Guyot, Type specimen, 1565

This sheet shows type specimen from François Guyot, a type-caster in Antwerp, and was used to sell his wares in England. Careful sleuthing comparing these typefaces to those used in dated texts and to surviving records from the Plantin printing shop identified Guyot and the likely date of 1565. For more on those details, see this post from the Folger’s Collation blog.

Specimen sheets are used by type-casters to show examples of the fonts they have for sale. This one shows work from François Guyot, a type-caster in Antwerp, and was used to sell his wares in England, as evidenced by the manuscript notes in English secretary hand. Careful sleuthing comparing these typefaces to those used in dated texts and to surviving records from the Plantin printing shop identified Guyot and the likely date of 1565. For more on those details, see this post from the Folger's

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François Guyot, [Specimen sheet]. Antwerp, ca. 1565. (recto)

Folger Shakespeare Library, STC 7758.3 v.3 no.6 (flat) (CC BY-SA)

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