[INDOLOGY] A question regarding typography

[Herman Tull]

Does anyone have any information on the history of typography used for
Euro-American Sanskrit-devanagari texts from the late 19th and early 20th
centuries? In some printed volumes  I notice a mix between using the
"Calcutta" style and the "Bombay" style of letters. (For a highly readable
article on the difference between the two, see:
https://gazette.universalthirst.com/home/the-story-of-the-devanagari-letter)
This is particularly noticeable in Lanman's *Reader* which has the
"Calcutta" style for "a / ā"; "ṇa"; and "śa"; but the "Bombay" style for
"la" and "kṣa."

Any information would be appreciated.

with regards,

Herman

*Herman Tull, PhD*
*Princeton, NJ*
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