{"id":77,"date":"2013-04-12T01:39:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T01:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2019-01-13T23:44:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T23:44:06","slug":"bembino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/profile\/bembino\/","title":{"rendered":"Bembino"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11621 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Poster-1-6-with-border-201x300.png\" alt=\"Poster announcing Bembino Version 1.6 (January 2019)\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Poster-1-6-with-border-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Poster-1-6-with-border-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Poster-1-6-with-border-768x1148.png 768w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Poster-1-6-with-border-685x1024.png 685w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Poster-1-6-with-border.png 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>Welcome to <strong>Bembino<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">A high-quality, FREE, multi-lingual digital font<\/h1>\n<p>[<em>Originally published on our first website on 16 May 2012, with updates there and here<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>We issue the newest version of our digital font <strong>Bembino<\/strong>.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Now it appears in<strong> Version 1.6<\/strong> (January 2019), available freely for download and use.\u00a0 The Research Group on Manuscript Evidence holds the copyright (as a generous donation!), and you have the ability to use it freely.\u00a0 How cool is that?\u00a0 #loveit.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Download Bembino and its Companion Booklet Here<\/h2>\n<h3>Version 1.6 (January 2019)<\/h3>\n<p>You can access our multi-lingual digital <strong>Font<\/strong> and its explanatory <strong>Booklet<\/strong> here.\u00a0 Remember, it is FREE.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to requests, this Version\u00a0 of the Font includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>special characters for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Old_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Russian<\/a>, including accents as required<\/li>\n<li>and more <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_family_of_scripts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bopomofo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bopomofo<\/a> (in 37 symbols for the Mandarin Phonetic Syllabary) and many more <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kanji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanji<\/a> characters, now totalling some 700, among them many characters for combined Chinese\u2013Japanese\u2013Korean, as well as some for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simplified Chinese<\/a> only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Older Versions of Bembino and their components are described and available below.)<\/p>\n<p>Updated for this Version, the accompanying <strong>Booklet<\/strong> describes the font, its aims, and its abilities. It also provides sample texts and font tables for all of Version 1.6.<\/p>\n<p>As customary (since Version 1.4), we offer the Bembino <strong>Booklet<\/strong> in 2 forms, both yielding letter-size pages (8 1\/2 inches \u00d7 11 inches).\u00a0 One form offers the booklet as a series of individual, consecutive pages.\u00a0 The other offers a foldable form, to be printed out double-sided on 11&#8243;\u00d717&#8243; paper, all ready for folding into a nested booklet of 8 1\/2&#8243; \u00d7 11&#8243; consecutive pages.<\/p>\n<h4>Download the Font and Its Booklet<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11610 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Version-1-6-Booklet-Cover-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"Bembino Version 1.6 Booklet Front Cover\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Version-1-6-Booklet-Cover-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Version-1-6-Booklet-Cover-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bembino-Version-1-6-Booklet-Cover-with-border.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/11607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bembino 1.6<\/strong><\/a> with a set of 16 fonts ready to INSTALL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/11611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bembino 1.6 Booklet<\/strong><\/a> in 56 consecutive letter-size pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/11614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bembino 1.6 Booklet in foldable form<\/strong><\/a> for printing double-sided on 28 sheets of 11&#8243;\u00d717&#8243; paper to fold in half vertically into a nested booklet of 56 consecutive letter-size pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions for Installing the Font<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/download\/Instructions_for_Installing_Bembino_1.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Installing Bembino 1.1<\/a> (similar for Bembino Versions 1.2 and upward)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/download\/Install_Bembino_on_OS_X.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Installing Bembino 1.1 on OS X (Mac)<\/a> (similar for Versions 1.2 and upward)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, <strong>Installation<\/strong> with <strong>Windows 7<\/strong> progresses this way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unzip the font file into any folder on disk.<\/li>\n<li>Select the .oft file (or files).<\/li>\n<li>Right-Click with mouse.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Install&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm Admin privileges if required.<\/li>\n<li>Select this font, its styles, and weights as you wish in preparing your own text files in your preferred word- or text-processing program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<h3>The Font and its Versions<\/h3>\n<p>Years in the making, through consultation with scholars, students, and readers in a wide range of fields, <strong>Bembino<\/strong> is designed to allow multiple languages to live in harmony on the same page.\u00a0 #excellent.<\/p>\n<p>Both the font and the companion Booklet, which describes the aims and illustrates the approach of the font, belong among our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/a>. Evolving hand-in-hand with the development of the font, the principles and practices for <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/ghent-seals-gallery\/layout-designs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">layout design<\/a> are demonstrated in our updated <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/style-manifesto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Style Manifesto<\/a>.\u00a0 #beautiful.<\/p>\n<h4>I.\u00a0 Newest Version (downloadable above)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Bembino Version 1.6<\/strong> (2019) adds requested characters for Old Russian and many more elements of Chinese.\u00a0 It also updates the accompanying Booklet.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>All Told (So Far)<\/h4>\n<p>So far, in addition to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>International Phonetic Alphabet<\/strong><\/a> and a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diacritic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diacritics<\/a> (accents), the languages supported by the font are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>most Western languages using the Latin alphabet<\/strong><br \/>\n(old languages included, such as <strong>Old English<\/strong>, <strong>Old Irish<\/strong>, etc.)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Greek (both modern and polytonic)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Russian subset of the Cyrillic languages<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hebrew (including the Masoretic markings)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egyptian Arabic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Armenian<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>the diacritics for transcribed<\/strong> <strong>Ethiopic <a target=\"_blank\">Ge&#8217;ez script<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Runes <\/strong>(upright only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thai<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>some glyphs for Japanese Hiragana<\/strong> <strong>and Katakana symbols<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>a set of <strong>Chinese\/Japanese Kanji<\/strong> glyphs (in the Minch\u014d style), covering at least the first-grade reading level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Japanese characters are only available so far in the \u201cRegular, Roman\u201d font in a single weight.\u00a0 There are now a total of 289 Kanji characters (Chinese and Japanese combined).\u00a0\u00a0 These glyphs are sufficient to set simple examples of Japanese sentences.\u00a0 Further Kanji glyphs will be added as time (and demand) allows.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0 Previous Versions<\/strong> (downloadable below)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Version 1.5 <\/strong>(2018) provided requested updates (mainly centering upon characters for Ethiopic) and an updated version of the accompanying Booklet.\u00a0 The additions for Ethiopic extended the range of the font beyond the diacritics for transcribed Ethiopic <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ge%27ez_script\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge&#8217;ez script<\/a> so as to encompass the characters for that script, used for most languages of Ethiopia, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amharic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amharic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> (2017) not only provided requested updates, as had previous versions, but also, for the first time since <strong>Version 1.0<\/strong>, supplied an updated version of the accompanying <strong>Booklet<\/strong>.\u00a0 From this Version onward, every updated Version of the Booklet (<strong>1.4<\/strong>, <strong>1.5, <\/strong>and<strong> 1.6<\/strong>) appears in 2 formats.\u00a0 We offer those choices to suit your printing preferences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Version 1.3 <\/strong>(2015)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Version 1.2<\/strong> (2014)<\/p>\n<p>Starting with this Version, Bembino and its booklet could be downloaded from our updated and redesigned WordPress website (You Are Here).\u00a0 Moreover, as part of the redesign, the website employs Bembino as its font (As You See).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Version 1.o<\/strong> (2011) and <strong>1.1<\/strong>\u00a0(2012)<\/p>\n<p>Responding to requests, this font had appeared already in <strong>Versions 1.0<\/strong> (2011) and<strong> 1.1<\/strong> (2012).\u00a0 From May 2011, <strong>Version 1.0<\/strong> was circulated on CD or via email attachment.<\/p>\n<p>From 16 May 2012, in <strong>Version 1.1<\/strong>, <strong>Bembino<\/strong>, its booklet, and installation instructions became available for download through our first Drupal website, formerly &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/data\/<\/span>&#8221; (2007\u20132014), specifically on our &#8220;Bembino&#8221; page: \u00a0 &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/data\/node\/54<\/span>&#8220;.\u00a0 Now retired, that website is archived in some snapshots on the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Archive \/ Wayback Machine<\/a>, under that site&#8217;s record for <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/manuscriptevidence.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manuscriptevidence.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Its earliest snapshot with Bembino:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131027220516\/http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org:80\/data\/node\/54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131027220516\/http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org:80\/data\/node\/54<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Back to Now.<\/p>\n<h3>Here &amp; Now<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Interview-done-25-Sept-16-Page-1-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8609 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Interview-done-25-Sept-16-Page-1-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"Booklet Page 1 of the 'Interview with our Font &amp; Layout Designer' (2015-16)\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Interview-done-25-Sept-16-Page-1-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Interview-done-25-Sept-16-Page-1-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Interview-done-25-Sept-16-Page-1-with-border.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>Now<strong> Bembino<\/strong> is supplied through the new, WordPress, version of our website (You Are Here).\u00a0 The states, as issued through this website, extend onward from Bembino <strong>Version 1.2<\/strong> (2014\u20132015), followed by <strong>Version 1.3<\/strong> (May 2015),\u00a0 <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> (April 2017), <strong>Version 1.5<\/strong> (April 2018), and now <strong>Version 1.6<\/strong> (January 2019).\u00a0 #YouAreHere.<\/p>\n<p>Our current website shows the font in use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/style-manifesto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Style Manifesto<\/a> displays its features, in keeping with our principles for layout and design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/interview-with-our-font-and-layout-designer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with our Font and Layout Designer<\/a> describes some of the processes and thought-processes involved.\u00a0 (downloadable Interview Booklet Included.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Multi-Lingual Bembino<\/h3>\n<p>Issued in preparation for <strong>Version 1.5<\/strong>, another Booklet illustrates the font in action in multiple languages:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/multi-lingual-bembino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Multi-Lingual Bembino<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 It, too, is available freely for download (see below).<\/p>\n<h2>Version 1.5 (April 2018)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bembino-Poster2-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10895\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bembino-Poster2-with-border-194x300.png\" alt=\"Poster Announcing Bembino Version 1.5 (April 2018) with border for Web display\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bembino-Poster2-with-border-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bembino-Poster2-with-border-97x150.png 97w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bembino-Poster2-with-border-664x1024.png 664w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bembino-Poster2-with-border.png 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>As part of the preparations for Bembino Version 1.r, the accompanying Booklet was updated with new Font Tables and examples.\u00a0 The booklet is available in two formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/10864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Book1.5.pdf<\/strong><\/a> is suitable for printing on letter-sized paper<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/10883\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Booklet1.5.pdf<\/strong><\/a> is suitable for printing double-sided on 11 x 17 paper and folding into a booklet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We offer two &#8220;flavors&#8221; for the Booklet, depending upon your printing preferences.\u00a0 This practice began with the report on some <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/new-testament-leaves-in-old-armenian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Testament Leaves in Old Armenian<\/a> (October 2015), issued in a booklet which employed, and previewed, the Armenian designed especially for the purpose, appearing in <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> of <strong>Bembino.<\/strong>\u00a0 We have found that both &#8220;flavors&#8221; are chosen frequently for your downloads of that &#8220;Armenian&#8221; Booklet, and also for various other Booklets.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the second flavor of the new <strong>Bembino<\/strong> Booklet allows for a compact, small-format version.<\/p>\n<h2>Version 1.4 (April 2017)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> provided these requested updates, as it<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added<strong> Armenian<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<li>Added <strong>Thai<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<li>Added <strong>Runes<\/strong> (upright only, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/profile\/bembino\/runes-for-bembino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sample<\/a> here, as previewed in July 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Added more <strong>Chinese\/Japanese Kanji<\/strong> (upright only)<\/li>\n<li>Corrected one upright <strong>Greek glyph<\/strong> (a missing <strong>iota subscript<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the first time since <strong>Version 1.0<\/strong>, <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> also supplied an updated version of the accompanying Booklet, with new Font Tables and examples.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with developments for our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/a> in Booklet format accompanying the work toward <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> (Armenian included), we issued the <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> Booklet in 2 formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/9684\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book1.4.pdf<\/a><\/strong> is suitable for printing on letter-sized paper<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/9686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Booklet1.4.pdf<\/a><\/strong> is suitable for printing double-sided on 11 x 17 paper and folding into a booklet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In an advance from the earlier Versions, we offer 2 &#8220;flavors&#8221; for the Booklet, depending upon your printing preferences.\u00a0 This practice began with the report on some <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/new-testament-leaves-in-old-armenian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Testament Leaves in Old Armenian<\/a> (October 2015), issued in a booklet which employed, and previewed, the Armenian designed especially for the purpose, awaiting inclusion in <strong>Bembino<\/strong> <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong>.\u00a0 Already we have found that both &#8220;flavors&#8221; are chosen frequently for your downloads of that &#8220;Armenian&#8221; Booklet.\u00a0 This time, the second flavor of the new <strong>Bembino<\/strong> Booklet allows for a compact, small-format version.<\/p>\n<h3>Version 1.3 (June 2013)<\/h3>\n<h4>All Told (So Far) for that Version<\/h4>\n<p>So far, in addition to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>International Phonetic Alphabet<\/strong><\/a> and a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diacritic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diacritics<\/a> (accents), the languages supported by the font are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>most Western languages using the Latin alphabet<\/strong><br \/>\n(old languages included, such as <strong>Old English<\/strong>, <strong>Old Irish<\/strong>, etc.)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Greek (both modern and polytonic)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Russian subset of the Cyrillic languages<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hebrew (including the Masoretic markings)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egyptian Arabic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Armenian<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>the diacritics for transcribed<\/strong> <strong>Ethiopic <a target=\"_blank\">Ge&#8217;ez script<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Runes <\/strong>(upright only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thai<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>some glyphs for Japanese Hiragana<\/strong> <strong>and Katakana symbols<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>a set of <strong>Chinese\/Japanese Kanji<\/strong> glyphs (in the Minch\u014d style), covering at least the first-grade reading level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Astrology-and-Astronomy-for-Bembino-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5477\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Astrology-and-Astronomy-for-Bembino-with-border-287x300.png\" alt=\"Astrological and Astronomical Symbols in Bembino 1.3\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Astrology-and-Astronomy-for-Bembino-with-border-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Astrology-and-Astronomy-for-Bembino-with-border-144x150.png 144w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Astrology-and-Astronomy-for-Bembino-with-border.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a>The Japanese characters are only available so far in the \u201cRegular, Roman\u201d font in a single weight.\u00a0 There are now a total of 289 Kanji characters (Chinese and Japanese combined).\u00a0\u00a0 These glyphs are sufficient to set simple examples of Japanese sentences.\u00a0 Further Kanji glyphs will be added as time (and demand) allows.<\/p>\n<p>Other symbols are also included in the font by request:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>astrological and astronomical symbols<\/strong> required for casting horoscopes and other celestial diagrams (shown at the right)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of these symbols in use for a set of Zodiac greeting cards and birthday cards are shown <a href=\"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>; they are available to order <a href=\"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/contributions-and-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, with profits donated to the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome suggestions, feedback, and requests.<\/p>\n<h3>Increments<\/h3>\n<p>Bembino <strong>Version 1.4<\/strong> contains the following additions to <strong>Version 1.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added<strong> Armenian<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<li>Added <strong>Thai<\/strong> (upright and italic)<\/li>\n<li>Added <strong>Runes<\/strong> (upright only, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/profile\/bembino\/runes-for-bembino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sample<\/a> here, as previewed in July 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Added more <strong>Chinese\/Japanese Kanji<\/strong> (upright only)<\/li>\n<li>Corrected one upright <strong>Greek glyph<\/strong> (a missing <strong>iota subscript<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accompanying Booklet was also updated with new Font Tables and examples.\u00a0 The booklet is available in two formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/9684\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book1.4.pdf<\/a><\/strong> is suitable for printing on letter-sized paper<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/9686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Booklet1.4.pdf<\/a><\/strong> is suitable for printing double-sided on 11 x 17 paper and folding into a booklet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In an advance from the earlier Versions, we offer two &#8220;flavors&#8221; for the Booklet, depending upon your printing preferences.\u00a0 This practice began with the report on some <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/new-testament-leaves-in-old-armenian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Testament Leaves in Old Armenian<\/a> (October 2015), issued in a booklet which employed, and previewed, the Armenian designed especially for the purpose, awaiting inclusion in this new Version of <strong>Bembino<\/strong> (<strong>Version 1.4<\/strong>).\u00a0 Already we have found that both &#8220;flavors&#8221; are chosen frequently for your downloads of that &#8220;Armenian&#8221; Booklet.\u00a0 This time, the second flavor of the new <strong>Bembino<\/strong> Booklet allows for a compact, small-format version.<\/p>\n<h3>Bonus Booklet<\/h3>\n<p>A new Booklet (March 2018) exhibits specimens of a wide range of languages typeset in <strong>Bembino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cover-Page-from-MultiLingual_pages-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cover-Page-from-MultiLingual_pages-with-border.png\" alt=\"Cover page for 'Multi-Lingual Bembino' demonstrating specimens from a wide range of languages typeset in Bembino\" width=\"616\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cover-Page-from-MultiLingual_pages-with-border.png 616w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cover-Page-from-MultiLingual_pages-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cover-Page-from-MultiLingual_pages-with-border-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Employing a single selected text, the examples belong to 59 languages arranged alphabetically by their English names, from Afrikaans to Yoruba.<\/p>\n<p>You may find the Booklet here: <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/multi-lingual-bembino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi-Lingual Bembino<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next:\u00a0 Prospects for the Next Version<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ArmenianCover_200dpi-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5613 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ArmenianCover_200dpi-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"Cover for the Report on 'Two Detached Manuscript Leaves containing New Testament Texts in Old Armenian' by Leslie J. French for the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence, with a detail of Leaf I verso, column a lines 10-12, with the opening of Acts 23:12\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ArmenianCover_200dpi-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ArmenianCover_200dpi-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ArmenianCover_200dpi-with-border.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>We invite suggestions and requests.\u00a0 Please let us know if there are specific alphabets or other symbols that would suit your requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Requests have lead at various stages to the inclusion in <strong>Bembino<\/strong> of the Ethiopic diacritics, runes, elements of Armenian, the astrological and astronomical symbols, glyphs for Thai and the remedy for the Greek iota subscript.\u00a0 Sometimes, our Publications incorporate the new designs already before the next Version of the font is ready to launch.\u00a0 Such was the case, for example, with the report on some <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/new-testament-leaves-in-old-armenian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Testament Leaves in Old Armenian<\/a> (October 2015), which reported some new finds, transcribed its texts, and showcased the new additions to Bembino.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s Next?\u00a0 Let us know!\u00a0 Watch this space!<\/p>\n<h2>Download Older Versions Here<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/poster1-13-May-2011-corrected-July-2012-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-948 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/poster1-13-May-2011-corrected-July-2012-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"Poster for &quot;Medieval Writing Media&quot; Congress Session (13 May 2011)\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/poster1-13-May-2011-corrected-July-2012-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/poster1-13-May-2011-corrected-July-2012-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/poster1-13-May-2011-corrected-July-2012-with-border.png 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-964\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Poster-1-for-RGME-Symposium-22-23-March-2013-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"Poster 1 for &quot;Identity &amp; Authenticity&quot; Symposium (22-23 March 2013)\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Poster-1-for-RGME-Symposium-22-23-March-2013-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Poster-1-for-RGME-Symposium-22-23-March-2013-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Poster-1-for-RGME-Symposium-22-23-March-2013-with-border.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>You can access the font, the explanatory <strong>Booklet<\/strong> with sample texts and tables for Version 1.2, and installation instructions here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/10881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bembino 1.5<\/strong><\/a> (font files)<\/li>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/download 10864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bembino Booklet for Version 1.5 in Letter-Size Form with Consecutive Pages<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/download 10883\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bembino Booklet for Version 1.5 in Foldable form printed on 11&#8243; X 17&#8243; Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/9691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bembino 1.4<\/strong><\/a> (with NEWER booklet, available both in letter-size and in foldable small-format form)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/4646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bembino 1.3<\/strong><\/a> (font files)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/download\/1716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bembino 1.2<\/a> (with Installer and Booklet describing the font, its aims, and its abilities)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/download\/Instructions_for_Installing_Bembino_1.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Installing Bembino 1.1<\/a> (they are similar also for Version 1.2 and upward)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/download\/Install_Bembino_on_OS_X.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Installing Bembino 1.1 on OS X (Mac)<\/a> (they are similar for 1.2 and upward)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bembino-booklet-cover-with-border.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1391 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bembino-booklet-cover-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"&quot;Bembino&quot; Booklet Cover\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bembino-booklet-cover-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bembino-booklet-cover-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bembino-booklet-cover-with-border.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>Remember, <strong>Bembino<\/strong> is <strong>FREE<\/strong>. \u00a0Our booklet describes why. \u00a0The font has been generously donated to the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence, which holds the copyright, to prevent any one else from attempting to make money from it.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us<\/a> if you find glitches with installing or using the font.<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know also if you wish to suggest additions to, or corrections for, the font and to receive updates for it as they emerge.<\/p>\n<p>We always enjoy receiving notices of where the font appears in your compositions and publications. We hope that you enjoy it.<\/p>\n<h3>Contributions Welcome<\/h3>\n<p>We appreciate acknowledgements and we welcome donations.\u00a0 Contributions in many ways help to support our nonprofit mission and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone might help, and in many ways.\u00a0 We survive, and thrive, through volunteer contributions as well as funds.\u00a0 (All of our <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/profile\/officers-associates-and-volunteers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Officers and other contributors<\/a> are volunteers, and we welcome newcomers.)<\/p>\n<p>Aid in funds and in kind\u00a0\u2014 materials, time, expertise, and so on\u00a0\u2014 would enable us to continue our services and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Please join our <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contributions-and-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contributions &amp; Donations<\/a>.\u00a0 We welcome your help.<\/p>\n<p>You might subscribe to our <strong>RGME-newsletter<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/shelflife\/shelfmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShelfMarks<\/a> and notices of our events <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/6McD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Please join the discussions on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Research-Group-on-Manuscript-Evidence\/259443617456668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy <strong>Bembino<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Bembino A high-quality, FREE, multi-lingual digital font [Originally published on our first website on 16 May 2012, with updates there and here] We issue the newest version of our digital font Bembino.\u00a0 Now it appears in Version 1.6 (January 2019), available freely for download and use.\u00a0 The Research Group on Manuscript Evidence holds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1391,"parent":17,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11637,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/11637"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}