diff --git a/src/font.rs b/src/font.rs
index 48d707c..222fd79 100644
--- a/src/font.rs
+++ b/src/font.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ pub enum MatchingPresentation {
 struct GlyphCache(Option<(u16, VariationSelector)>);
 
 /// Core type for loading a font in order to perform glyph mapping and font shaping.
-pub struct Font<T: FontTableProvider> {
-    pub font_table_provider: T,
+pub struct Font<'a> {
+    pub font_table_provider: Box<dyn FontTableProvider + 'a>,
     cmap_table: Box<[u8]>,
     pub maxp_table: MaxpTable,
     hmtx_table: Box<[u8]>,
@@ -149,19 +149,23 @@ const TABLE_TAG_FLAGS: &[(u32, GlyphTableFlags)] = &[
     (tag::EBDT, GlyphTableFlags::EBDT),
 ];
 
-impl<T: FontTableProvider> Font<T> {
+impl<'a> Font<'a> {
     /// Construct a new instance from a type that can supply font tables.
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if the font was able to be read but no supported `cmap` sub-table was
     /// able to be found. The lack of such a table prevents glyph mapping.
-    pub fn new(provider: T) -> Result<Option<Font<T>>, ParseError> {
-        let cmap_table = read_and_box_table(&provider, tag::CMAP)?;
+    pub fn new(
+        provider: impl Into<Box<dyn FontTableProvider + 'a>>,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Font<'a>>, ParseError> {
+        let provider = provider.into();
+
+        let cmap_table = read_and_box_table(&*provider, tag::CMAP)?;
 
         match charmap_info(&cmap_table)? {
             Some((cmap_subtable_encoding, cmap_subtable_offset)) => {
                 let maxp_table =
                     ReadScope::new(&provider.read_table_data(tag::MAXP)?).read::<MaxpTable>()?;
-                let hmtx_table = read_and_box_table(&provider, tag::HMTX)?;
+                let hmtx_table = read_and_box_table(&*provider, tag::HMTX)?;
                 let hhea_table =
                     ReadScope::new(&provider.read_table_data(tag::HHEA)?).read::<HheaTable>()?;
 
@@ -472,7 +476,7 @@ impl<T: FontTableProvider> Font<T> {
         } else {
             ch as u32 - 0xF000
         };
-        let provider = &self.font_table_provider;
+        let provider = &*self.font_table_provider;
         let first_char = if let Ok(Some(us_first_char_index)) =
             self.os2_us_first_char_index.get_or_load(|| {
                 load_os2_table(provider)?
@@ -526,8 +530,8 @@ impl<T: FontTableProvider> Font<T> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn glyph_names<'a>(&self, ids: &[u16]) -> Vec<Cow<'a, str>> {
-        let post = read_and_box_optional_table(&self.font_table_provider, tag::POST)
+    pub fn glyph_names(&self, ids: &[u16]) -> Vec<Cow<'a, str>> {
+        let post = read_and_box_optional_table(&*self.font_table_provider, tag::POST)
             .ok()
             .and_then(convert::identity);
         let cmap = ReadScope::new(self.cmap_subtable_data())
@@ -641,7 +645,7 @@ impl<T: FontTableProvider> Font<T> {
     }
 
     fn embedded_images(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Rc<Images>>, ParseError> {
-        let provider = &self.font_table_provider;
+        let provider = &*self.font_table_provider;
         let num_glyphs = usize::from(self.maxp_table.num_glyphs);
         let tables_to_check = self.glyph_table_flags & self.embedded_image_filter;
         self.embedded_images.get_or_load(|| {
@@ -690,7 +694,7 @@ impl<T: FontTableProvider> Font<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn vertical_advance(&mut self, glyph: u16) -> Option<u16> {
-        let provider = &self.font_table_provider;
+        let provider = &*self.font_table_provider;
         let vmtx = self
             .vmtx_table
             .get_or_load(|| {
@@ -714,7 +718,7 @@ impl<T: FontTableProvider> Font<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn os2_table(&self) -> Result<Option<Os2>, ParseError> {
-        load_os2_table(&self.font_table_provider)
+        load_os2_table(&*self.font_table_provider)
     }
 
     pub fn gdef_table(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Rc<GDEFTable>>, ParseError> {
@@ -819,17 +823,14 @@ impl GlyphCache {
     }
 }
 
-fn read_and_box_table(
-    provider: &impl FontTableProvider,
-    tag: u32,
-) -> Result<Box<[u8]>, ParseError> {
+fn read_and_box_table(provider: &dyn FontTableProvider, tag: u32) -> Result<Box<[u8]>, ParseError> {
     provider
         .read_table_data(tag)
         .map(|table| Box::from(table.into_owned()))
 }
 
 fn read_and_box_optional_table(
-    provider: &impl FontTableProvider,
+    provider: &dyn FontTableProvider,
     tag: u32,
 ) -> Result<Option<Box<[u8]>>, ParseError> {
     Ok(provider
@@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ fn read_and_box_optional_table(
         .map(|table| Box::from(table.into_owned())))
 }
 
-fn load_os2_table(provider: &impl FontTableProvider) -> Result<Option<Os2>, ParseError> {
+fn load_os2_table(provider: &dyn FontTableProvider) -> Result<Option<Os2>, ParseError> {
     provider
         .table_data(tag::OS_2)?
         .map(|data| ReadScope::new(&data).read_dep::<Os2>(data.len()))
@@ -845,7 +846,7 @@ fn load_os2_table(provider: &impl FontTableProvider) -> Result<Option<Os2>, Pars
 }
 
 fn load_cblc_cbdt(
-    provider: &impl FontTableProvider,
+    provider: &dyn FontTableProvider,
     bitmap_location_table_tag: u32,
     bitmap_data_table_tag: u32,
 ) -> Result<(tables::CBLC, tables::CBDT), ParseError> {
@@ -863,7 +864,7 @@ fn load_cblc_cbdt(
 }
 
 fn load_sbix(
-    provider: &impl FontTableProvider,
+    provider: &dyn FontTableProvider,
     num_glyphs: usize,
 ) -> Result<tables::Sbix, ParseError> {
     let sbix_data = read_and_box_table(provider, tag::SBIX)?;
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ fn load_sbix(
     })
 }
 
-fn load_svg(provider: &impl FontTableProvider) -> Result<tables::Svg, ParseError> {
+fn load_svg(provider: &dyn FontTableProvider) -> Result<tables::Svg, ParseError> {
     let svg_data = read_and_box_table(provider, tag::SVG)?;
     tables::Svg::try_new(svg_data, |data| ReadScope::new(data).read::<SvgTable<'_>>())
 }
@@ -1012,7 +1013,7 @@ mod tests {
         let font_table_provider = opentype_file
             .table_provider(0)
             .expect("error reading font file");
-        let font = Font::new(Box::new(font_table_provider))
+        let font = Font::new(font_table_provider)
             .expect("error reading font data")
             .expect("missing required font tables");
 
diff --git a/src/glyph_position.rs b/src/glyph_position.rs
index 2ad2a46..d61bab0 100644
--- a/src/glyph_position.rs
+++ b/src/glyph_position.rs
@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use crate::context::Glyph;
 use crate::error::ParseError;
 use crate::gpos::{Info, Placement};
-use crate::tables::FontTableProvider;
 use crate::unicode::codepoint::is_upright_char;
 use crate::Font;
 
 /// Used to calculate the position of shaped glyphs.
-pub struct GlyphLayout<'f, 'i, T>
-where
-    T: FontTableProvider,
-{
-    font: &'f mut Font<T>,
+pub struct GlyphLayout<'f, 'i, 's> {
+    font: &'f mut Font<'s>,
     infos: &'i [Info],
     direction: TextDirection,
     vertical: bool,
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ pub enum TextDirection {
     RightToLeft,
 }
 
-impl<'f, 'i, T: FontTableProvider> GlyphLayout<'f, 'i, T> {
+impl<'f, 'i, 's> GlyphLayout<'f, 'i, 's> {
     /// Construct a new `GlyphLayout` instance.
     ///
     /// **Arguments**
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ impl<'f, 'i, T: FontTableProvider> GlyphLayout<'f, 'i, T> {
     /// * `direction` — the horizontal text layout direction.
     /// * `vertical` — `true` if the text is being laid out top to bottom.
     pub fn new(
-        font: &'f mut Font<T>,
+        font: &'f mut Font<'s>,
         infos: &'i [Info],
         direction: TextDirection,
         vertical: bool,
@@ -325,8 +321,8 @@ fn sum_advance(positions: Option<&[GlyphPosition]>) -> (i32, i32) {
     })
 }
 
-fn glyph_advance<T: FontTableProvider>(
-    font: &mut Font<T>,
+fn glyph_advance<'f>(
+    font: &mut Font<'f>,
     info: &Info,
     vertical: bool,
 ) -> Result<(i32, i32), ParseError> {
diff --git a/src/tables.rs b/src/tables.rs
index 73cf63d..2db348c 100644
--- a/src/tables.rs
+++ b/src/tables.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ pub struct Fixed(i32);
 /// The value is represented as a signed 64-bit integer.
 type LongDateTime = i64;
 
-pub trait FontTableProvider {
+pub trait SfntVersion {
+    fn sfnt_version(&self) -> u32;
+}
+
+pub trait FontTableProvider: SfntVersion {
     /// Return data for the specified table if present
     fn table_data<'a>(&'a self, tag: u32) -> Result<Option<Cow<'a, [u8]>>, ParseError>;
 
@@ -49,8 +53,13 @@ pub trait FontTableProvider {
     }
 }
 
-pub trait SfntVersion {
-    fn sfnt_version(&self) -> u32;
+impl<'a, T> From<T> for Box<dyn FontTableProvider + 'a>
+where
+    T: FontTableProvider + 'a,
+{
+    fn from(provider: T) -> Self {
+        Box::new(provider)
+    }
 }
 
 /// The F2DOT14 format consists of a signed, 2’s complement integer and an unsigned fraction.
diff --git a/tests/indic.rs b/tests/indic.rs
index ce213ae..b9b501f 100644
--- a/tests/indic.rs
+++ b/tests/indic.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ use allsorts::error::ShapingError;
 use allsorts::gsub::{self, FeatureMask, Features, RawGlyph};
 use allsorts::scripts::preprocess_text;
 use allsorts::tables::cmap::CmapSubtable;
-use allsorts::tables::{FontTableProvider, OpenTypeFont};
+use allsorts::tables::OpenTypeFont;
 use allsorts::{tag, Font, DOTTED_CIRCLE};
 
 // Variant of `bin/shape::shape_ttf`
-fn shape_ttf_indic<'a, T: FontTableProvider>(
-    font: &mut Font<T>,
+fn shape_ttf_indic(
+    font: &mut Font<'_>,
     script_tag: u32,
     opt_lang_tag: Option<u32>,
     text: &str,
diff --git a/tests/khmer.rs b/tests/khmer.rs
index 4a835f2..48a160c 100644
--- a/tests/khmer.rs
+++ b/tests/khmer.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ use allsorts::error::ShapingError;
 use allsorts::gsub::{self, FeatureMask, Features};
 use allsorts::scripts::preprocess_text;
 use allsorts::tables::cmap::CmapSubtable;
-use allsorts::tables::{FontTableProvider, OpenTypeFont};
+use allsorts::tables::OpenTypeFont;
 use allsorts::{tag, Font, DOTTED_CIRCLE};
 
 // Variant of `bin/shape::shape_ttf`
-fn shape_ttf_khmer<'a, T: FontTableProvider>(
-    font: &mut Font<T>,
+fn shape_ttf_khmer(
+    font: &mut Font<'_>,
     script_tag: u32,
     lang_tag: Option<u32>,
     text: &str,
diff --git a/tests/opentype.rs b/tests/opentype.rs
index 1c18bdb..ae88a77 100644
--- a/tests/opentype.rs
+++ b/tests/opentype.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ use allsorts::tables::glyf::{
     BoundingBox, GlyfRecord, GlyfTable, Glyph, GlyphData, Point, SimpleGlyph, SimpleGlyphFlag,
 };
 use allsorts::tables::loca::LocaTable;
-use allsorts::tables::{
-    Fixed, FontTableProvider, HeadTable, IndexToLocFormat, MaxpTable, OpenTypeData, OpenTypeFont,
-};
+use allsorts::tables::{Fixed, HeadTable, IndexToLocFormat, MaxpTable, OpenTypeData, OpenTypeFont};
 use allsorts::{tag, Font, DOTTED_CIRCLE};
 
 use crate::common::read_fixture;
@@ -207,8 +205,8 @@ fn test_decode_cmap_format_2() {
     // aots::cmap2_test1
 }
 
-fn shape<'a, T: FontTableProvider>(
-    font: &mut Font<T>,
+fn shape(
+    font: &mut Font,
     script_tag: u32,
     opt_lang_tag: Option<u32>,
     text: &str,