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Plantin|ˈplæntɪn|
The name of Christophe Plantin (1514–89), printer, of Antwerp, used to designate a family of old-face types, based on a 16th-century Flemish original, the first of which was designed by F. H. Pierpont for the Monotype Corporation in 1913.
1914Monotype Recorder July 68 (caption) First showing of light face Plantin O.S. 1919J. P. Thorp Printing for Business viii. 81 The headlines, section numbers and little acorn ornaments are in vermilion, the text in 12-point Plantin. 1929F. Meynell Typogr. Newspaper Advertisements 28 Plantin (particularly the Monotype face) declares in its strength and straightness that it stands for the machine-seller. 1951S. Jennett Making of Books xv. 262 Types like Times and Plantin, which are so large on the body that they are unpleasant when set solid, become useful and legible when they are suitably leaded. 1967J. B. Lieberman Types of Typefaces 89/2 Plantin..is based on 16th century forms. |