Name | Didot |
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Characteristics | Hairline serifs without bracketing. Extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes. Vertical stress in rounded strokes. |
History | The Didot family were active as designers for about 100 years in the 18th and 19th centuries. They were printers, publishers, typeface designers, inventors and intellectuals. Around 1800, the Didot family owned the most important print shop and font foundry in France. Pierre Didot, the printer, published a document with the typefaces of his brother, Firmin Didot, the typeface designer. The printing company still exists under the name Firmin Didot, Societe Nouvelle. |
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