Französische Elzevir, scanned in the the request of a cool TypeMedia’ler
According to G.W. Ovink, Genzsch & Heyse in Hamburg acquired matrices of “‘Romain Ancien’, cut by the Aubert frères and by Huchot” for Deberny in Paris. Genzsch & Heyse expanded that typeface in-house, too, cutting matching fonts in the 14, 20, 24 and 32pt sizes. Seen here in E.J. Genzsch’s 1902 catalog.
Letterform Archive has a Genzsch & Heyse brochure for this family from a later date, which you can check out on their website.
Französische Elzevir, scanned in the the request of a cool TypeMedia’ler
According to G.W. Ovink, Genzsch & Heyse in Hamburg acquired matrices of “‘Romain Ancien’, cut by the Aubert frères and by Huchot” for Deberny in Paris. Genzsch & Heyse expanded that typeface in-house, too, cutting matching fonts in the 14, 20, 24 and 32pt sizes. Seen here in E.J. Genzsch’s 1902 catalog.
Letterform Archive has a Genzsch & Heyse brochure for this family from a later date, which you can check out on their website.