Fonts that simulate the experience of reading in olden days, by diverse means.

Quite abruptly, the experience of reading English changed profoundly, around the year 1800: the long‑s character was abandoned, spelling became standardized, and tech innovation produced a new clarity of typography. This essay examines those three transformations and describes how the Auld English font project addresses them, straddling the divide and transporting the reader back before that time.