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Version history:
- Version 1.0, 26 January 2012
- Version 2.0, 21 November 2013
- Version 2.1, 19 September 2014
- Version 3.0, 30 October 2014
- Version 4.0, 15 January 2015
- Version 4.1, 21 May 2015
Fonts
In Brill publications, Hebrew text occurs frequently; in some cases the language is Aramaic, but this usually has no consequences for the choice of fonts. As a member of the SBL Font Foundation, Brill has acquired the right to use SBL fonts, the most important of which is SBL Hebrew. SBL Hebrew is one of the few fonts to fully support biblical Hebrew including not only vowels but cantillation marks as well. As an extra, SBL Hebrew also provides support for display of Dead Sea Scrolls texts, which exhibit rare diacritics not found in other Hebrew fonts.
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In some instances another typographically distinct Hebrew typeface is needed. For instance, a Dead Sea Scrolls text may be very fragmentary, but a redaction of the same text exists in another document (or a text quite close to the one in question). In the past, the other redaction which supplied the text absent in the document quoted was often typeset using a screened font (for instance SBL Hebrew set 20% black); this is not really a good solution. In such cases, the use of a typeface lighter than SBL Hebrew, set 100% black as usual, is far better. Brill has acquired a user license of MFT Narkiss Classic Light which fits in well with both SBL Hebrew and Guttman Mantova Bold. The font sizes to be used for Narkiss Classic Light are the same as the SBL Hebrew sizes. The MFT Narkiss Classic fonts have the full Biblical Hebrew glyph complement, so they have vowels and accents; but no Dead Sea Scrolls diacritics. Follow the same procedure for DSS diacritics and characters as mentioned above in connection with Guttman Mantova Bold. If you need a copy of Narkiss Light, please contact Pim Rietbroek.
Windows and
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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 Mac OS XmacOS.
The Hebrew script and Encoding
Basic information on the encoding of Hebrew text
Please consult Hebrew: the alphabet, the vowels and diacritics in Confluence.
Dead Sea Scrolls diacritics and characters
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