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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/amiri/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/amiri/README index 41dbde9efed..1a4efd4ade9 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/amiri/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/amiri/README @@ -1,8 +1,30 @@ -designer: Khaled Hosny -url: http://amirifont.org -license: OFL -description: Amiri is a classical Arabic typeface in Naskh style for -typesetting books and other running text. Its design is a revival of the -beautiful typeface pioneered in early 20th century by Bulaq Press in Cairo, -also known as Amiria Press, after which the font is named. +Amiri Font +========== +Amiri is a classical Arabic typeface in Naskh style for typesetting books and +other running text. + +Amiri is a revival of the beautiful typeface pioneered in early 20th century by +[Bulaq Press] [1] in Cairo, also known as Amiria Press, after which the font is +named. + +The uniqueness of this typeface comes from its superb balance between the +beauty of Naskh calligraphy on one hand, the constraints and requirements of +elegant typography on the other. Also, it is one of the few metal typefaces +that were used in typesetting the Koran, making it a good source for a digital +typeface to be used in typesetting Koranic verses. + +Amiri project aims at the revival of the aesthetics and traditions of Arabic +typesetting, and adapting it to the era of digital typesetting, in a publicly +available form. + +Amiri is a free and open source project that everyone is encouraged to use and +modify. Amiri is avialable under the terms of [Open Font License] [2], see the +included license file for more details. + +Latest version of the Amiri font can be optained from its web site: + +> http://amirifont.org + +[1]: http://www.bibalex.org/bulaqpress/en/bulaq.htm "The Bulaq Press" +[2]: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL "The Open Font License" |