Dyck, Christopher van

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Dyck, Christopher van (vän dīk`), 1601–c.1672, German designer and maker of printing type, who worked in Amsterdam. Types that he designed were used by the Elzevir Bonaventure Elzevir, 1583–1652, and his grandson

Abraham Elzevir, 1592–1652, continued and expanded the business. A famous designer of types employed by the Elzevirs was Christopher van Dyck .
..... Click the link for more information. firm. His roman typeface was of the kind known in England and America as "old style" and on the Continent as "Elzevir." It was sturdy, legible, without much contrast between light and heavy lines, and with inconspicuous serifs. It strongly influenced Caslon Caslon, William (kăz`lən), 1692–1766, English type designer, b. Worcestershire.
..... Click the link for more information. and other designers of old-style types.

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