“Copperplate Gothic Heavy was designed in 1903 by
Frederic W. Goudy […] Other weights and widths
were drawn shortly thereafter by Clarence C. Marder of ATF,
except the Shaded, designed by Morris F. Benton in 1912. […] Several versions
of Steelplate Gothic from BB&S were near
duplicates of Copperplate Gothic, although a few
characters differed slightly and the extended versions were not
quite as wide. Hansen had
Engravers Gothic [in four styles], differing
apparently only in the R as shown in the specimen.” [McGrew 1993]
Issued by Stephenson Blake (4 styles by 1908) [specimen]
and Pavyers
& Bullens as Spartan. Monotype adopted Spartan as series
139–145 (1921–1923) and added Greek for three weights (739–741,
1959). [Gill 2020]
Mergenthaler Linotype had
seven styles named Gothic Nos. 29–35.
[Reichardt 2011]
Also known as Merkantil-Grotesk (Weisert, 2 weights, by
1908), Mimosa (Schriftguss, 3 styles,
by 1914; later also by Typoart and Weber), Perth
Engravers Gothic (Wimble, 6 styles),
Espartana (Fundición Tipográfica Nacional, 6 styles), Litho Antique
(FTF, 4 styles), Serie
Mirella (Grimoldi, 2 weights), Antique Latinée
(Vanderborght, 1 style), Imperial Gothic
(Morikawa
Ryubundo, 1 style), More…
“Copperplate Gothic Heavy was designed in 1903 by Frederic W. Goudy […] Other weights and widths were drawn shortly thereafter by Clarence C. Marder of ATF, except the Shaded, designed by Morris F. Benton in 1912. […] Several versions of Steelplate Gothic from BB&S were near duplicates of Copperplate Gothic, although a few characters differed slightly and the extended versions were not quite as wide. Hansen had Engravers Gothic [in four styles], differing apparently only in the R as shown in the specimen.” [McGrew 1993]
Issued by Stephenson Blake (4 styles by 1908) [specimen] and Pavyers & Bullens as Spartan. Monotype adopted Spartan as series 139–145 (1921–1923) and added Greek for three weights (739–741, 1959). [Gill 2020]
Mergenthaler Linotype had seven styles named Gothic Nos. 29–35. [Reichardt 2011]
Also known as Merkantil-Grotesk (Weisert, 2 weights, by 1908), Mimosa (Schriftguss, 3 styles, by 1914; later also by Typoart and Weber), Perth Engravers Gothic (Wimble, 6 styles), Espartana (Fundición Tipográfica Nacional, 6 styles), Litho Antique (FTF, 4 styles), Serie Mirella (Grimoldi, 2 weights), Antique Latinée (Vanderborght, 1 style), Imperial Gothic (Morikawa Ryubundo, 1 style), and Iravati with Gandhi, Sarojini, Sarla (Gujarati, 4 styles, by 1925) [Reichardt 2011], and Helénica (Gans, by 1922).
