Ehmcke Antiqua

$150.00

Allow us to present an abbreviated history of this face by lazily pasting the first paragraph of its entry in Fonts in Use

Designed by F.H. Ehmcke in 1907 and cut by Louis Hoell in 1908. Comes with alternates for ‘P’ and ‘T’. The italic companion Ehmcke-Kursiv followed in 1910. The regular was also cast by Caslon as Carlton (1911, without the long ‘s’ and with a non-kerning ‘f’) and by Neufville as Antigua Cervantes.

But here’s the Bauersche Gießerei specimen from 1920, design by Jakob Erbar and with decoration by Paul Schröder. A beautiful showing of a lovely not seen too often.

  • Size: 9 × 11.5 inches
  • Pages: 32
  • Binding: Stapled pamphlet
  • Condition: Very good. Covers are soiled and with minor dings. The interior is clean but the staples are rusty.
  • Publisher: Bauersche Gießerei, 1920