Une femme m’apparut booklet and poster
Contributed by Margot Lévêque Studio on Sep 27th, 2024. Artwork published in
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Written in 1904, Renée Vivien’s first novel Une femme m’apparut opens with a dialogue between two women lovers. In a Symbolist and decadent language, two visions of love intertwine and confront each other – a poetic reminder that our questions about relationships are timeless.
This booklet, which features an excerpt from Renée Vivien’s original novel, has been created by Papier Charbon with the goal of a forthcoming complete reissue of the book. Illustrations by Léna Borsoi.
Both the booklet and the accompanying poster are set in Ninna Regular (designed by Margot Lévêque) alongside a Baskerville [it’s BBB Baskervvol and Baskerville (Storm), see comments] for the body text.
9 Comments on “Une femme m’apparut booklet and poster”
Probably not Linotype Baskerville — Baskervville from ANRT is more likely.
Papier Charbon mentions “Baskerville (Linotype) & Ninna (Margot Lévêque)”. But I agree; it doesn’t look like Linotype’s Baskerville. It’s not Baskervville either, see for example the descending J and the size and angle of the accents. Note that the loop in g is closed. Štorm’s Baskerville Neo is closer, but not a match either, as far as I can tell. I don’t recognize it. I’ve added “uncertain typeface ID”.
On closer look, I do think it’s Štorm’s Baskerville, or one of his Baskervilles. I compared against my copy of Baskerville Ten (a precursor to Neo) and it looks good. I’ve adjusted the typeface credit.
Papier Charbon, if you see this, can you confirm?
I’m under the impression that the poster and the booklet use different versions of Baskerville. The one in the booklet definitely looks like Baskervville (the non-descending J, the peculiar tail of the Q, etc.).
Moreover, there’s an st ligature on the poster (the text at lower left) — this rules out Linotype Baskerville, IMHO.
Aha! You are right: there are indeed two Baskervilles at play, and I only looked at the one in the poster. Yes, the one in the booklet is Baskervville. In addition to what you mentioned, I can also spot the characteristic question mark and the round guillemets. Added.
That’s further proof for Štorm’s Baskerville. Thanks, Stéphane!
Hi,
For the booklet, we used BBB Baskervvol and René.e italic (not released yet). And you’re right for the poster. Thanks !
Thanks for chiming in! I’ve adjusted the tyopeface credits and replaced Baskervville with BBB Baskervvol.
Can you tell us more about René.e? Who designed it? Is it a typeface specifically designed for this publication about Renée Vivien? Merci !
Yes, René.e is an inclusive typeface designed by Cecilia Gérard as a tribute to Renée Vivien, and inspired by Garamond. For more information : typo-inclusive.net/inventai…