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Jean Jannon
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Jean Jannon was a French Protestant printer, type designer, punchcutter and typefounder active in Sedan in the seventeenth century. He was a reasonably prolific printer by contemporary standards, prin
The matrices of Jannon's Imprimerie nationale type.
The matrices of Jannon's Imprimerie nationale type.
Jannon's type from an Imprimerie nationale specimen. The 'J' is a later addition.
Jannon's type from an Imprimerie nationale specimen. The 'J' is a later addition.
Jannon type specimen of their Caractères de l'Université. Sedan, 1621. Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
Jannon type specimen of their Caractères de l'Université. Sedan, 1621. Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
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 to this
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.