Fournier is the name commonly applied to typefaces which are based on the typefaces of

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ian typefounder

Pierre-Simon Fournier Pierre-Simon Fournier (; 15 September 1712 – 8 October 1768) was a French mid-18th century punch-cutter, typefounder and typographic theoretician. He was both a collector and originator of types. Fournier's contributions to printing were his c ...

around the 1740s. Created in the

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style and influenced by the

Romain du Roi The ' (, "King's roman") was a typeface developed in France beginning in 1692. The name refers to Louis XIV who commissioned the design of the new typeface for use by the Royal Print Office. The ' stands as a landmark of typography in the A ...

typefaces commissioned by the French government in the previous century, Fournier's typefaces showed an advanced delicacy above what was previously common. Modern Fournier revivals include Monotype Fournier, created by the

Monotype Corporation Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., founded as Lanston Monotype Machine Company in 1887 in Philadelphia by Tolbert Lanston, is an American (historically Anglo-American) company that specializes in digital typesetting and typeface design for use wit ...

of Britain in the 1920s, Barbou, an alternative revival designed simultaneously by Monotype but not entered into mass production, and Corundum by

Joshua Darden Joshua Darden (born 1979 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is an American typeface designer. He published his first typeface at the age of 15, becoming according to ''Fonts In Use'' the first known African-American typeface designer. C ...

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