Page:Historic printing types, a lecture read before the Grolier club of New York, January 25, 1885, with additions and new illustrations; by De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914; Grolier Club.djvu/87

 TYPES OF FOURNIEK. XXXIV. its features were even imperfectly copied in England. It has Not admired always been popular in France, and, with more or less of modification, is still so much in use that, despite its Dutch origin, it is known to English read- ers as the French face. This Large face had its limitations of ser- French publish- ClCERO POETIQUE. Ui N General d'armee recevant de tomes parts des plaintes centre un Munitionnaire, le fit venir , & pour premier compliment le mena- <ja de le faire pendre. Monfeigneur , repondit froidement le Munition- naire, on ne pend pas quelqu'un qui peut difpofer de cent mille ecus ; & la-deflus ils paflerent dans le ca- binet. Un inftant apres, Monfieur le General en fortit perfuade que c'etoit un fort honnete-homme. Ceci nous apprend qu'on ne doit, pas juger trop predpitamment de la conduite du procham, ni le con- damner fans Tentendre. II eft bien aife de dire que certaines gens font des fripons, mais il faut le prouver. vice. ers of taste thought it too bold and coarse for poetry and dainty books. For this pur- pose Fournier was in- duced to cut the ac- companying " Poetic " face, which is more slender and has ascend- ing and descending let- ters of unusual length. It is not so popular as it has been, but it cannot be regarded as entirely out of fashion. One of the many varieties of this condensed face has the novelty of very thin body-marks, with strong or firm hair Poetic face of Fournier. Fac-simile of Fournier's "Poetic Face," from the Manuel Typographique.