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15th C French Types
[inserted] updike [end inserted] 1) Transitional roman
2) Pure Roman on Italian models
3 Pointed Gothic or lettre de forme
4) Rounded Gothic or lettre de somme
*5 Contemporary manuscript gothic letter or tettre batarde
6) gothic fonts showing foreign influence, sometimes
of foreign source.
Vol. I "contient the te chapitres
*Vol II p. 283 Cy apres sensuit le martino - loge des sainctz 28 unnumbered pages
chapitre cent xiiije du prologue. (chapter 118)
p. 310 Colophon (114) April

P. Le Rouge est a l'egal de Jean Du Pre et de Guy Manchant,
l'un des imprimeus francais qui on le plus contribue
au procris artistique du livre.
Claudin c'est servi pour ce livre d'un gros caracters de
batarde d'envison 14 points.
L'ouvnage feut imprime pout le compte du librare
Vincent Commin et Piere le Rouge.
Since the accession of Hugh Capet in 987 Paris has been the
capital of France.

Type 117B Text type, Bold + square, presumably cut to a view to printing
the 1488 Mer des histories. In use throughout 2 forms of L, both looped,
one to than to left, 2 forms of R.
263 G - French title + headings Type on very large body. In use
throughout.
-one of only 11 books known to have been printed by
Le Rouge.