![]() ![]() In 1578, he moved to Rome, where he worked on types for Oriental characters needed by the Catholic missionaries: Armenian (1579), Syriac (1580), Cyrillic (1582), and Arabic (1580-86). It was nevertheless the main influence for italic type design until the Arrighi model was revived in 1920. These qualities and its contrasting thick and thin strokes gave it a dazzling appearance that made it difficult to read. Granjon's italic had a greater slant angle, slanted roman capitals, and reduced weight and rigor. The invention made such an impact that King Henry II, on December 26, 1557, gave him an exclusive privilege to use the type for ten years. The first book in his typeface, Civilité, was Dialogue de la vie et de la mort by Ringhieri (1557). ![]() He married the daughter of Bernard Salomon. He worked in Lyon as a librarian, printer, and engraver of typefaces. He is best known for having introduced the typeface Civilité and for his italic type form, the design of which in modern days is used in Garamond Italic. He worked in Paris, Lyon, Frankfurt, Antwerp, and Rome for various printers. Robert Granjon (1513-November 16, 1589/March 1590) was a French type designer and printer. ![]() Evangelium Sanctum Domini Nostri Jesu Christi in Arabic, 1590, with Arabic types of Robert Grandjon, Typographia Medicea, Rome. ![]()
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