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Hendrik van den Keere
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Hendrik van den Keere was a punchcutter, or cutter of punches to make metal type, who lived in Ghent in modern Belgium.
Van den Keere's Spanish-style "rotunda" Gothic
Van den Keere's Spanish-style "rotunda" Gothic
Most of van den Keere's work was for prominent printer Christophe Plantin in Antwerp. His printing office survives as the Plantin-Moretus Museum.
Most of van den Keere's work was for prominent printer Christophe Plantin in Antwerp. His printing office survives as the Plantin-Moretus Museum.
Large display type cut in wood and cast in sand.
Large display type cut in wood and cast in sand.
Rotunda gothic
Rotunda gothic
Garamond
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Garamond is a group of many serif typefaces, named for sixteenth-century Parisian engraver Claude Garamond, generally spelled as Garamont in his lifetime. Garamond-style typefaces are popular and particularly often used for book printing and body text.
Garamond's largest type, in "Gros Canon" size (40 pt), for H. D. L. Vervliet "a culmination of Renaissance design".
Garamond's largest type, in "Gros Canon" size (40 pt), for H. D. L. Vervliet "a culmination of Renaissance design".
'Petit-texte' type intended for body text, created by Garamond.
'Petit-texte' type intended for body text, created by Garamond.
De Aetna, printed by Aldus Manutius in 1495. Its roman type was the model for Garamond's.
De Aetna, printed by Aldus Manutius in 1495. Its roman type was the model for Garamond's.
A book printed by Robert Estienne in 1550. His graceful and delicate typefaces, based on the work of Aldus Manutius thirty-five years earlier, redefin
A book printed by Robert Estienne in 1550. His graceful and delicate typefaces, based on the work of Aldus Manutius thirty-five years earlier, redefined practices in French printing. Below: his text type and Garamond's "gros canon" type, his largest, based on this type.