One of the five styles of Garabosse, “a family of
typefaces developed from 16th-century French models. Inspired by
the work of Claude Garamont, Robert Granjon, Simon de Colines, and
Pierre Haultin, it is based on facsimiles collected in Hendrik
Vervliet’s French Renaissance Printing Types: A
Conspectus. Each style in the family seeks to recreate the
specific characteristics of the original typefaces: the imprecision
of small punches, printing accidents, and the very materiality of
the printed letter. By incorporating a wide range of post-binary
ligatures, Garabosse questions the notion of heritage
and creates a dialogue between French Renaissance typography
and More…
One of the five styles of Garabosse, “a family of typefaces developed from 16th-century French models. Inspired by the work of Claude Garamont, Robert Granjon, Simon de Colines, and Pierre Haultin, it is based on facsimiles collected in Hendrik Vervliet’s French Renaissance Printing Types: A Conspectus. Each style in the family seeks to recreate the specific characteristics of the original typefaces: the imprecision of small punches, printing accidents, and the very materiality of the printed letter. By incorporating a wide range of post-binary ligatures, Garabosse questions the notion of heritage and creates a dialogue between French Renaissance typography and contemporary issues of language inclusivity.” — U+270D (translated)
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