Form classification according to Vox

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The classification according to Vox ( French Classification typographique de Vox-AtypI ) is an international system for the classification of fonts in typography from 1954, developed by Maximilien Vox .

It is the principle officially supported by the Association Typographic International ( ATypI ) and was adopted as the British Standard in 1967 . In Germany, the publications are officially classified according to DIN 16518 from 1964, which is based on the Vox classification, but works with other generic terms (here in brackets).

  • Classiques
  1. Humanes ( Venetian Renaissance Antiqua )
  2. Geraldes ( French Renaissance Antiqua )
  3. Réales ( Baroque Antiqua )
  • Modern
  1. Didones ( classical antiqua )
  2. Mécanes (slab serif)
  3. Linéales ( sans serif )
  • Calligraphiques
  1. Incises (Antiqua variants)
  2. Manuaires (Handwritten Antiqua)
  3. Scriptes (written antiqua)

Other classifications

Other classification models in Western Europe include:

  • the Italian Classificazione Novarese by Aldo Novarese
  • the Typeface Classifications British Standards 2961
  • the DIN 16518 for publications