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1533 GLC Augereau Pro Font

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1533 GLC Augereau ProPublisher: GLC Foundry
1533 GLC Augereau Pro is a historic typeface released by GLC Foundry.

Antoine Augereau (circa 1485-1534) was a punchcutter before to be a printer in Paris, one of the very first French who inscribed roman letters, when the French printers were mainly utilizing blackletters. He started to work for Robert Estienne, one the first Parisian printer to utilize this types. He is the primary punchcutter who produce the Garalde type, improved by Claude Garamont, his pupil.

Our font style is motivated from one of his three roman typeface: the "Gros Romain" ( ± 16 Pts) size, utilized in 1533 to print "Le miroir de l'âme……", a spiritual poetical compilation by Marguerite de Navarre, sibling of the French king François the first.
It seems that Augereau had actually likewise inscribed italic styles, but there is not any certainty about. Our "1689 GLC Garamond Pro" italic design may be utilized without anachronism.

The alphabet, with his complete small caps collection, is covering all West, East and Central European languages (includind Baltic and Celtic) and Turkish.

Font Family: 1533 GLC Augereau Pro Normal

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