Font Designer – Pierre Simon Fournier Trains at the company of
his father, Jean Claude Fournier. 1737: develops a typographical
system of measures which F. A. Didot reworks. 1739: opens his
own type foundry. 1742: publishes a book of type specimens which
is printed by J. J. Barbou. In total, Fournier cuts 60,000
punches for c. 150 of his own alphabets. 1760: completes his
design for a system of musical notation which is patented in
1762 and which is produced in various sizes in 1764. 1768:
Fournier’s widow and son continue to run the type foundry after
Fournier’s death. Publications include: "Essai d’un nouveau
caractère de fonte pour l’impression de la musique", Paris 1756;
"Manuel typographique" (2 vols.), Paris 1764–66. * TYPOGRAPHY –
An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout
History by Friedrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott (Editor), Bernard
Stein, published by Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Fonts from
the Linotype Library in the style of Pierre Simon Fournier: