About: Jacques François Rosart

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Jacques François Rosart (1714, Namur – 26 May 1777) was a Belgian engraver and founder of metal type. Rosart operated a successful type foundry in Brussels after arriving in the city in 1759, and before that worked in Haarlem. His typefaces were in the "transitional" style, and he also made script typefaces, which he called a Financière style, music typefaces and shadowed capitals. Digital typefaces based on Rosart's work have been published.

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  • Jacques François Rosart (1714, Namur – 26 May 1777) was a Belgian engraver and founder of metal type. Rosart operated a successful type foundry in Brussels after arriving in the city in 1759, and before that worked in Haarlem. His typefaces were in the "transitional" style, and he also made script typefaces, which he called a Financière style, music typefaces and shadowed capitals. Digital typefaces based on Rosart's work have been published. (en)
  • Jacques-Francois Rosart (Namen, gedoopt 9 augustus 1714 - Brussel, 26 mei 1777) was een Zuid-Nederlands lettergieter, stempelsnijder en matrijzenslager. Tot zijn omvangrijke productie behoren lettertypen, sierkapitalen en honderden typografische ornamenten. Hij vernieuwde ook de muziekdruk. (nl)
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  • Jacques François Rosart (1714, Namur – 26 May 1777) was a Belgian engraver and founder of metal type. Rosart operated a successful type foundry in Brussels after arriving in the city in 1759, and before that worked in Haarlem. His typefaces were in the "transitional" style, and he also made script typefaces, which he called a Financière style, music typefaces and shadowed capitals. Digital typefaces based on Rosart's work have been published. (en)
  • Jacques-Francois Rosart (Namen, gedoopt 9 augustus 1714 - Brussel, 26 mei 1777) was een Zuid-Nederlands lettergieter, stempelsnijder en matrijzenslager. Tot zijn omvangrijke productie behoren lettertypen, sierkapitalen en honderden typografische ornamenten. Hij vernieuwde ook de muziekdruk. (nl)
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  • Jacques François Rosart (en)
  • Jacques-François Rosart (nl)
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