Cochin
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First seen on MyFonts: September 14th, 2000
Designed by: Georges Peignot, Sol Hess, Matthew Carter
Designed when: 1914-1977
Contained in Category: Transitional
Design owned by: Linotype
MyFonts Keywords: 1910s, 1970s, certificate, economic, elegant, French, invitation, natural, neutral, personal text, sensible, serif, sturdy, transitional, valuable

Cochin

In 1913 Georges Peignot produced a typeface based on Nicolas Cochin’s eighteenth century engravings. In 1977, Matthew Carter expanded this historic form into a three part series.

Cochin

Georges Peignot designed Cochin based on copper engravings of the 18th century and Charles Malin cut the typeface in 1912 for the Paris foundry Deberny & Peignot. The font is named after the French engraver Charles Nicolas Cochin (1715–1790) although its style had little to do with that of the copper artist’s. The font displays a curious mix of style elements and could be placed as a part of the typographical Neorenaissance movement. Cochin is especially large and wide and was very popular at the beginning of the 20th century.

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