REGISTRVM
TYPE TESTER
REGISTRVM is an open-source Renaissance-inspired display typeface developed as a university project for the Type Design course at RUFA - Rome University of Fine Arts by Mattia Capomagi and Leonardo Borri, under the supervision of Antonio Pace. The typeface is not a design drawn entirely from scratch. Instead, it is a meticulous typographic revival based on a historical specimen found in the Vatican Archives, enriched with additional influence from classic Garamond-style old-style roman forms.
The project is currently in an early, evolving stage. The font is primarily intended for titles, inscriptions, short display text, and historical or editorial layouts where a classical roman atmosphere is appropriate. Current character coverage is focused on the essentials: it includes uppercase Latin letters, selected accented capitals, basic punctuation, symbols, and a few stylistic alternates. Since a dedicated lowercase design has not yet been drawn, lowercase Unicode inputs are mapped to the uppercase forms to ensure continuous typesetting.
This is not yet a complete text family, and the open-source nature of REGISTRVM invites collaboration. Contributions that expand language support, spacing, kerning, lowercase letters, numerals, or additional stylistic alternates are welcome. The goal is not to turn REGISTRVM into a generic Garamond revival, but to preserve the raw personality of the Vatican specimen while making the font progressively more usable for contemporary designers.