Bodoni
Videos
Bodoni is the name given to the serif typefaces first designed by Giambattista Bodoni in the late eighteenth century and frequently revived since. Bodoni typefaces are classified as Didone or modern.
The 1818 Manuale-Tipografico specimen manual of Bodoni's press, published after his death.
Comedia Nueva by Leandro Fernández de Moratín (published under the surename of Inarco Selenio). A title page printed by Bodoni, 1796
Proofs of page decorations from the Bodoni printing house
American Type Founder's Ultra Bodoni font in metal type. A derivative of their Bodoni family, the design is not directly based on Bodoni's own work but was very popular in advertising.
Didot (typeface)
Videos
Didot is a group of typefaces named after the French Didot family of printers, punch-cutters, and publishers. They are classified as Modern or Didone.
Didot's type in the Code civil des Français, printed by the company of Firmin Didot in 1804.
Didot typeface from Histoire d'un trop bon chien by Gaspard de Cherville, 1867. In the last "N" the fine line of the vertical has completely disappeared due to the fine print.
An example of Firmin-Didot-style body text from the same book.
Vogue’s usage of the Didot logo on the May 2000 UK edition magazine.