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Didotisanamegiventoagroup oftypefacesnamedafterthe famousFrenchprintingandtype producingfamily.Theclassificationisknownasmodern,or Didone.Thetypefaceweknow todaywasbasedonacollection ofrelatedtypesdevelopedinthe period1784–1811.FirminDidot (1764–1836)cuttheletters,andcast themastypeinParis.Hisbrother, PierreDidot(1760–1853)used thetypesinprinting.Hisedition ofLaHenriadebyVoltairein1818 isconsideredhismasterwork. Thetypefacetakesinspiration fromJohnBaskerville’sexperimentationwithincreasingstroke contrastandamorecondensed armature.TheDidotfamily’s developmentofahighcontrast typefacewithanincreased stressiscontemporarytosimilar facesdevelopedbyGiambattista BodoniinItaly.Didotisdescribed asneoclassical,andisevocative oftheAgeofEnlightenment. Didotisanamegiventoagroup oftypefacesnamedafterthe [Didot Regular, 14pt. 250pt.]
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