After Claude Garamond died in 1561, most of his punches and matrices were acquired by the Le Bé type foundry in Paris, Christophe Plantin of Antwerp, and the Frankfurt foundry now known to historians as Egenolff-Berner.
After Claude Garamond died in 1561, his punches and matrices were sold off by his widow. Purchasers included the Le Bé type foundry in Paris, Christophe Plantin of Antwerp, and the Frankfurt foundry now known to historians as Egenolff-Berner.