Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 Barbou was originally cut in 1925 by Monotype as a counterpart to Fournier , siblings that were different in design but both based on the work of Pierre-Simon Fournier . Whether by choice, accident or oversight, Fournier was preserved digitally, and Barbou was lost to history. Barbou was notably used by Stanley Morrison , in particular as the face of The Fleuron . I fell in love with Barbou when I saw it, and knew that I wanted to bring it to a new generation of designers and readers. This is a revival of Barbou , a faithful recutting with new weights, characters and many of the best features that modern font technology brings. Particular attention was paid to the original Monotype Barbou 178 specimen sheet. Originally only available in a single weight, Barbou has been recut with a variable weight, providing a large degree of flexibility between Regular and Bold. Barbou excels as a comforta...