Rolland
Rolland is a digital interpretation of some of the printing types used at the "Typografia Rollandiana" in Lisbon at the end of the XVIII century. The printing and publishing house was established by Francisco Rolland after he moved to Lisbon (from France) in the second half of the XVIII century becoming one of the most successful publishers of his time.
The starting point for this project was a book printed and published by Francisco Rolland in 1797: "Escolha das Melhores Novellas e Contos Moraes; Escritos em Francez por MM, d'Arnaud, Marmontel, Madama de Gomez, e outros".
An interesting detail found on the text type used in the book (and one of the reasons why I became so interested in it) is the different designs made for upper and lower case diacritics, and the curious shapes used. It made me wonder if the designer might have been portuguese (or spanish).
The starting point for this project was a book printed and published by Francisco Rolland in 1797: "Escolha das Melhores Novellas e Contos Moraes; Escritos em Francez por MM, d'Arnaud, Marmontel, Madama de Gomez, e outros".
An interesting detail found on the text type used in the book (and one of the reasons why I became so interested in it) is the different designs made for upper and lower case diacritics, and the curious shapes used. It made me wonder if the designer might have been portuguese (or spanish).