The auncial bundle provides packages and fonts for a script based 
on the Artificial Uncial manuscript book-hand used between the 6th & 10th 
century AD. The script consists of minuscules and digits, with some 
appropriate period punctuation marks. Both normal and bold versions are 
provided. This is one of a series for bookhand fonts.

    The font follows the B1 encoding developed for bookhands. Access to
this is essential. The encoding mainly follows the regular T1 encoding.

   If there are any questions please ask them on the comp.text.tex newsgroup.

Changes in version 2.0 (2005/11/27)
o Font supplied as Postscript Type1 instead of MetaFont
o Only B1 encoding supported
o Major code rewrite

Changes in version 1.0 (1999/05/22)
o First public release

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  Author: Peter Wilson (Herries Press) herries dot press at earthlink dot net
  Copyright 1999--2005 Peter R. Wilson

  This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
  conditions of the Latex Project Public License, either
  version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any
  later version.
  The latest version of the license is in
    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
  and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
  LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later.

  This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained".

  This work consists of the files:
    README (this file)
    auncial.dtx
    aunclmfb.dtx
    aunclmft.dtx
    aunclmfc.dtx
    auncial.ins
    auncial.pdf
  and the derived files
    auncial.sty
    b1auncl.fd
    auncial.map
    auncl*.mf files


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     The distribution consists of the following files:
README (this file)
auncial.dtx
aunclmfb.dtx
aunclmft.dtx
aunclmfc.dtx
auncial.ins
auncial.pdf     (user manual)
tryauncial.tex  (example usage)
tryauncial.pdf
auncl10.afm
auncl10.pfb
auncl10.tfm
aunclb10.afm
aunclb10.pfb
aunclb10.tfm

    To install the bundle:
o If you want MetaFont sources uncomment the appropriate lines in auncial.ins.
o run: latex auncial.ins, which will generate:
       auncial.sty
       *.fd files
       auncial.map
       and possibly several *.mf files
o Move *.sty and *.fd files to a location where LaTeX will find them
    e.g., .../texmf-local/tex/latex/auncial
o Move *.afm, *.pfb and *.tfm files to where LaTeX looks for font information
    e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/afm/public/bookhands/*.afm
          .../texmf-var/fonts/type1/public/bookhands/*.pfb
          .../texmf-var/fonts/tfm/public/bookhands/*.tfm
o Add the *.map information to the dvips/pdftex font maps
   If you want the MetaFont version as well:
   o Move the *.mf files to, e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/source/public/auncial
   o Add a line like the following to the (texmf/fontname/)special.map file:
     auncl10.mf     public      auncial 
     aunclb10.mf    public      auncial 
o Refresh the database
 (for more information on the above see the FAQ).

o run: (pdf)latex tryauncial for a test of the font

    If you want a full manual with all the MetaFont and LaTeX code and 
commentry, comment out the \OnlyDescription line in auncial.dtx.
o run: (pdf)latex auncial.dtx
o (for an index run: makeindex -s gind.ist *.idx)
o run: (pdf)latex *.dtx
o Print *.(pdf|dvi) for a hardcopy of the package manual

2005/11/27
Peter Wilson
herries dot press at earthlink dot net