font_foundry: GLC

1532 Bastarde Lyon

1532 Bastarde Lyon font

Font designed from work by an anonymous printer in Lyon (France) to print the French popular novel Les Grandes et inestimables Chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua […] in 1532. The original font...

1538 Schwabacher

1538 Schwabacher font

This 1538 Schwabacher was based on a font used by Georg Rhau in Wittemberg (Germany) to print Des Babsts Hercules […], a German pamphlet against roman catholicism written by Johannes Kymeus. The original font...

1550 Arabesques

1550 Arabesques font

Font inspired by the decorative elements and opening capitals frequently in use in the early 1500s, under Geoffroy Tory’s book “Champfleury” influence, especially in Lyon (France). It is an entirely original design. It is...

1475 Bastarde Manual

1475 Bastarde Manual font

This script font was inspired by the type called “Bastarde Flamande”, a much appreciated one in the Duke of Burgundy’s court at the end of 1400s for handwritten books. A book titled Histoire Romaine...

1420 Gothic Script

1420 Gothic Script font

This script font was inspired by the type most commonly used during the period 1300s to 1500s. It is a compromise between historic truth and contemporary use. We particularly thank very much the Paris...

2008 Script 2

2008 Script 2 font

This font was created for the birth of a baby in June 2008. It’s a melting font, including various types : blackletter script, bastarde, humanistic… a joyful interpretation for a joyful event. It is...

1610 Cancellaresca

1610 Cancellaresca font

This font was inspired by the “Cancellaresca moderna ” type, which was calligraphed by Francesco Periccioli (published in 1610 in Siena, Italy). It was entirely handwritten by the designer for each circumstance, using quill...

1509 Leyden

1509 Leyden font

This script font was inspired by the type used in Leyden by Jan Seversz to print Breviores elegantioresque epistolae […], author Francesco Filfelo, circa 1509. The original font contains all lower case characters, except...

1815 Waterloo

1815 Waterloo font

This script font was inspired by a few manuscripts and letters written by French representatives or ministers after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. It is an attempt to offer a typical handwritten script...

1512 Initials

1512 Initials font

This set of initial decorated letters is an entirely original creation, drawn inspired by Italian renaissance patterns. It contains two roman alphabets : one drawn in white on black background and the other in...