The design of Monotype Plantin was overseen by
Frank
Hinman Pierpont. “Plantin followed Mason’s
Imprint
as one of the first types to be specifically designed for
mechanical composition. Pierpont and Fritz
Steltzer, head of the drawing office, worked from a face in the
1905 Plantin-Moretus specimen (although this face was never used by
the great Antwerp printer of that name).” [Macmillan]
The model was a Gros Cicero face cut in the 16th century by Robert
Granjon. [Schuster]
First issued in 1913 as Series 110 in roman and
italic styles, followed by Light 113 (roman and italic, 1914), Bold
194 (roman and italic, 1925), Bold Condensed 236 (1927), Bold
287 (1930), and Titling 438 (1936). Later extended
with Semi-Bold (roman and italic, 1969) and
Condensed 289 (roman and italic, 1970). The original
Series 110 was adopted by lntertype, Ludlow,
and Stephenson Blake.
[Reichardt]
See also Plantin More…
The design of Monotype Plantin was overseen by Frank Hinman Pierpont. “Plantin followed Mason’s Imprint as one of the first types to be specifically designed for mechanical composition. Pierpont and Fritz Steltzer, head of the drawing office, worked from a face in the 1905 Plantin-Moretus specimen (although this face was never used by the great Antwerp printer of that name).” [Macmillan] The model was a Gros Cicero face cut in the 16th century by Robert Granjon. [Schuster]
First issued in 1913 as Series 110 in roman and italic styles, followed by Light 113 (roman and italic, 1914), Bold 194 (roman and italic, 1925), Bold Condensed 236 (1927), Bold 287 (1930), and Titling 438 (1936). Later extended with Semi-Bold (roman and italic, 1969) and Condensed 289 (roman and italic, 1970). The original Series 110 was adopted by lntertype, Ludlow, and Stephenson Blake. [Reichardt]
See also Plantin Headline, News Plantin, and Plantin Infant.
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