First cast in 1956 in two styles, Liberta-Antiqua
(roman) and Liberta-Kursiv (italic). By 1961, four
more styles (halbfett, extrafett, schmalhalbfett, schmalfett) were
added. The three core styles were also produced as matrices for
machine typesetting. [Reichardt 2011] [Musterkartei DIN
16507]
Liberta extrafett was re-worked by Harald Brödel for phototypesetting as
Liberta Ultra, adding an italic. Photo-Lettering had a phototype version in two
weights plus italics. [Typefolio,
1979]
In 2008, Friedrich Althausen made a digital
reinterpretation as part of his graduation project at
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. His version spans six weights plus
italics and is used for the children’s books by Knabe Verlag
Weimar. Trybuna (RMU,
2012) is a loose digital interpretation. Elsner+Flake released a digital version of Brödel’s
Ultra (with italics) as Liberta TA or Liberta
TH (c. 2017).
Liberta inspired both More…
First cast in 1956 in two styles, Liberta-Antiqua (roman) and Liberta-Kursiv (italic). By 1961, four more styles (halbfett, extrafett, schmalhalbfett, schmalfett) were added. The three core styles were also produced as matrices for machine typesetting. [Reichardt 2011] [Musterkartei DIN 16507]
Liberta extrafett was re-worked by Harald Brödel for phototypesetting as Liberta Ultra, adding an italic. Photo-Lettering had a phototype version in two weights plus italics. [Typefolio, 1979]
In 2008, Friedrich Althausen made a digital reinterpretation as part of his graduation project at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. His version spans six weights plus italics and is used for the children’s books by Knabe Verlag Weimar. Trybuna (RMU, 2012) is a loose digital interpretation. Elsner+Flake released a digital version of Brödel’s Ultra (with italics) as Liberta TA or Liberta TH (c. 2017). Liberta inspired both Dederon Serif (Suitcase Type Foundry, 2005) and Kopius (Kontour, 2016).
