Dusting Latin Type History #1: On the Origin of Bold and Fat Faces

Monday, February 22, 2021, 12:30 - 2:30pm

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A free, public lecture that aims to reassess the role of English founders in the development of bold and fat types during the early decades of the nineteenth century. Many little-known documents and examples will be shown and a few worn-out ideas and narratives may become obsolete. 

Registration is required.

Sébastien Morlighem is a teacher and researcher at the École supérieure d’art et de design d’Amiens (FR). A founder of the Bibliothèque typographique for Ypsilon Éditeur, he has coauthored several books & written many articles. He has also curated several conferences & exhibitions on graphic design, typography, and type design. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Reading (UK).

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