Bruce Rogers

Bruce Rogers (1870-1957) was born and raised in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University in 1890. He achieved world renown as a designer of fine books, particularly with Houghton Mifflin's Riverside Press Editions. In 1929, perhaps at the pinnacle of his career, Rogers was commissioned to create the Oxford Lectern Bible , published by Oxford University Press in 1935 and thought to be Rogers's masterpiece. In addition to creating the Centaur typeface, Rogers created the Montaigne typeface.

Bruce Rogers (1870-1957) was born and raised in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University in 1890. He achieved world renown as a designer of fine books, particularly with Houghton Mifflin's Riverside Press Editions. In 1929, perhaps at the pinnacle of his career, Rogers was commissioned to create the Oxford Lectern Bible , published by Oxford University Press in 1935 and thought to be Rogers's masterpiece. In addition to creating the Centaur typeface, Rogers created the Montaigne typeface. See less