Grecs du roi
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Estienne's 1550 edition of the New Testament was typeset with Garamond's grecs du roi.[1]
Les grecs du roi are a celebrated Greek typeface designed by Claude Garamond in 1541 and containing a very large number of ligatures.
The grecs du roi were ordered by Robert Estienne on behalf of King Francis I of France. The design was based on the handwriting of the Cretan copyist Angelo Vergecio. Arthur Tilley calls the resulting books "among the most finished specimens of typography that exist".[2]
Notes
- ↑ Valerie R. Hotchkiss, Charles C. Ryrie (1998). "Formatting the Word of God: An Exhibition at Bridwell Library".
- ↑ Tilley, Arthur (1900). "Humanism under Francis I". The English Historical Review 15 (59): 456–478.
External links
- Graphê, association pour la promotion de l'art typographique -- includes a photo of the punches for les Grecs du roi, Vergecio's manuscript, and the first book printed with the Grecs du roi.
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