[DCRM-L] Interesting letterforms

[Brian Bethel]

Hello all --

I'm curious if anyone has come across the 'a' and 'e' letterforms shared in the images above. They are almost exclusively used at the right-most position of each line, the exception being the image shared above where the 'e' is at the end of the sentence but not the right-most position of the line. My initial assumption was that the letterforms were for spacing purposes, but with the inconsistent usage, I'm not totally sure.

The item in question is a papal bull printed in Bologna in 1718 by the heirs of Vittorio Benacci at the Stamparia Camerale. Any insights would be most welcome!

Thanks,
Brian Bethel
Rare Books Cataloger, Stanford University Special Collections

Brian Bethel<https://library.stanford.edu/people/b8675309>
Rare Books Cataloger & Project Archivist

Stanford Libraries

Academy Hall

415 Broadway, floor 1, 8406

Redwood City, CA 94063


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