
About 1483 Rotunda Lyon Font
In the end of 1400’s, in Lyon (France), was living Barthélémy Buatier, descendant from a rich family of merchants. In the end of 1472, he engages a typographist from Liège (Belgium): Guillaume Le Roy. The first book stemming from their print shop was the “Compendium breve” ( by Pope Innocent III.) using Blackletters “textura”. Many books were following, most offen illustrated with wood carving. In 1483, to print a French translated “Eneide”, they used a venetian “Rotunda” blackletter. Our font was created inspired from this “Rotunda” set, with historical forms and ligatures enriched with accented letters and other characters not existing in the original.
How to Install 1483 Rotunda Lyon Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the 1483 Rotunda Lyon font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 51483 Rotunda Lyon is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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1483 Rotunda Lyon Font is a decorative font that shines as a display or heading face. Pair it with a clean sans-serif or serif font for body text — the contrast creates a clear hierarchy while the two styles stay balanced and easy to read.
1483 Rotunda Lyon Font
by GLC Foundry
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated April 2026















