The extrabold style of Koch-Antiqua, added in 1926. Different
enough to warrant a separate page. Described by Emil Wetzig as “a
new, independent typeface whose features can hardly be compared to
the elegant Renaissance forms of the delicate Koch-Antiqua. […] It
will probably not be very suitable for [inline emphasis] because
the x-heights of the lowercase letters are higher than those of the
other two styles.” [Archiv,
1927]
Sold abroad (incl. the UK) as Locarno
heavy and in the US as
Eve heavy. (Note that “heavy” was sometimes also
used for the grob, i.e. Bold).
Hollenstein had a phototype version under the name Loch
Ness. [Hollenstein 1974]
Digitized as part of Eva
Antiqua (Spiece
Graphics) and Kuenstler 165 (Bitstream), and as More…
The extrabold style of Koch-Antiqua, added in 1926. Different enough to warrant a separate page. Described by Emil Wetzig as “a new, independent typeface whose features can hardly be compared to the elegant Renaissance forms of the delicate Koch-Antiqua. […] It will probably not be very suitable for [inline emphasis] because the x-heights of the lowercase letters are higher than those of the other two styles.” [Archiv, 1927]
Sold abroad (incl. the UK) as Locarno heavy and in the US as Eve heavy. (Note that “heavy” was sometimes also used for the grob, i.e. Bold).
Hollenstein had a phototype version under the name Loch Ness. [Hollenstein 1974]
Digitized as part of Eva Antiqua (Spiece Graphics) and Kuenstler 165 (Bitstream), and as Rudko Schlagzeile (FDI, 2026, used for sample).
