Plantin
/ˈplantɪn/Typography
noun
Any of a class of old-face types based on a 16th-cent. Flemish original.
- The first of these was designed by F. H. Pierpont for the Monotype Corporation in 1913..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Monotype Recorder. From the name of Christophe Plantin, Flemish printer, of Antwerp.