Duc de Berry font is a part of the 1990 program "Type before Gutenberg", which included the work of twelve contemporary font designers and represented styles from across the ages. The design of Duc de Berry was influenced by those of typefaces created between the 13th and 16th centuries. The font was named after Duc de Berry, whose beautiful missals inspired typefaces of the 15th century. The capital letters are especially elegant and can be used either as initials or as contrast to the much more reserved lower case letters.