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Cochin (typeface)
Serif typeface / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cochin is a serif typeface. It was originally produced in 1912 by Georges Peignot for the Paris foundry G. Peignot et Fils (future Deberny & Peignot) and was based on the copperplate engravings of 18th century French artist Charles-Nicolas Cochin, from which the typeface also takes its name. The font has a small x-height with long ascenders.[1] Georges Peignot also created the design 'Nicolas-Cochin' as a looser variation in the same style.[2]
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Category | Serif |
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Classification | Transitional[1] |
Designer(s) | Georges Peignot, Matthew Carter |
Foundry | G. Peignot et Fils, Linotype |
Also known as | Sonderdruck[dubious ā discuss][citation needed] |
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