Grammaire françoise [microforme]
A French grammar by Claude Mauger, published in London by T. Harrison in 1684, written to teach French to English speakers. Its pages are set as bilingual French and English text, with conjugation tables, verb paradigms and short dialogues printed in two columns. A designer might take from them the plain typographic rhythm of dense serif columns, centred headings and parallel text layouts.
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