sédanoise

French

Etymology

From Sedan +‎ -oise. Its typographic use derives from the residence in Sedan of Jean Jannon, who created it for his miniature editions of Vergil, Horace, & the New Testament in the 1620s, the smallest printed works to his time.

Adjective

sédanoise

1. feminine singular of sédanois

Noun

sédanoise f (uncountable)

1. (printing, dated) A small size of type