Open Chronicles
A · Rubric + ink (current)
Cormorant Garamond. “Open” in burgundy, “Chronicles” in ink. Warm parchment ground. Matches Direction A and the dual-edition idea (two tones, one name).
Brand (locked)
Chosen 2026-07-16: Wordmark A + Palette 1 (Parchment & Rubric) + OC monogram. Applied sitewide (header + favicon). Archive of alternatives below.
Locked selection
Open Chronicles
Header: monogram + Wordmark A · Colors: parchment / ink / rubric · Favicon: OC monogram · Sample page direction for PDFs: A
Wordmarks
How the name “Open Chronicles” can look in the header.
Open Chroniclesopenchronicles.org
B · Modern scholarly
Source Serif, single ink color, small uppercase domain. Feels like a university press. Cleaner, less “medieval.”
Open Chronicles
C · Small caps scriptory
Libre Baskerville small caps, letter-spaced. Strong manuscript cue. Can feel precious if overused in body UI.
Open Chronicles
D · Underscored Garamond
EB Garamond with a single rubric rule. Classic book title. Excellent for PDF title pages; slightly quiet for a web logo.
Palettes
Same type system, different color temperature.
1 · Parchment & Rubric
Current default
Warm, readable, lightly medieval. Best fit for this project.
2 · Ink & Stone
Cool scholarly
Maximum neutrality. Less brand memory; fine for body-only PDFs.
3 · Deep Scriptory
Richer parchment
More atmosphere. Use sparingly so long reading stays comfortable.
Optional logo marks
Exploratory marks (generated concepts). Prefer a simple wordmark for launch; pick one of these only if you want a social-avatar / favicon direction.
Open book / columns
Manuscript page + horizon. Scholarly, no crusader props.
O + book
Roundel monogram. Works small; slightly more “seal.”
OC monogram
Interlocked letters. Publisher emblem; easiest to turn into a favicon later.
Sample book pages (format)
Miniature 6×9 pages so you can feel title vs chapter layout. Same sample text in three directions.
A · Parchment & Rubric
The Road to Jerusalem · Ch. 7
The Siege of Antioch
The city of Antioch is well fortified and set in a strong place. Our princes ordered the army to pitch camp before it, and they built siege works as best they could.
Bohemond, who was a man of great cunning in war, began to seek a way into the city by secret means. The chronicle says that a certain Turkish emir held three towers.
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B · Ink & Stone
THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM
7. The Siege of Antioch
The city of Antioch is well fortified and set in a strong place. Our princes ordered the army to pitch camp before it, and they built siege works as best they could.
Bohemond, who was a man of great cunning in war, began to seek a way into the city by secret means. The chronicle says that a certain Turkish emir held three towers.
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C · Scriptory
The Road to Jerusalem
The Siege of Antioch
The city of Antioch is well fortified and set in a strong place. Our princes ordered the army to pitch camp before it, and they built siege works as best they could.
Bohemond, who was a man of great cunning in war, began to seek a way into the city by secret means. The chronicle says that a certain Turkish emir held three towers.
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Body fonts (same sentence)
Compare how a paragraph of chronicle prose feels in each face.
EB Garamond
The Road to Jerusalem
Now when that appointed time drew near which the Lord daily reveals to his faithful, a movement arose among all the peoples of Gaul.
Source Serif 4
The Road to Jerusalem
Now when that appointed time drew near which the Lord daily reveals to his faithful, a movement arose among all the peoples of Gaul.
Libre Baskerville
The Road to Jerusalem
Now when that appointed time drew near which the Lord daily reveals to his faithful, a movement arose among all the peoples of Gaul.
Cormorant (display) + Source Serif (body)
The Road to Jerusalem
Now when that appointed time drew near which the Lord daily reveals to his faithful, a movement arose among all the peoples of Gaul.
Also locked
- Name: Open Chronicles · openchronicles.org
- Descriptor: Open medieval histories in source-faithful and reader’s editions
- Credit: Translated from the Latin with AI assistance, edited by Paul McMurry
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Visual: Wordmark A · Palette 1 · OC monogram · sample page A for books
- Avoid: blackletter body text, swords/shields as logo, fake parchment wallpaper