Claude Lamesle

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Claude Lamesle Parisian printer, whose 1742 book Épreuves générales des caractères qui se trouvent chez Lamesle is at the Rochester Institute of Technology. A facsimile was published by A.F. Johnston in 1965 at Menno Hertzberger&Co, Holland: The Type specimens of Claude Lamesle, a facsimile of the 1st edition printed at Paris in 1742. Free Google Books download. Among many other types, Lamesle's 1742 text book shows a Civilité. Revivals: The Capsa family (2008, Dino dos Santos) was inspired by, but is not a revival of the Claude Lamesle types Gros Romain Ordinaire and Saint Augustin Gros Oeil. Dejanire (2019, Ramiro Espinoza, Re-Type) is a typeface family loosely inspired by an anonymous display typeface found in Claude Lamesle specimen book from 1742. It takes its name from Deianira, a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology and the wife of Heracles. Lamesle introduced it under the blah name of Gros canon deux points de gros romain. Ramiro Espinoza set out to improve Lamesle's typeface by fixing its flaws while preserving its freshness.	EXTERNAL LINKS Claude Lamesle MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Foundries of the 18th century ⦿ History of type ⦿ Books on type design ⦿ Type design in France ⦿ Civilité ⦿