Exhibit at the Grolier Club about the Imprimerie Nationale

The font Romain du Roi or King’s Roman, commissioned by Louis XIV for the Royal printer is featured in a exibit about the printer. (Imprimerie Nationale)

There is an article about the exhibit: Types With Plenty of Character (NYT) The article includes a multimedia slideshow. Take note of slide 5 of 7 (A detail of the catalog for “Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic.”) to see some absolutely beautiful printing.

The exhibit is titled - Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic: Treasures From the Archives of the Imprimerie Nationale 

The exhibit is at the Grolier Club until February 4, 2012. I highly recommend you look at the Grolier website.