Foadsf/vintage-latex
Twenty LuaLaTeX and MetaPost (fiziko) examples of the old scientific-paper aesthetic: engraved plates, star charts, computed log tables, knots, telescopes
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Twenty small examples show independent mechanisms behind a convincing old-scientific-paper aesthetic. Each file is deliberately standalone: copy one, compile it, and remove individual effects to see what they contribute. The examples fall into three groups: pure LaTeX pages (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10 to 14), standalone fiziko MetaPost figures (3, 7, 8, 9), and LaTeX pages with fiziko figures drawn inside them by LuaTeX's built-in MetaPost (15 to 20). Low-resolution previews of the compiled output; the PDFs themselves are vector and searchable. old-style figures and historical ligatures, an explicit long s, warm paper and ink colors, asymmetric margins, a drop capital, spaced small capitals, marginalia, and printer's rules. deterministic irregular strokes and line hatching in TikZ, with labels kept as real searchable text. a compact Hooke apparatus drawn with the external fiziko MetaPost library: hatched support, modeled spring, hanging weight, and measured extension. early-scientific title page with a boxed…
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- Vintage scientific papers with LaTeX
- Gallery
- The examples
- Build
- Build the fiziko examples
- Build the LaTeX pages with fiziko inside them
- What was corrected from the design discussion
- Design notes
- License
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Twenty LuaLaTeX and MetaPost (fiziko) examples of the old scientific-paper aesthetic: engraved plates, star charts, computed log tables, knots, telescopes
Repository facts
- Owner
- Foadsf
- Primary language
- PowerShell
- Stars
- 389
- Forks
- 22
- Open issues + pull requests
- 0
- License
- Other
- Archived
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- Default branch
- main
- Created
- 2026-09-09T13:21:13.000Z
- Last push
- 2026-09-09T13:37:42.000Z
Topics and intended use
Owner-supplied topics: fiziko, latex, lualatex, metapost, scientific-illustration, tikz, typography, vintage
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