In order to address those instances where the more fa­miliar venetian style letterforms are preferred over uncials, designer Steven Skaggs has expanded the Rieven family by creating a Roman version that can be used hand-in-hand with its predecessor, Rieven Uncial. Rieven Roman and the accompanying italic are variants derived from Rieven Uncial and in fact share many glyphs in common.

Some of the key differences include: replacing the uncial-specific forms in U, a, e, f, and r with more conventional forms. Curved strokes in h, m, n, u, v, and w were revised to be straight. More subtle adjustments were made to g, s, t, et al for consistency with the new roman glyphs.

The accompanying italic works perfectly well with its Roman counterpart, despite being structurally quite dis­tinct from it. Virtually all traces of the uncial forms are removed in the lowercase. Sufficient dif­fer­entiat­ion be­tween the italic and the upright forms of the Roman has been applied to achieve a balanced contrast in text set­tings, which allows for more efficient reading.

Included in the Rieven Roman package is Rieven Orna­ments, a font comprised of over 180 useful symbols, circled numbers, arrows, and decorative ornaments.

Use the handy built-in OpenType features to access the full set or browse the gylph palette. This set of ornaments is the same as the one built into the Pro versions but pulled out and reconstituted as a separate font. That way, you’re not missing out just because you don’t need the extended character set that the Pro versions offer.

Serving Suggestion
Use Rieven Roman for lengthier passages of text in maga­zines, books, and websites. Let the distinctive spirit of Rieven shine in packaging, signage, and games. Use it in tandem with Rieven Uncial for a consistent style, with optimal readability.

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Package Includes

• Regular, Italic, & Ornaments
• PDF Specimen
• PDF Read Me
• PDF Font License

Latin
Euro Symbol
Fractions
Symbols & Ornaments
Standard & Dis­cretion­ary Liga­tures
Superior Letters & Ordinals

 OpenType Format (.otf)
Works on both Mac and PC. Learn more about OpenType

 PDF Specimen

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Designer: Steven Skaggs

Created: 2012

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