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Fonderie Générale [Charles Laboulaye]

Paris-based foundry. Their work can be found in Épreuves de caractères. Aphe René&cie, successeurs de Firmin Didot, Molé, Lion, Tarbé, Crosnier, Éverat, Biesta, Pasteur, Laboulaye (Paris, Fonderie générale des caractères français et étrangers, 30, rue Madame, 30. Typographie Adrien Le Clere, 29, rue Cassette, 1858) and in Épreuves de caractères. Ch. Laboulaye&cie (Paris, Fonderie générale des caractères français et étrangers, rue de Madame, 30, Faubourg Saint-Germain, [ca.1852]; BnF Gallica mentions 1853). The foundry grew out of the fonderie de Lion et Laboulaye frères as this title suggests: Specimen des caractères de la fonderie de Lion et Laboulaye frères, rue Saint-Hyacinthe-Saint-Michel, 33 (Paris, Imprimerie de Casimir, 1838). The early "graveurs" in the foundry were Vibert, Jacquemin and Lombardat. Later, artists such as Loeillet, Porthaux and Ramé (creator of nice imitations of "caractères anglais") were added. Charles Laboulaye lived from 1813 until 1886. Several characters in Porchez's Ambroise, such as the "y" and "g", can be found here in the Neuf (or petit romain no. 5) and Onze (ou Cicéro no. 1). <

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