Emily Austin is modeled after the penmanship of Emily Margaret Austin (Bryan) Perry, an early Texas colonist along with her brother, Stephen F. Austin, for whom the state capital was named. Specimens were letters dating from 1837 until 1851, the year of her death at 56. Emily’s Texas descendants still celebrate her birthday each June.
This intricate font, while true to handwriting of the time, is nevertheless an impressively legible cursive, with a medium weight, a slight x-height, and stylish uppercase characters.
OpenType features include including several alternate letterforms, standard and discretionary ligatures, true fractions, lining and tabular figures, and support for Central and Eastern European languages.
