A.k.a. Nobel-Antieke. An adaptation of Berthold-Grotesk,
revised to bring it more in line with Futura [Lane & Lommen 1998]. Released in
c. 1929–1932 in three weights, the
two lighter ones with small caps and italics, plus two condensed
upright weights, a set of open caps (Open
Nobel Kapitalen) [Reichardt 2011] and shadow caps
(Schaduw Nobel Kapitalen, identical with Umbra?)
[Lane
& Lommen]. Alternates with pointed apexes for ‘AMNVW’ were
available on request [Amsterdam
specimen]. Sold in France as Noble [Societé
Garamond specimen]. Adapted for the Intertype linecasting
machine, for poster woodtype, and for headline phototype systems
[DTL].
Digitally revived as DTL
Nobel (Dutch Type Library, 1993) and FB
Nobel (More…
A.k.a. Nobel-Antieke. An adaptation of Berthold-Grotesk, revised to bring it more in line with Futura [Lane & Lommen 1998]. Released in c. 1929–1932 in three weights, the two lighter ones with small caps and italics, plus two condensed upright weights, a set of open caps (Open Nobel Kapitalen) [Reichardt 2011] and shadow caps (Schaduw Nobel Kapitalen, identical with Umbra?) [Lane & Lommen]. Alternates with pointed apexes for ‘AMNVW’ were available on request [Amsterdam specimen]. Sold in France as Noble [Societé Garamond specimen]. Adapted for the Intertype linecasting machine, for poster woodtype, and for headline phototype systems [DTL].
Digitally revived as DTL Nobel (Dutch Type Library, 1993) and FB Nobel (Tobias Frere-Jones, 1993).
