The 's' used be a very long 's', similar to a written 'f' and so was often printed as an 'f'. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S_long_serif_et_sans_seri

The 's' used be a very long 's', similar to a written 'f' and so was often printed as an 'f'. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S_long_serif_et_sans_serif.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S_long_serif_et_sans... This is similar to the German 'ss' or 'sz' (one long 's' followed by a short 's') which when printed or written in the Gothic font looks like a Greek 'beta'. https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/68183/how-to-design-the-letter-%C3%9F-eszett-or-sharp-s https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/68183/how-...