Figure 354
Book Type: Eragny Press
From Brief Account of Eragny Press (scan)
1903
Lucien Pissarro’s…earlier books were printed in the Vale type designed by Ricketts. The Brook type, in which an account of the Eragny Press was printed in 1903, is an agreeable roman letter designed by Pissarro on the lines of the Vale type, with a pleasant movement and admirable legibility. The superiority of its appearance to that of the Vale fonts is due partly to the paper generally used, which is most delightful. Wood-blocks printed in colours are a favourite feature of the Eragny Press books, and the text is their accompaniment. The designing, wood-engraving, and printing are all the work of Pissarro and his wife, though sometimes the illustrations are by other hands.