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* The [[University of Rochester]] has a door labeled "Museum" in ''Sistina''. However, there is no museum behind it, providing rich material for campus folklore. |
* The [[University of Rochester]] has a door labeled "Museum" in ''Sistina''. However, there is no museum behind it, providing rich material for campus folklore. |
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* ''Sistina'' is also the font used on the back lower corner of a Macintosh SE computer. It is the font in which the caption for the serial number ("Serial Number") is printed. |
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Sistina is a typeface designed in 1951 by Hermann Zapf.
A serif design, it's a member of the Palatino family of fonts. Sistina has no lowercase characters, and is intended to be used for titling.
Notable uses of Sistina:
- The University of Rochester has a door labeled "Museum" in Sistina. However, there is no museum behind it, providing rich material for campus folklore.
- Sistina is also the font used on the back lower corner of a Macintosh SE computer. It is the font in which the caption for the serial number ("Serial Number") is printed.