Typography of Devanagari by B.S. Naik 1971 (a three volume set) may have what you want.  I used to have a pdf of this, but I can't locate it.  If anyone sends this to you, please also forward it to me.

Harry Spier

On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 1:38 PM Herman Tull via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

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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