Issued by Peignot & Fils in 1903 in champlevé (open, 1903) and
labeur (regular, 1904) with italique styles [Loubet del
Bayle]. The open version is different in several details, most
notable the ‘a’ with its diagonal right stroke.
Preceded by two narrower styles named La
Française légère and La
Française allongée, see Française. See also the bolder
Robur (incl. the ornamented
Robur tigré and Robur pâle) and the inline Clair de Lune.
Stephenson Blake had a version of the open for
two-color printing [1908
SB specimen]. SB, Genzsch
& Heyse, and ATF all sold
Française under the name Auriol.
Matthew Carter’s revival More…
Issued by Peignot & Fils in 1903 in champlevé (open, 1903) and labeur (regular, 1904) with italique styles [Loubet del Bayle]. The open version is different in several details, most notable the ‘a’ with its diagonal right stroke.
Preceded by two narrower styles named La Française légère and La Française allongée, see Française. See also the bolder Robur (incl. the ornamented Robur tigré and Robur pâle) and the inline Clair de Lune.
Stephenson Blake had a version of the open for two-color printing [1908 SB specimen]. SB, Genzsch & Heyse, and ATF all sold Française under the name Auriol.
Matthew Carter’s revival for Linotype (1979) combines Auriol and Robur in a family of three weights in roman and italic styles.
