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- Romain_du_Roi abstract "The Romain du Roi was a typeface developed in France beginning in 1692. The name, literally "Roman of the King", refers to the Roman (alphabet) and to Louis XIV who in 1692 commissioned the design of the new typeface for use by the Imprimerie Royale. The type was first used in 1702.The Romain du Roi stands as a landmark of typography in the Age of Enlightenment. The conception of the letterforms reflects a difference in attitude from the prevailing roman typefaces before it. Whereas previous roman typefaces developed naturally over time, evolving in the hands of punch cutters from the typefaces of the fifteenth century, the Romain du Roi was the result of rational design: the letterforms were mapped on grids before being cut into metal. The Romain du Roi was not the first "constructed alphabet". As early as 1529, in his Champfleury, Geoffroy Tory mapped letterforms on grids and showed their construction. The Romain du Roi, however, because of its allegiance to the grid, shows a distinct shift in style, with an increased emphasis on verticality and increased contrast between thick and thin elements, a style that influenced the Transitional typefaces of Pierre Simon Fournier and John Baskerville.The design of the letterforms was the work of a committee assembled from the Academy of Sciences. The capital letters were drawn on 8×8 grids, the lowercase letters on rectangular grids. The committee's designs were engraved by Louis Simonneau. Punches for the metal type were cut by Philippe Grandjean, who took some liberty with his type, to moderate the cold geometry of the designs. The type was first used for Médailles sur les principaux événements du règne de Louis le Grand.".
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- Romain_du_Roi hasPhotoCollection Romain_du_Roi.
- Romain_du_Roi subject Category:History_of_printing.
- Romain_du_Roi subject Category:Typefaces.
- Romain_du_Roi subject Category:Typography.
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- Romain_du_Roi type Type106825120.
- Romain_du_Roi type Typefaces.
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- Romain_du_Roi comment "The Romain du Roi was a typeface developed in France beginning in 1692. The name, literally "Roman of the King", refers to the Roman (alphabet) and to Louis XIV who in 1692 commissioned the design of the new typeface for use by the Imprimerie Royale. The type was first used in 1702.The Romain du Roi stands as a landmark of typography in the Age of Enlightenment. The conception of the letterforms reflects a difference in attitude from the prevailing roman typefaces before it.".
- Romain_du_Roi label "Romain du Roi".
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