A revival made at Stempel under the direction of Rudolf Wolf.
First cast as Garamond-Antiqua in 1925, followed by
G.-Kursiv and Freie Initialen (1926), halbfett (1927),
and Kursiv halbfett (1932). Adopted for the Linotype. Also cast by
Funtimod, Reggiani (as Van Dyck), and Jeżyńskiego (as
Warta). [Reichardt 2011] Stempel’s foundry version
of the Kursiv came with a number of swash caps and terminal forms
as well as ligatures.
Mergenthaler Linotype introduced their first Garamond in July
1926. The design by Joseph Hill was based on Stempel’s foundry
type, with a few deviations, see the roman ‘a f g’ and the italic
‘m n f k w’. A second version was cut by Stempel as a direct
derivative of its Garamond for the German Mergenthaler
Setzmaschinen-Fabrik GmbH, and named Garamond No. 2 to
separate it from Hill’s design. [Shaw]
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A revival made at Stempel under the direction of Rudolf Wolf. First cast as Garamond-Antiqua in 1925, followed by G.-Kursiv and Freie Initialen (1926), halbfett (1927), and Kursiv halbfett (1932). Adopted for the Linotype. Also cast by Funtimod, Reggiani (as Van Dyck), and Jeżyńskiego (as Warta). [Reichardt 2011] Stempel’s foundry version of the Kursiv came with a number of swash caps and terminal forms as well as ligatures.
Mergenthaler Linotype introduced their first Garamond in July 1926. The design by Joseph Hill was based on Stempel’s foundry type, with a few deviations, see the roman ‘a f g’ and the italic ‘m n f k w’. A second version was cut by Stempel as a direct derivative of its Garamond for the German Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen-Fabrik GmbH, and named Garamond No. 2 to separate it from Hill’s design. [Shaw]
Digital versions include Stempel Garamond (Linotype/Adobe), Garamond Antiqua (Compugraphic), Original Garamond (Bitstream/ParaType/Tilde), Garamond No. 1/No. 2 (Scangraphic), Garamond No. 2/No. 8 (URW).
