Originally cut by Friedrich Wilhelm Bauer in c. 1876 [Reichardt 2011] and cast by his Bauer &
Co [1890 specimen], by Bauer (the foundry of
his brothers) in 1893, and by Stempel (as Neue fette
Gotisch) in 1899 [Wetzig 1926–40]. Adopted by many other
foundries — Reichardt lists AG für Schriftgießerei, B. Krebs, Böttger, Brendler, Brockhaus,
C.E. Weber, Doskocil, Genzsch &
Heyse, Gebr. Klingspor, Gursch, Haas, H. Berthold, J. John, Klinkhardt, Linotype, Ludwig
& Mayer, Roos & Junge, Rust, Schriftguss, Schelter & Giesecke, W.
Woellmer; Rühl (as Gotisch breitfett); Berger,
Gutenberg, and Trennert (as Gotisch modern fett).
Courante Gotisch (also: Kurante Gotisch)
is a lighter style.
Adopted by Mecanorma as Gothique [Mecanorma 1970] and by Letraset as
Fette Gotisch [Letraset 1983].
Digital versions include Fette Gotisch
(Linotype, More…
Originally cut by Friedrich Wilhelm Bauer in c. 1876 [Reichardt 2011] and cast by his Bauer & Co [1890 specimen], by Bauer (the foundry of his brothers) in 1893, and by Stempel (as Neue fette Gotisch) in 1899 [Wetzig 1926–40]. Adopted by many other foundries — Reichardt lists AG für Schriftgießerei, B. Krebs, Böttger, Brendler, Brockhaus, C.E. Weber, Doskocil, Genzsch & Heyse, Gebr. Klingspor, Gursch, Haas, H. Berthold, J. John, Klinkhardt, Linotype, Ludwig & Mayer, Roos & Junge, Rust, Schriftguss, Schelter & Giesecke, W. Woellmer; Rühl (as Gotisch breitfett); Berger, Gutenberg, and Trennert (as Gotisch modern fett). Courante Gotisch (also: Kurante Gotisch) is a lighter style.
Adopted by Mecanorma as Gothique [Mecanorma 1970] and by Letraset as Fette Gotisch [Letraset 1983].
Digital versions include Fette Gotisch (Linotype, URW, G. Helzel), Gotisch Bold (Scangraphic, Elsner+Flake), DS-Fette Gotisch (Delbanco, based on AG für Schriftgießerei’s version, c. 1893), and Steelplate Text (with hatched, open, shaded variants).
