Bureau
A transitional serif in 16 styles, drawn from Renaissance metal punch-cutting traditions and the letterform language of Garamond and Granjon.
About
Bureau runs from Light to Black with matching italics, totalling 16 styles across 8 weights. The sharp serifs and horizontal flat ink traps in the italic cuts are a direct product of digital drawing methods, and the family ships with discretionary ligatures, oldstyle figures, circled numerals and a wide arrow set. Language support spans an extensive range of Latin-based languages, covering most of Western and Central Europe.
Classification
The foundry describes Bureau as a Renaissance-inspired transitional serif, citing influences from old-style metal punch cuts and letterforms associated with Granjon and Garamond, with sharp serifs and horizontal flat ink traps in the italic cuts placing it squarely in transitional territory.