Figure 195
Roman and Italic Types: Plantin Specimen, Antwerp
From Rooses’ Christophe Plantin (facsimile), Index, sive Specimen Characterum Christophori Plantini (scan)
1567
Some of Plantin’s fonts are shown in his specimen of 1567. This Index, sive Specimen Characterum Christophori Plantini showed forty-one specimens—seven Hebrew, six Greek, twelve roman, ten italic, three cursive, and three gothic types. Rooses shows but six roman, four italic, and three cursive fonts.… Those headed De Claris Orat. and Pro Sestio appear to be from the office of De Colines.