Figure 32
First Roman Type used in France: Freiburger, Gering and Kranz, Paris
From a copy of Phalaridis Epistulæ in the Annmary Brown Memorial Library, Providence
1470
As the prior (who was to correct the proofs of the books to be printed) was near-sighted a large roman character, which did not tire the eye, was preferred to the Gothic manuscript-letter, at that time generally used in France. The type was awkward in cut, but readable.