Designed by Heinz Keune and issued in 1900 by Schelter &
Giesecke. The open display face includes capital letters (A–Z plus
alternates at least for ‘AET’), numerals, and some punctuation
[Petzendorfer 1905] [Reichardt/Hoefer].
Edda is shown in open and solid styles in
Lettergraphics’ Letterfan (1968, as Edd
Caps, alts for ‘E’), by Berthold with Facetype credits and
alts for ‘AET’ [Berthold 1974], and in Dan X. Solo’s
Art Nouveau Display Alphabets (1976). Ronné Bonder had
a phototype version as RB-St. Denis in solid and
Outline styles, with alternates for ‘AE’ [Stulle 1985]. Shown by Solotype as
Calcutta (four variants; Regular, Solid, Bold,
Rimmed), next to an Edda Stencil [Solo 1992].
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Designed by Heinz Keune and issued in 1900 by Schelter & Giesecke. The open display face includes capital letters (A–Z plus alternates at least for ‘AET’), numerals, and some punctuation [Petzendorfer 1905] [Reichardt/Hoefer].
Edda is shown in open and solid styles in Lettergraphics’ Letterfan (1968, as Edd Caps, alts for ‘E’), by Berthold with Facetype credits and alts for ‘AET’ [Berthold 1974], and in Dan X. Solo’s Art Nouveau Display Alphabets (1976). Ronné Bonder had a phototype version as RB-St. Denis in solid and Outline styles, with alternates for ‘AE’ [Stulle 1985]. Shown by Solotype as Calcutta (four variants; Regular, Solid, Bold, Rimmed), next to an Edda Stencil [Solo 1992].
David Berlow’s digital revival (Font Bureau, 1992) is bundled with several Microsoft products and has alternates for all caps. It comes in two styles, Edda Text Hollow (open) and Black (solid). Rick W. Mueller’s Edda MF (1993) is solid with faux small caps. George Williams’s Edda (1998) spans 3 styles (Solid, Outline, Narrow) and adds a lowercase, but is poorly drawn. Dan X. Solo’s Edda Black (Solotype, 1998) is solid with alternates for ‘AEHMNT’. Ralph M. Unger’s Edda Pro (profonts, 2008, used for sample) has a wider language support and alternates for ‘AEFGHNY’.
