French Renaissance printing types

By Hendrik D. L. Vervliet

Subjects: Type and type-founding, Type and type founding, History, Specimens

Description: "A survey of all Roman, Italic, Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic typefaces made in France during the sixteenth century, describing the evolution of type-casting and letter-engraving and the methodology used. Illustrated with facsimiles of 409 typefaces with detailed descriptions including their first appearance in books or type specimens"--Provided by publisher.