Marius Audin

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Marius Audin Type historian from Lyon, 1872-1951. He had a major influence on the French typographical world before World War II. His son Maurice founded the Musée de l'imprimerie et de la banque in Lyon in 1964, starting from the family's archives. Author (1872-1951) of many books on typography and printing, including Les livrets typographiques des fonderies françaises créées avant 1800 Étude historique et bibliographique (Paris: A l'Enseigne de Pégase, 1933), republished in 1964 by Gérard Th. van Heusden, Amsterdam. This book is a historian's dream, offering a complete genealogical picture of French foundries. Font page. Le Livre (two volumes, 1924 and 1926). Les caractères de civilité de Robert Granjon et les imprimeurs flamands (1921, with Dr. Maurits Sabbe, conservateur du Musée Plantin, à Anvers'; Lyon : impr. M. Audin&Co; Anvers : A la Grande Librairie, 1921). Histoire de l'imprimerie par l'image (4 volumes, Henri Jonquières éditeur, Paris, 1928-1929). In 1948, Audin edited the book Somme typographique. The second volume of that work appeared in 1949.	EXTERNAL LINKS MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Marius Audin History of type ⦿ Books on type design ⦿ Type design in France ⦿ Civilité ⦿

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