Version 3.1, 8 September 2020
Version history:
1.0, 25 November 2013
2.0, 16 May 2014
3.0, 22 October 2018
3.0.1, 8 August 2019
3.1, 8 September 2020
Fonts
In Brill publications, Syriac text occurs not infrequently. The language is Aramaic. Over the centuries, several script styles have developed: the oldest is called Esṭrangelo (or Esṭrangelā). The others are Serṭo (Serṭā) and East Syriac.
Meltho Estrangelo Talada font sizes correlated with “Brill” font sizes
Estrangelo Talada: 13 pt ~ Brill 11 pt
Estrangelo Talada: 11.8 pt ~ Brill 10 pt
Estrangelo Talada: 10.6 pt ~ Brill 9 pt
Meltho Serto Batnan font sizes correlated with “Brill” font sizes
Serto Batnan : 13.5 pt ~ Brill 11 pt
Serto Batnan : 12.3 pt ~ Brill 10 pt
Serto Batnan : 11.1 pt ~ Brill 9 pt
There is a Serto Batnan Bold font that can be used for emphasis.
Meltho East Syriac Adiabene font sizes correlated with “Brill” font sizes
East Syriac Adiabene: 13 pt ~ Brill 11 pt
East Syriac Adiabene: 11.8 pt ~ Brill 10 pt
East Syriac Adiabene: 10.6 pt ~ Brill 9 pt
Marking emphasis
Authors often use underlining to emphasize text. But emphasis should be marked in other ways, because underlining often runs through (parts) of letters and/or diacritics, thereby reducing readability. Use color instead. Red and blue are excellent contrasting colors.
Note that Serto Batnan Bold is available to mark emphasis in the Serto style. The typefaces in the Estrangelo and East Syriac styles have no such option.
Windows and macOS
Windows fonts, as long as they are TrueType fonts (.ttf) or TrueType Collections (.ttc), or CFF-flavoured OpenType fonts (.otf) can also be used on macOS.
