Originally cast by Genzsch & Heyse as Französische
Antiqua, based on matrices of Romain
No. 16 acquired from Deberny & Cie in 1891. Extended
with larger sizes and a halbfett. [Bertheau 1995] Reissued in 1923 as
Fridericus-Antiqua in roman and Kursiv, “based on old
matrices and completed in-house”. Accompanied by a halbfett and a
set of condensed caps, Schmale
Fridericus-Antiqua-Versalien. A fett followed in 1929. The
roman was adopted for the Monotype as Serie Nr. 314 in
1931/32. [Wetzig 1926–40] Also cast by
Berling/Simmelkiær as Fransk antikva. The fett is
credited to Carl Adam. [Reichardt 2011]
Woellmer had a virtually identical design as
Parlaments-Antiqua, without the condensed caps, but
with additional italic styles for the halbfett and fett. Reichardt
gives these dates: Parlaments-Antiqua (before 1897),
Kursiv (before 1900), halbfett (1918), Kursiv halbfett (1931), fett
(1930), Kursiv fett (1935). Bertheau dates the Kursiv and halbfett
to 1912. Reissued in 1925 as Bibliophile
Antiqua More…
Originally cast by Genzsch & Heyse as Französische Antiqua, based on matrices of Romain No. 16 acquired from Deberny & Cie in 1891. Extended with larger sizes and a halbfett. [Bertheau 1995] Reissued in 1923 as Fridericus-Antiqua in roman and Kursiv, “based on old matrices and completed in-house”. Accompanied by a halbfett and a set of condensed caps, Schmale Fridericus-Antiqua-Versalien. A fett followed in 1929. The roman was adopted for the Monotype as Serie Nr. 314 in 1931/32. [Wetzig 1926–40] Also cast by Berling/Simmelkiær as Fransk antikva. The fett is credited to Carl Adam. [Reichardt 2011]
Woellmer had a virtually identical design as Parlaments-Antiqua, without the condensed caps, but with additional italic styles for the halbfett and fett. Reichardt gives these dates: Parlaments-Antiqua (before 1897), Kursiv (before 1900), halbfett (1918), Kursiv halbfett (1931), fett (1930), Kursiv fett (1935). Bertheau dates the Kursiv and halbfett to 1912. Reissued in 1925 as Bibliophile Antiqua [Bertheau 1995] in roman (shown), Kursiv, halbfett. After the liquidation of Woellmer in 1938 the family was adopted by Schriftguss (as Parlaments-Antiqua). [Wetzig 1926–40]
