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I need to replicate this page with LuaLaTeX, from Italian typeset 1878 book, «Il Regesto di Farfa»,

Page from "Regesto di Farfa (1878)

I need to use the closest possible font used there, commercial license is fine.

Could you please help identify it, and advice on closest possible digital font?

Bibliography:

Gregorio di Catino (compiler), Il Regesto di Farfa, Società romana di Storia patria, Roma, 1878.

gsl
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It seems a “standard” Garamond:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{ebgaramond}
\usepackage{microtype}

\begin{document}


\begin{center}\Large
In nomine dei summi Incipit prologus Gregorij\
scriptoris huius libri
\end{center}


\textls{PRVDENTIUM} \textsc{sane uirorum} ad hoc prae


\end{document}

enter image description here

egreg
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    +1. One could add that if the OP wants to replicate the "short-f" and "short-ff" glyphs shown in the OP's screenshot, one can do so along the lines mentioned in this posting. (Shameless self-citation alert!) – Mico Feb 01 '21 at 09:37
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    It looks almost identical, thanks. I was hesitating looking towards Garamond family, as I thought they would have used a more "Italian" font, like @davislor mentioning of Bembo, especially since it is a work from 19th century. But obviously it seems not. – gsl Feb 01 '21 at 11:31
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    @gsl Claude Garamont was heavily influenced by Aldo Manuzio and Manuzio's print shop later adopted Garamont's typefaces. – egreg Feb 01 '21 at 11:37
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    The lowercase j is definitely more like EB Garamond than ET Book (bembo). The printed font seems to be more condensed than either, though. Maybe reduce the letter-spacing on the all-caps? – Davislor Feb 01 '21 at 16:13
  • @davislor Yes, I tested both, but neither come too close. Original is much darker and quite more readable, even if what I have is just a low quality scan. I would need advice for a "classic", dark, readable Garamond. There are so many of them! – gsl Feb 01 '21 at 16:40