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84 HISTOKIC FEINTING TYPES. Recent form lines. There is a difference in thickness between body-mark of Condensed face. and hair line, but it is very slight. The thinning of the body-* mark allows more relief of white space in the counter, while the thickened hair line gives increased firmness and clear- ness to each character. To this peculiarity is added the innovation of capital letters that are not so high as the ascending letters. This dwarfing of the capitals, obviously in imitation of the dwarfed capitals of Aldus, has the merit of providing a suitable space for accents. Although smaller than usual, these capitals seem large enough for the service required of them. In all texts where capitals are used in excess these dwarfed capitals are an improve- ment. Although a compact and readable letter, largely used by French publishers for the extracts of a text, this style is not approved of by English or American founders. Origine de lafamille des Grolier. fitienne Grolier, pere de Jean , attache a la mai- son de Louis XII, devient tresorier de 1'armee d'ltalie et elu de la ville de Lyon. Jean succede a son pere dans cette double charge. 11 est nomme ambassadeur a la Cour de Rome. Son fils naturel. Son mariage. Ses enfants. Nomme tresorier des finances d'Outre-Seine et Yonne , puts tresorier de France. Ses attributions. Sa querelle avec Benvenuto Cellini. Ses rapports avec le mare- chal de Montmorency, grand-maitre de France, et 1'elu Bertereau, secretaire du marechal. Proces tn concussion qui lui est intente par la Cour des comptes au Parlement; heureuse issue de ce proces juge par Christophe de Thou. Admoni- tions qu'il rec.oit du Parlement pour 1'entretien du Palais. Fac-simile of a recent form of French Condensed Face.