Proofing Civilité
Civilité was created by Robert Granjon in Lyon in 1557. The font was called initially "french letters" by its inventor, as it imitates the french handwritten style of that time.
Characters
uppercase letters
A B C D E F G H I L
M N O P Q R S T V
lowercase letters (median)
a b c d e f g h h i i/j (see note) l
m n o p q r s t u v x y z
Note: this letter 
was apparently used to represent both a consonant (modern j) and an initial i (in the beginning of a word). By default, proof it as a j. However, to avoid producing silly words like jl (il), jdiot (idiot), etc. proof it as an i when both conditions are met at the same time:
- the letter is the first letter of the word, and
- it is clearly a vowel.
lowercase letters (initial)
d m n v
lowercase letters (final)
a c e i l m n r s s t
Some ligatures
ch ct de ert & ho rt st
Some Abbreviations
Some abbreviations similar to blackletter can appear in Civilité. Here are some examples.
d[*] e[*] p[ar] [ur] [us]
d[*] and e[*] are general abbreviation symbols, meaning "some abreviation with a d", or "some abbreviation with an e". For instance: led[*] = led[it] (same for dud[it], aud[it], ...); vre[*] = v[ost]re; fe[*] = f[air]e; etc.
Notes
Here are the most tricky issues (in my opinion):
- The uppercase L and P are smaller than other uppercase letters;
- Lowercase j looks like a big letter, yet it is lowercase;
- Lowercase h has one peculiar squiggly variant (which is also used in ligatures);
- Lowercase r is a bit strange too, especially in final position;
- There's a difference between D and the initial d;
- Many letters have a different shape in final position (i.e. at the end of words): see especially e, s and t.