La Sculpture Romantique by Luc Benoist
Contributed by Pierre Brossard on Mar 27th, 2021. Artwork published in
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Cover ft. Nicolas Cochin.
La Sculpture Romantique (“The romantic Sculpture”) is a book written by Luc Benoist (1893–1980), a French art historian who was the first writer on this subject.
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Title page ft. Sphinx.
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“La Sculpture Romantique” is set in De Vinne Condensed or a version thereof, see e.g. FTF’s Canadiennes. The text typeface is yet unidentified.
Photo: Pierre Brossard. License: All Rights Reserved.
Photo: Pierre Brossard. License: All Rights Reserved.
The back cover shows a range of typefaces. “A travers L’art français” uses Bellery-Desfontaines Large, the wide style of a typeface series commissioned by Peignot & Fils from artist Henri Bellery-Desfontaines. It provided inspiration for Nysé (General Type Studio, 2021).
