Figure 174
Grandjean’s Romain du Roi (italic) used in Cuivres de Cochin destinés à l’Histoire de Louis XV par Médailles: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris
1889
A good modern impression of these fonts may be seen in the work printed by the Imprimerie Nationale in 1889, entitled Cuivres de Cochin destinés à l’Histoire de Louis XV par Médailles. This book, intended to be a continuation of the similar volumes devoted to the reign of Louis XIV, was never completed, but these designs made for it by Cochin have been published. In its text Grandjean’s italic type is beautifully displayed.