Typographic Poster
Featuring Centaur
Typographic Poster featuring the typeface Centaur which is a recreation of Nicholas Jensen's 1470 typeface.
Bruce Rogers, an early 20th century American book designer, created the typeface Centaur, being inspired by a 1470 document in a history museum. Between 1911 and 1916, Rogers was working both independently and as the house designer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After seeing a copy of Nicholas Jensen’s 1470 Eusebius on exhibit at the Boston Public Library, Rogers tracked down the owner of the item and requested special permission to get a closer look to photograph and study the typography. From there, Rogers embarked on his first typeface design re-creating Jensen’s 1470 typeface and called it Centaur. Following typographic tradition, Rogers named his new creation after the book in which it first appeared - De Guerin’s Le Centaure. Initially, this typeface was an exclusive of the New York Metropolitan Museum Press. Over the next 10 years, Rogers maticulously refined his design and in 1929 the completed family of Centaur was released for general use and has been a staple of designers for over 547 years!
A digital mockup of the the Centaur Typographic Poster
