Designed by Arno Drescher and issued by Ludwig Wagner in 1950 as
Antiqua Manutius in 4 styles, mager, halbfett, fett,
schmalfett. In 1952, a Kursiv with optional swash caps was added.
[Schriftkartei Typoart, 1954 L. Wagner specimen] After Johannes Wagner
had moved the foundry to West Germany in the mid 1950s, the family
was continued as Antiqua 505 (not to be confused with
Egyptian
505). In East Germany, it was continued by Typoart as
Manutius-Antiqua. The mager style of Antiqua
505 was adopted by Berthold Fototypes in 1968/69. [Gebrauchsgraphik]
Ludwig & Mayer unsuccessfully sued Johannes Wagner for plagiarizing
their Candida. More…
Designed by Arno Drescher and issued by Ludwig Wagner in 1950 as Antiqua Manutius in 4 styles, mager, halbfett, fett, schmalfett. In 1952, a Kursiv with optional swash caps was added. [Schriftkartei Typoart, 1954 L. Wagner specimen] After Johannes Wagner had moved the foundry to West Germany in the mid 1950s, the family was continued as Antiqua 505 (not to be confused with Egyptian 505). In East Germany, it was continued by Typoart as Manutius-Antiqua. The mager style of Antiqua 505 was adopted by Berthold Fototypes in 1968/69. [Gebrauchsgraphik] Ludwig & Mayer unsuccessfully sued Johannes Wagner for plagiarizing their Candida. [Bauer/Reichardt]
Manutius Pro (RMU, 2012) is a digital interpretation by Ralph M. Unger, covering all styles but the fett.
