APN Chora
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A contemporary Aldine old-style in six weights with matching italics, designed for book and editorial typography in print and on screen.
About
Built on a rationalized Renaissance construction, APN Chora combines a pronounced humanist axis with a generous x-height and medium stroke contrast for even typographic colour. Optionally accessible details include a Griffo-style M, single-story a and g, Venetian e with angled crossbar, and curved-leg K and R. The feature set extends to small caps, multiple figure styles, fractions, mathematical and musical symbols, ornaments and variable font files.
Classification
Rooted in Renaissance Aldine construction with a pronounced humanist axis, angled stress and medium stroke contrast – characteristics associated with the Venetian and early Roman models of Griffo and Jenson. Specific details such as the Venetian e with angled crossbar, Griffo-style M and single-story a confirm its old-style classification.