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Claude Mozet

Typefounder in Nantes, b. 1704, d. 1760, Nantes. Until 1743, he was typefounder in Paris, and settled in Nantes some time between then and 1754. His work can be found in Épreuves des caracteres de la fonderie de Claude Mozet, fondeur&graveur de caractères d'imprimerie (Nantes, 1754), and in Épreuves des caracteres de la fonderie de Claude Mozet, fondeur&graveur de caractères d'imprimerie (Paris, 1743). In 1760, Mozet's foundry was taken over by J. Fr. Hémery, who was based in Paris, where he had been director of the Fournier foundry (the elder and the younger) for over 30 years.

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file name: Claude Mozet Specimen Book Cover 1743


file name: Claude Mozet Specimen Book Cover 1754


file name: Claude Mozet Epreuve De Caracteres 1754


file name: Claude Mozet Epreuve De Caracteres 1754


file name: Claude Mozet Epreuve De Caracteres 1754


file name: Claude Mozet Epreuve De Caracteres 1754







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