Designed by Georges Peignot in collaboration with the
punchcutters Henri Parmentier and Charles Malin after designs by engraver Charles-Nicolas
Cochin (1715–1790). First released by Peignot
& Fils in roman and italic styles in 1914 [Reichardt/Hoefer].
Adopted by Sol
Hess for Lanston Monotype as Series 165 in 1917
and expanded into a series of six, incl. Bold, Bold Italic, Open,
and Bold Tooled styles. ATF added it to their
catalog in 1925 [McGrew 1993].
Also cast by Ludwig &
Mayer both as Le Cochin (1930, with a halbfett
added in 1931, “after old in-house models”) and as
Bücherfreund-Antiqua/-Kursiv (after “Deberny &
Peignot, 1922”) [Wetzig 1926–40], and by Typefoundry Amsterdam as
Gravure I
[Reichardt 2011].
Reworked in 1977 by Matthew Carter at More…
Designed by Georges Peignot in collaboration with the punchcutters Henri Parmentier and Charles Malin after designs by engraver Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715–1790). First released by Peignot & Fils in roman and italic styles in 1914 [Reichardt/Hoefer].
Adopted by Sol Hess for Lanston Monotype as Series 165 in 1917 and expanded into a series of six, incl. Bold, Bold Italic, Open, and Bold Tooled styles. ATF added it to their catalog in 1925 [McGrew 1993].
Also cast by Ludwig & Mayer both as Le Cochin (1930, with a halbfett added in 1931, “after old in-house models”) and as Bücherfreund-Antiqua/-Kursiv (after “Deberny & Peignot, 1922”) [Wetzig 1926–40], and by Typefoundry Amsterdam as Gravure I [Reichardt 2011].
Reworked in 1977 by Matthew Carter at Linotype into three weights with italics. Unlike the digital versions by Linotype/Adobe, URW’s and Bitstream’s (as Engravers Oldstyle 205) include the Black styles.
