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Latest comment: 4 years ago by Jacob's Crackers in topic Name of typeface/style of writing used
It should read 'army strength' instead of 'losses in men' in the description of the graphic, right?
- Agreed. I just corrected that in the French and English descriptions. Ariadacapo (talk) 08:49, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
- Still, the original description is "Cartes figuratives des pertes successives en hommes de l'armée française de Russie en 1812-1813". 'pertes successives' = 'cumulative losses in men'. the number written are in 'losses in men' btw. Esby (talk) 11:45, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
- Indeed, the entire graph aims to show the losses. But the data quantified (both by the path width and by the numbers) is the size of the remaining army. Ariadacapo (talk) 14:57, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
- Still, the original description is "Cartes figuratives des pertes successives en hommes de l'armée française de Russie en 1812-1813". 'pertes successives' = 'cumulative losses in men'. the number written are in 'losses in men' btw. Esby (talk) 11:45, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Name of typeface/style of writing used
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I love the fancy writing in the picture. Does it have a name?
Is it, perhaps, a nationally focussed script for France; like Fraktur for Germany?
