Romain du Roi

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Philippe Grandjean
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Romain du Roi, (French: King’s Roman), in printing, a roman typeface developed in France at the express order of King Louis XIV, who, in 1692, directed that a typeface be designed at any necessary expense for the exclusive use of the royal printer. The design was the work, for several years, of a committee of the Academy of Sciences, whose members ignored calligraphic models in favour of analytical and mathematical principles that, in retrospect, are said to have been characteristic of France during the so-called Age of Reason. The letters were then cut by Philippe Grandjean. It has been argued ...(100 of 187 words)