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Ancient fonts

Shown here are many of the symbols that are included in LilyPond’s ancient notation.

\paper { tagline = ##f }

m = { c1 e f ges cis' \bar "||" }

\score {
  \new VaticanaVoice {
    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.punctum
    \key es \major
    \textMark \markup \rounded-box "Vaticana clefs, custos and note heads"
    \clef "vaticana-fa2"
    <>^"vaticana.punctum"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.inclinatum
    <>^"vaticana.inclinatum"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.quilisma
    <>^"vaticana.quilisma"
    \m
    \clef "vaticana-fa1"

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.plica
    <>^"vaticana.plica"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.reverse.plica
    <>^"vaticana.reverse.plica"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.punctum.cavum
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.cavum"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.lpes
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.lpes"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.upes
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.upes"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.vupes
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.vupes"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.linea.punctum
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.linea"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.epiphonus
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.epiphonus"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'vaticana.cephalicus
    <>^"vaticana.punctum.cephalicus"
    \m

    \break

    \textMark \markup \rounded-box "Medicaea clefs, custos and note heads"

    \set VaticanaStaff.alterationGlyphs =
      #alteration-medicaea-glyph-name-alist
    \override VaticanaStaff.Custos.style = #'medicaea
    \clef "medicaea-fa2"

    \override NoteHead.style = #'medicaea.punctum
    <>^"medicaea.punctum"
    \m
    \clef "medicaea-do2"

    \override NoteHead.style = #'medicaea.inclinatum
    <>^"medicaea.inclinatum"
    \m

    \override NoteHead.style = #'medicaea.virga
    <>^"medicaea.virga"
    \m
    \clef "medicaea-fa1"

    \override NoteHead.style = #'medicaea.rvirga
    <>^"medicaea.rvirga"
    \m

    \break

    \textMark \markup \rounded-box "Hufnagel clefs, custos and note heads"

    \set Staff.alterationGlyphs =
      #alteration-hufnagel-glyph-name-alist
    \override VaticanaStaff.Custos.style = #'hufnagel
    \clef "hufnagel-fa2"

    \break

    \override NoteHead.style = #'hufnagel.punctum
    <>^"hufnagel.punctum"
    \m
    \clef "hufnagel-do2"

    \override NoteHead.style = #'hufnagel.lpes
    <>^"hufnagel.lpes"
    \m
    \clef "hufnagel-do-fa"

    \override NoteHead.style = #'hufnagel.virga
    <>^"hufnagel.virga"
    \m
  }
  \layout {
    indent = 0.0
    \context {
      \Score
      \override TextScript.font-size = #-2
      \override TextMark.break-align-symbols = #'(left-edge clef staff-bar)
      \override TextMark.padding = 4
      \omit BarNumber
    }
    \context {
      \VaticanaStaff
      alterationGlyphs =
        #alteration-vaticana-glyph-name-alist
      \override Clef.space-alist =
        #(grob-transformer 'space-alist
          (lambda (grob orig)
            (acons 'custos '(extra-space . 0.7) orig)))
    }
  }
}