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Stone Texts: Typography and Aging at Père Lachaise

A close look at funerary lettering: serif choices, carving depth, and how weathering affects legibility.

11/3/2025
17 min read
Old marble engraving

Inscriptions speak through form. Serif choices, carving depth, and weathering shape legibility and tone.


Typographic Notes

  • Serifs: Classical gravity.
  • Sans: Modern clarity.
  • Depth: Shadow and readability.
Choice Tone
Serif Tradition
Sans Modern

📸 Gallery

Old engraving Old graves

Typography frames memory — letters as voices.

著者

Epigraphy Enthusiast

Epigraphy Enthusiast

長年パリを歩き、物語ってきた案内人として、ペール・ラシェーズで迷いにくくするための手引きを記しました——伝説と恋の物語、静かな記念空間、そして〈記憶を実践するやさしさ〉へ。

Tags

Père Lachaise
Typography
Inscriptions
Carving
Weathering

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