Released by Peignot & Fils in 1907 as an extension to
Auriol. Comes in noir (black) and allongé
(enlongated) styles, each in upright and italic [Reichardt/Hoefer]. Accompanied by
pâle (outlined and striped) and
tigré (outlined and dotted, 1911) variants.
Clair de Lune is an inline variant in two
widths.
Genzsch
& Heyse had the noir as Saturn and the allongé as
Sirius. Stevens,
Shanks has the noir as Manchester and the pâle as
Royal. [Reichardt 2011] Reissued in 1930 by
Deberny
& Peignot. [Signes]
Face
Photosetting had a phototype adaptation of the allongé, as
Robur Condensed [Face c.1981].
Matthew Carter’s Auriol revival for Linotype (1979)
has three weights in roman and italic styles, with the bolder ones
resembling Robur. Canada Type made a more direct
revival of Robur More…
Released by Peignot & Fils in 1907 as an extension to Auriol. Comes in noir (black) and allongé (enlongated) styles, each in upright and italic [Reichardt/Hoefer]. Accompanied by pâle (outlined and striped) and tigré (outlined and dotted, 1911) variants. Clair de Lune is an inline variant in two widths.
Genzsch & Heyse had the noir as Saturn and the allongé as Sirius. Stevens, Shanks has the noir as Manchester and the pâle as Royal. [Reichardt 2011] Reissued in 1930 by Deberny & Peignot. [Signes]
Face Photosetting had a phototype adaptation of the allongé, as Robur Condensed [Face c.1981].
Matthew Carter’s Auriol revival for Linotype (1979) has three weights in roman and italic styles, with the bolder ones resembling Robur. Canada Type made a more direct revival of Robur noir and its italic under the original name in 2010.
See also Cabaret.
