
Trademark notice
mythology one, ecf freeware clipfont #66

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-11-04
Revision1
Glyph count32
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI