Fonderie Typographique Française

Fonderie Typographique Française was a French type foundry. Founded in Paris in 1921 following the merger of the Turlot, Durey & Berthier, Renault & Marcou, Huart, Chaix, and Saling type foundries. In 1969 it moved to Champigny-sur-Marne and took the name “Société Nouvelle de la Fonderie Typographique Française.” Sold in 1974 to the Fundición Tipográfica Neufville, in Barcelona[1]

Fonderie Typographique Française
TypeDefunct
IndustryType foundry
FateMerged into Fundición Tipográfica Neufville
PredecessorTurlot, Durey & Berthier, Renault & Marcou, Huart, Chaix, and Saling type foundries
SuccessorFundición Tipográfica Neufville
Founded1921 (1921)
Defunct1974 (1974)
HeadquartersParis, France

Typefaces

These foundry types were produced by Fonderie Typographique Française:[2]

  • Amadis, a blackletter face
  • Apollo, a knock off of Futura.
  • Ascot
  • Atlas (1933, Karl Hermann Schaefer) An Art Deco typeface originally issued as Fatima by Schriftguss Type Foundry [3]
  • Bizerte
  • Blanches Saint Germain, pearly capitals.
  • Caravelle (1957–62, Baum + Bauer), originally sold as Folio by Bauer. [4]
  • Clipper, (1951, Louis Ferrand)
  • Deauville (1927, M. Loewe) [5]
  • Décor, a pixelized face with mosaic effects.
  • Ecriture parisienne (ronde)
  • Editor (1937, Henri Chaix) [6]
  • Egyptiennes, a slab-serif face.[7]
  • Estienne (c. 1929-30, George W. Jones ), based on the slightly earlier type designs owned by Parisian printer Robert Estienne.[8] Very tall ascenders and descenders.
  • Excelsior FTF, an Art Nouveau face.
  • Garamond FTF
  • Hélios, a shaded titling face.
  • Horizon (1952–55, Baum + Bauer), originally sold as Imprimatur by Bauer. [9]
  • Ile de France (Enric Crous-Vidal)
  • Italienne (c. 1820) [10]
  • Marocaines FTF, revived by Mario Feliciano as Mazagan (2019).
  • Muriel (1950, Joan Trochut-Blanchard), a script typeface.
  • Normandy
  • Paris (1953, Enric Crous-Vidal)
    • Flash (1953, Enric Crous-Vidal), a shaded version of Paris, not to be confused with the more famous type of the same name by Lanston Monotype.[11]
  • Pittoresques FTF (1924), a Japanese style art nouveau face, revived by Yanick Blancho as Koëlh (2015).
  • Psitt (1954, René Ponot)
  • Ramsès, a slab-serif face.
  • Stylo(1935), a connected script.
  • Swing, an Art Deco typeface.
  • Vulcain, an Art Deco typeface.

References
  1. "Fonderie typographique française". BnF Data. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. Unless otherwise noted, all types in this list are cited from "Fonderie Typographique Française Pro". Fonderie Typographique Française type list. Luc Devroye. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 251
  4. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 274
  5. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 64
  6. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 74
  7. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 78
  8. "A Distinguished family of French printers of the sixteenth century: Henri and Robert Estienne". ABAA. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  9. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 116
  10. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 122
  11. Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, pp. 77-78
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