Cut by Henri Parmentier after designs by Charles and Georges Peignot. Comes in roman (with Initiales) and italic styles [Reichardt/Hoefer]. Developed between 1914 and 1928 [Corpus typographique français] or between 1914 and 1926 [Cortat].
Photo-Lettering had an adaptation as Photo-Garamond Peignot, in roman and italic [PLINC 1950].
Inspired Matthieu Cortat’s Henry (2012) and Connor Davenport’s Beaujon (2016–).
Contributed by Florian Hardwig