Marcellin Legrand

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Marcellin Legrand Paris-based creator of the hybrid Gaelic typeface Legrand (ca. 1836). Typefounder in Paris. His work can be found in this specimen book (Paris, 1850, 97 pages). At the Imprimerie Nationale, he was asked in 1846 to cut an arabe maghrébin (the preferred Arabic writing style in Morocco and adjacent regions). He cut anotther weight in 1850. In 2009, Franck Jalleau made a digital version of this, called Le Maghrébin.	EXTERNAL LINKS Marcellin Legrand MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Celtic/Gaelic fonts ⦿ History of type ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Foundries of the 19th century ⦿ Type design in France ⦿ Typefaces and type design for Arabic ⦿

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