Designed by F.H. Ehmcke in 1907 and cut by Louis Hoell in 1908
[Bertheau 1995]. Comes with alternates for
‘P’ and ‘T’ [Reichardt/Hoefer]. The italic companion
Ehmcke-Kursiv
followed in 1910. The regular was also cast by Caslon as
Carlton (1911, without the long ‘s’ and with a
non-kerning ‘f’ [Bertheau]) and by Neufville as Antigua
Cervantes. [Reichardt 2011]
Letraset’s revival and the digital versions thereof use the
English name, see Carlton.
Yuanchen Jiang’s digitization, Antiqua Roman (2017),
comes closer to the original. Unfortunately, it appears to be
missing many
cap-to-lowercase kerns.
In 1991, Jonathan Hoefler made a digitization named
HTF Ehmcke. It either remained unreleased, or was
discontinued again soon after. Any “free” copies
available More…
Designed by F.H. Ehmcke in 1907 and cut by Louis Hoell in 1908 [Bertheau 1995]. Comes with alternates for ‘P’ and ‘T’ [Reichardt/Hoefer]. The italic companion Ehmcke-Kursiv followed in 1910. The regular was also cast by Caslon as Carlton (1911, without the long ‘s’ and with a non-kerning ‘f’ [Bertheau]) and by Neufville as Antigua Cervantes. [Reichardt 2011]
Letraset’s revival and the digital versions thereof use the English name, see Carlton. Yuanchen Jiang’s digitization, Antiqua Roman (2017), comes closer to the original. Unfortunately, it appears to be missing many cap-to-lowercase kerns.
In 1991, Jonathan Hoefler made a digitization named HTF Ehmcke. It either remained unreleased, or was discontinued again soon after. Any “free” copies available online are likely pirated versions and it’s best to contact Hoefler & Co. for a license.
