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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

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Old engraving Old graves

Typography frames memory — letters as voices.

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Tags

Père Lachaise
Typography
Inscriptions
Carving
Weathering

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