The Centaur typeface by Bruce Rogers was first set in 1915, in an edition of The Centaur by Maurice de Guérin, thus attaching the half-man, half-horse creature to the Roman letters.

The noblest roman : a history of the Centaur types of Bruce Rogers / by Jerry Kelly & Misha Beletsky Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details author Kelly, Jerry 1955-Beletsky, Misha ...