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Grasset italic

GRASSET, Eugène-Samuel · 1900 →

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Around 1900 the artist created the Grasset roman and italic typeface for Peignot Frères. The source of this picture is the book "Manuel français de typographie moderne" by Francis Thibaudeau (1860-1925), published in 1924.

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@online{wga-r9f4a2aaf9e3b95,
  author       = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
  title        = {Grasset italic by GRASSET, Eugène-Samuel},
  organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
  date         = {2026-09-12},
  url          = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grasset-eugne-samuel-r8079698bf18862/grasset-italic-r9f4a2aaf9e3b95},
  urldate      = {2026-09-12},
  langid       = {english}
}

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