When a loved one passes away, arranging funeral plans and designing a memorial in their honor can be emotional and tiring. Quincy Memorials, Inc. understands this plight and is there to guide you every step of the way. With over 65 years of experience helping families plan services for their loved ones, they know how to ease you through making these important decisions, such as choosing the right cemetery engraving.

To help you choose the best typeface for your cemetery engraving, consider these five commonly used fonts and their history:

• Classic Roman: A major typeface used today, this classic European font traces back to the early 1400’s. Roman originates from a style of scribal manuscript. It was utilized in many publications in the early years and continues to be one of the major typefaces of today.
• Uncial Gothic: Originating from as early as 5^th century AD, this script style text is written entirely in uppercase letters. It is made up of round forms and broad strokes. Extremely popular throughout history, it continues to be an attention-grabbing font today.
• Optima: This typeface appeared in the 1950’s and is characterized as a sans-serif (without end strokes) font. Over the years Optima has branched into different variants including Optima Greek, Classified, and Nova. It is a popular font for headlines.
• Zapf Chancery: A more modern font, this typeface came about in the late 1970’s. It derived from chancery handwriting, a form of handwriting developed in 13^th century Europe. Zapf Chancery is frequently used in personal computers.
• Old English: Appropriately named, this Western European-based font has a very distinguished Old English look. The font dates back to hundreds of years ago and has clear and heavy Gothic script influences.

Whichever font you choose, Quincy Memorials, Inc. will help you design the perfect monument and marker for your loved one. Call (617) 471-0250 or visit their website for more information.