An unconventional classicistic Roman typeface
This Roman typeface has a livelier effect than is normal of the date of classicistic style. In the lower case letters, an echo of the smoother types of historically early scripts is recognizable. Normal of a classicistic Roman typeface are the stressed and clear contrast in the weight of the strokes, the fine serifs and the accentuation of the vertical bold stem. Charpentier Classicistique is happily legible. Its impact is much less extreme than other classicistic typefaces. The pointed kinds of M and N are uncommon.
At 30 °, the italic version of Charpentier Classicistique is uncommonly strongly inclined. The italic lower case letters refer, in part, to English handwriting, which likewise falls under classicism. Especially the curves reveal kinds affected by writing.