Ehmcke Antiqua
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 face 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