Spans four styles, halbfett (1930),
mager (1932), schmal (1934) and
fett (1935) [Reichardt 2011]. Initially released with
“unziale”, i.e. uncial/roman capitals, all styles were eventually
equipped with a second set of “deutsche”, i.e. Rotunda-like
blackletter capitals. The “unziale” set contained two forms for
‘E’. At least one weight was also available for the Linotype, with
both sets of caps [Wetzig 1926–40].
There are various digitizations. The most extensive is one is
probably by Gerhard Helzel (2002/2003), spanning mager
(2 sizes, 10pt and 16pt, w/ both
roman and blackletter caps) , halbfett (w/ both roman and
blackletter c.) and schmal (w/ roman c.) styles. Lindenthal
(1997/1998) offers halbfett (w/ both roman and blackletter c.) and
a schmalmager (w/ roman c.). Delbanco has halbfett, More…
Spans four styles, halbfett (1930), mager (1932), schmal (1934) and fett (1935) [Reichardt 2011]. Initially released with “unziale”, i.e. uncial/roman capitals, all styles were eventually equipped with a second set of “deutsche”, i.e. Rotunda-like blackletter capitals. The “unziale” set contained two forms for ‘E’. At least one weight was also available for the Linotype, with both sets of caps [Wetzig 1926–40].
There are various digitizations. The most extensive is one is probably by Gerhard Helzel (2002/2003), spanning mager (2 sizes, 10pt and 16pt, w/ both roman and blackletter caps) , halbfett (w/ both roman and blackletter c.) and schmal (w/ roman c.) styles. Lindenthal (1997/1998) offers halbfett (w/ both roman and blackletter c.) and a schmalmager (w/ roman c.). Delbanco has halbfett, mager, and schmalmager styles, all with roman caps. RMU Wallau (RMU, 2019) covers the halbfett with roman caps. Wallau No2 (SoftMaker, 2016) is a flabby rendition of the halbfett with blackletter caps. See also Sig (Ethan Cohen, 2021).
