Note 85 — Chapter I · THE ENGLISH TYPE BODIES AND FACES.

Garamond’s Roman was cut for Francis I. The Roman character was an object of considerable royal interest in France during its career. In 1694, on the re-organisation of the press at the Louvre under Louis XIV, arbitrary alterations were made in the recognised form of several of the “lower-case” letters, to distinguish the “Romain du Roi” from all others, and protect it from imitations. The deformity of the letters thus tampered with was their best protection.