Charles Derriey

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Charles Derriey , (born August 17, 1808 in Moissey , Département Jura , † February 11, 1877 in Paris ), was a French die cutter , typographer , printer and type founder .

Derriey trained as a typographer in Besancon , making himself the engraver , stamp cutter and type founder from. In addition, he developed and built his own machines in his workshop, which was built in 1839, such as a rotary press , a numbering machine for banknotes and a musical note type system.

Derriey has enriched the printing company with an extraordinary number of artistically perfect borders and decorations as well as with numerous assortments of decorative fonts. The "album" published by him , with his works, is considered a masterpiece of typography .

literature

  • Borders, Frames and Decorative Motifs from the 1862 Derriey Typographic Catalog (Dover Pictorial Archives) ISBN 0486253228 (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Derriey, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French die cutter, typographer, book printer and type founder
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Moissey , Jura department
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1877
Place of death Paris