Roundhand was created by Matthew Carter in 1966 on the basis of handwriting by Charles Snell, an English calligrapher of the 17-18th centuries, known by his "The Pen-man's Treasury Open'd", written in 1694. The typeface has connected cursive shapes, high contrast emphasized by abrupt transitions from thin to thick and regularity of slope. Its capitals are often used as initials in combinations with other typefaces. The current digital version of the typeface has 3 styles of different weights. Roundhand is clear and easy to read and is well-suited for medium size texts and headlines. It will work well in invitations, menus, packaging and advertising by accentuating elegance and a subtle nature of content. Cyrillic version was developed by Vladimir Yefimov and Isabella Chaeva. Released by ParaType in 2013.