Willy Wiegand

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Willy Wiegand Type designer (b. 1884, Bremen, d. 1961, München) who created Bibelschrift (Latin/Roman, Greek and Liturgica), apparently in 1912 according to Jaspert. These faces were cut by Louis Hoell. The Bremer Presse Bibelschrift (1926, Bremer Presse) was revived by Manfred Klein as Bibelschrift. Some samples can be found in Die Bremer Presse, Königin der deutschen Pressen (1964, Typographische Gesellschaft München). Other faces, all in the 1970s Berthold collection: Wiegands Adbold (1974), Wiegands Roundhead (1974), Wiegands Baroque Normal and Kursiv (1977), Wiegands Renaissance Kursiv (1978). Klingspor link.	EXTERNAL LINKS Willy Wiegand MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ German type scene ⦿ Blackletter fonts ⦿

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