Didot (typeface)
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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.
Didone (typography)
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Didone is a genre of serif typeface that emerged in the late 18th century and was the standard style of general-purpose printing during the 19th century. It is characterized by:
Two pages from Bodoni's Manuale Tipografico, a posthumous showcase of his work and engraving by his wife
The 1861 title page of Great Expectations in the sharp, high-contrast Didone type of the period. Popular at the time, the style had disappeared almost completely by the middle of the twentieth century.
Fat-face type on a poster, London, c. 1840s