Developed at Bauer & Co (acquired by Berthold in 1897) around
1896. [Bauer/Reichardt] Issued in 1901 by
Berthold, “initiating the new movement in the creation of Fraktur
types” [Bauer/Reichardt], followed by fett (1904)
[Wetzig 1926–40] Also available for Monotype
(mager, halbfett), Intertype (mager, halbfett, fett) [Wetzig 1926–40] and Ludlow (as Ludlow
Fraktur Number 16-2). [Reichardt 2011] Initials
as well as ornaments were added
by 1907. Berthold marketed Mainzer Fraktur
together with Mainzer Gotisch (see Altdeutsch) as Mainzer
Serie.
Various digitizations. Lindenthal has LT Mainzer
Fraktur (2 weights, Bold by
D. Steffmann, 1998) plus a LT
Weber Mainzer Fraktur which appears to be a combination of
Mainzer Fraktur with an unrelated Fraktur by Weber.
Gerhard Helzel has Mainzer Fraktur (2001), based on
two sizes (28p, in 2 weights; and
10p). He credits the original design to C. Fahrenwald
[sic]. Paul Lloyd has More…
Developed at Bauer & Co (acquired by Berthold in 1897) around 1896. [Bauer/Reichardt] Issued in 1901 by Berthold, “initiating the new movement in the creation of Fraktur types” [Bauer/Reichardt], followed by fett (1904) [Wetzig 1926–40] Also available for Monotype (mager, halbfett), Intertype (mager, halbfett, fett) [Wetzig 1926–40] and Ludlow (as Ludlow Fraktur Number 16-2). [Reichardt 2011] Initials as well as ornaments were added by 1907. Berthold marketed Mainzer Fraktur together with Mainzer Gotisch (see Altdeutsch) as Mainzer Serie.
Various digitizations. Lindenthal has LT Mainzer Fraktur (2 weights, Bold by D. Steffmann, 1998) plus a LT Weber Mainzer Fraktur which appears to be a combination of Mainzer Fraktur with an unrelated Fraktur by Weber. Gerhard Helzel has Mainzer Fraktur (2001), based on two sizes (28p, in 2 weights; and 10p). He credits the original design to C. Fahrenwald [sic]. Paul Lloyd has Proclamate Light (2002). Peter Wiegel’s Berthold Mainzer Fraktur (2009, licensed under the SIL Open Font License) was further enhanced as UnifrakturMaguntia. Alter Littera is working on an interpretation, too.