Nice project, but usage of the long s "ſ" makes this somewhat unpleasant to go through. Also it's a medieval character, Euclid didn't know of it, so is it purely to decorate the text? To make it feel more ancient?
intalentive 3 days ago |
The long s is preſtigious. But if you don't like it, it looks like you can switch to "Modern English" at the upper right.
thrance 3 days ago |
Good catch! But now there's a weird ligarure between "s" and "t".
jhbadger 3 days ago |
This is based on Byrne's famous translation/illustration of Euclid published in the 1840s, which did use the long s (although it was beginning to fall out of favor even then) See this example page from the book
https://www.mccunecollection.org/gems
intalentive 3 days ago |
Lovely site, thanks for sharing. Much nicer to look at than my beat up old Dover edition.
hawksprite 3 days ago |
This is very beautiful. Your other projects are inspiring as well. Thank you so much for sharing.