Claimed by the Gustav Reinhold foundry (Berlin, 1889–1893) as
their original design. [undated
specimen] Cast by Kloberg in c.
1897 as Reclameschrift Kalligraphia. Latter carried by
Berthold who acquired both Kloberg and Reinhold. Also sold by many
other foundries under various names, incl. Berling/Lehmann (as
Kalligraphia), Roos & Junge/L. Wagner/Lettergieterij
Amsterdam/Numrich/Stempel (as Reklame Kursiv),
Trennert (as Favorit), Enschede (as Fantaisies Cursijv
Serie 9), Società Augusta (as Vulcano), Gans (as
Ronda Universal), Caslon (as
Caligraph) [Reichardt]. See also the lighter
Merkur (Stempel, Klingspor), the similar
Danoises
(Berthier & Durey) and the vaguely related
Wodan (Schelter & Giesecke, 1894).
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Claimed by the Gustav Reinhold foundry (Berlin, 1889–1893) as their original design. [undated specimen] Cast by Kloberg in c. 1897 as Reclameschrift Kalligraphia. Latter carried by Berthold who acquired both Kloberg and Reinhold. Also sold by many other foundries under various names, incl. Berling/Lehmann (as Kalligraphia), Roos & Junge/L. Wagner/Lettergieterij Amsterdam/Numrich/Stempel (as Reklame Kursiv), Trennert (as Favorit), Enschede (as Fantaisies Cursijv Serie 9), Società Augusta (as Vulcano), Gans (as Ronda Universal), Caslon (as Caligraph) [Reichardt]. See also the lighter Merkur (Stempel, Klingspor), the similar Danoises (Berthier & Durey) and the vaguely related Wodan (Schelter & Giesecke, 1894).
Linotype credits Kalligraphia to Otto Weisert, but that appears to be a mix-up with an unrelated design of the same name made around 1901.
Revived by Photo-Lettering, Letraset and others in the 1960s/1970s. Berthold Fototypes had it as Calligraphia. URW’s digital version used to be named Kelvin (1996).
