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+Missaali is a package that contains the free OpenType/PS Textura font
+Missaali and a style file for using it with XeLaTeX.
+
+Textura is a typeface based on the textus quadratus form of the
+textualis formata that late medieval scribes used for the most
+valuable manuscripts. The font Missaali is based on Textura that
+Bartholomew Ghotan used to print missals and psalters in the 1480s.
+The letters were scanned and recreated from a facsimile reprint of
+Missale Aboense that Ghotan printed for the Turku diocese in 1488.
+
+The font has two intended use cases:
+
+* as a Gothic display font; and
+
+* for emulating late-medieval manuscripts.
+
+Textura as a typeface is not suitable for use as a modern general text
+font as its letterforms are far removed from typical fonts. Missaali
+recreates the late medieval character set including a large number of
+abbreviation sigla but it lacks many characters that are essential for
+modern typesetting. This means that it can be reasonably used only as
+a display font or for recreating medieval manuscripts.
+
+As modern typesetting algorithms are not intended for creating 15th
+century style layout, the package contains a XeLaTeX style file that
+makes it easier to achieve the classic incunabula look.
+
+This font is distributed under the SIL Open Font License. The
+documentation is distributed under the Latex Project Public License
+(LPPL).