Figure 172
Garamond’s Roman and Italic Types used in Richelieu’s Les Principaux Poincts de la Foy Catholique Défendus: Imprimerie Royale, Paris
From Gallica (scan)
1642
The vary narrow measure of the pages permits notes to be placed in the margin without loss of effect. Although the impression is uneven, its appearance as a whole is sumptuous and imposing. Above all, it is readable—the quality by which a book must stand or fall.