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Cultural implications (get drawn by many people?) Garamond is an old-style serif typeface that was created by engraver Claude Garamond in the 16th century. Letters with relatively organic structure resembling handwriting with a pen but slightly more structured and upright
General Information on Garamond: 1 Garamond is an old-style serif typeface that was created by engraver Claude Garamond in the 16th century. 2 Often used for printing body text and books 3 Letters with relatively organic structure resembling handwriting with a pen but slightly more structured and upright More items...
Garamond displaced blackletter or Gothic type which was used in some early French printing. Lead contemporary export on French Renaissance painting consistently used Garamont (Hendrik Vervliet)
Some distinctive characteristics in Garamond’s letterforms are an ’e’ with a small eye and the bowl of the ’a’ which has a sharp turn at top left. Other general features are limited but clear stroke contrast and capital letters on the model of Roman square capitals.