Designed by Jakob Erbar and released in two weights plus one italic in 1913–14. A Kursiv halbfett (bold italic) followed in 1920, [Reichardt] and a lichtfett (open black) AKA fettfein before 1920 [Klimsch 1920]. Seemann lists Erbar-Mediäval I (2 weights with single-storey ‘g’, 1914) and Erbar-M. II (2-storey ‘g’, 1914, with a halbfett that is clearly heavier than the one for Erbar-M. I, added in 1922).

Erbar Initialen AKA Lichte Erbar-Versalien is an accompanying set of (lighter) open caps. The family further features a set of reversed decorated initials. A specimen (c. 1919) additionally shows a related series of vignettes by Paul Schröder.

The regular style includes a large set of alternates (‘ahmnsßuvwy AEGHMNPQRSTUVW’), most of them rounder in appearance. The alternate caps are uncial. The halbfett has (at least) a subset of these. This set also appears as Erbar-Unziale. [Klimsch 1920; Erbar Unziale is a trademark of BauerTypes SA] Additionally, there are finial swash forms (‘gnrt’) for both weights. The italic has alternates for ‘AEHMT’. The regular was also cast by Pierallini as Torino. [Reichardt]

Jacopo Mediaeval NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2012) is a digital interpretation of the regular style.