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“Ärger und Verdruß” ad by Gebr. Klingspor

Photo(s) by Kirsten Solveig Schneider. Imported from Flickr on Sep 16, 2019. Artwork published in
July 1930
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1 Comment on ““Ärger und Verdruß” ad by Gebr. Klingspor”

  1. The ch ligature is another remnant from blackletter use. In German spelling, the letter c almost exclusively appears as part of digraphs (ch, ck) or trigraphs (sch). The ligated form hints at the phonetic unit. Also, it saved time in hand composition. See more ch ligatures on Flickr.

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