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Bauersche Schriftgiesserei

Frankfurt-based foundry started in 1837 by Johann Christian Bauer. At the end of the 19th century, the new owner was Georg Hartmann. On its staff, it had designers such as Konrad F. Bauer [Alpha (1954), Beta (1954), Folio (1956-63), Imprimatur (1952-55), Volta (1956), Verdi (1957), Impressum (1963), all made with Walter Baum], Lucian Bernhard [Bernhard Condensed, 1912], Hugo Steiner-Prag [Batarde, 1916], Julius Diez [vignetten, 1910-1912], Henri Wieynck [Trianon, 1906; Cursive Renaissance, 1912; Wieynck-Kursiv, 1912], Georg Hartmann, Paul Renner [Futura, 1937], Emil Rudolf Weiß [Weiß Fraktur, 1924], Berthold Wolpe [Handwerkerzeichen, 1936; Hyperion, 1931; Rundgotisch, 1938] and F.H. Ernst Scheidler [Legend, 1937]. In its glory period, Bauer's leader was Heinrich Jost (1889-1949), from 1922 until 1948, who with punchcutter Louis Hoell made a beautiful version of Bodoni, now known as Bauer Bodoni. A New York office was set up in 1927, but after the 1960s, the foundry declined and finally closed its doors in 1972. Its typefaces were passed on to its Barcelona branch, Fundición Tipográfica Neufville. See also here. Digitized typefaces include Futura ND (Paul Renner, redigitized by Marie-Therésè Koreman at Neufville in 1999), Edison Swirl SG (late 1800s, digitized by Spiece Graphics), Gable Antique Condensed SG (late 1800s, digitized by Spiece Graphics), Weiß (Bitstream, based on a family made in 1924-1931 by Emil Rudolf Weiss), Bauer Bodoni (1926, FT Bauer, made by Heinrich Jost and Louis Hoell), Bauer Bodoni (Adobe version), Candida (1936, now digitized at FT Bauer), Charme (1957, now available from FT Bauer), Impressum, Imprimatur, Venus (1907-1927, now at FT Bauer), Venus and Hermes (both available at Linotype; Venus is also at URW), Volta (1955), and Phyllis (1911, aka Wieynck Cursive). Other typefaces: Bernhard Cursive (1962), Constantia, Hellenic Wide (1962), Lucian (1962), Cantate (1962), Gillies Gothic (1962), Horizon (1962), Folio (1962), Bauer Beton (1962), Bauer Topic (1962), Bauer Classic (1962), Elizabeth (1962), Cartoon (1962), Trafton Script, Astoria, Lilith, Legend (1937), Fortune, Folio Kursiv, Folio Grotesk (1960), Cantate (1958), Papageno (1958), Verdi (1957), Amalthea (1957), Magic (1955), Steile Futura Kursiv (1955), Columna (1955), Maxim (1955), Tivolischmuck (1950), Symphonie (1938, by Imre Reiner, in 1945 called Stradivarius), Weiß Antiqua (1950), Legende (1950), Quick (1950), Ballé Initials (1940), Beton (1940), Corvinus (1934), Bernhard Roman (1930), Hyperion (1931), Volta Kursiv (1955), Rundgotisch (1938), Hoyer Fraktur (1935), Gotika (1934), Jubilaeums-Initialen (1902), Jubilaeums Antiqua (1902), Victoria Antiqua (1902), Künstler Grotesk, Lichte Futura (1931), Weiß Fraktur (1924), Reklameschrift Herkules, Herkules-Gotisch (1898), Enge Gotisch (ca. 1880: digital version by Gerhard Helzel), Ehmcke Antiqua (1921), Batarde (1916), Wieynck-Kursiv (1912), Zweifarbige Grotesk Kursiv, Cursive Renaissance (1912), Manuskript Gotisch (1899; after Wolfgang Hopyl, 1514), Graziosa (1914 or earlier, script face), Kleukens Antiqua (1910), Barlösius Schrift (1906-1907, H. Barlösius), Trianon (1906), Hohenzollern (1902, + Initialen), Telefunken (1959), Sinfonia (script), Amerikanische Alt-Gotisch (1903, influenced by Henry William Bradley's and Joseph Warren Phinney's 1895 art nouveau face, Bradley). Some of their vignettes were captured in Dieter Steffmann's Schluss Vignetten (2002). In house samples: AntiquaBrotschriften-IX-Garnitur, Einfache Kanzlei (ca. 1830), Enge halbfette Zeitungsfraktur, Fette Gotisch, Moderne halbfette Fraktur, Gotisch.

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file name: Manuskript Gotisch S


file name: U R W Venus Bold


file name: Jim Spiece Edison Swirl S G after Hermann Ihlenburg 1900


file name: Louis Holl Heinrich Jost Bauer Bodoni 1926d


file name: Louis Holl Heinrich Jost Bauer Bodoni 1926 Poster by Joanna Blackford 2016


file name: Louis Holl Heinrich Jost Bauer Bodoni 1926 Poster by Joanna Blackford 2016b


file name: Berthold Bauer Reklameschrift Herkules


file name: Berthold Bauer Constantia


file name: Berthold Bauer Alexandra


file name: Berthold Bauer Altenglish


file name: Berthold Bauer Concordia


file name: Berthold Bauer Edison


file name: Berthold Bauer Halbfette Ideal Kursiv


file name: Berthold Bauer Halbfette Lateinish


file name: Berthold Bauer Halbfette Secession


file name: Berthold Bauer Hansa Kursiv


file name: Berthold Bauer Lateinish


file name: Berthold Bauer Magere Secession


file name: Berthold Bauer Manuscript


file name: Bauer Messing 1931


file name: Berthold Bauer Regina Kursiv


file name: Berthold Bauer Schreibschrift Romana


file name: Bauersche Kleukens Schrift


file name: Stempel Manuskript Gotisch


file name: Bauersche Manuskript Gotisch 1899


file name: Bauersche Manuskript Gotisch 1899


file name: Konrad F Bauer Walter Baum Imprimatur Horizon 1952 1955


file name: Konrad F Bauer Walter Baum Imprimatur Horizon 1952 1955


file name: Konrad F Bauer Walter Baum Imprimatur Horizon 1952 1955


file name: Ralph M Unger Gmuender Antiqua Pro 2015


file name: Ralph M Unger Gmuender Antiqua Pro 2015


file name: Ralph M Unger Gmuender Antiqua Pro 2015


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Grotesk 1907 1927


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Breit Fett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Breit Fett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Breit Halbfett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Breit Halbfett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Breit Mager


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Dreiviertelfett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Fett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Fette Kursiv


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Grotesk


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Magere Kursiv


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Schmal Dreiviertelfett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Schmal Halbfett


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Venus Schmal Mager


file name: Bauer Venus Futura Black


file name: Bauer Venus Futura Book


file name: Bauer Venus Light Extended


file name: hutchings/alpha and beta medium


file name: Corvinus Stradivarius


file name: Einfache Kanzlei 1830


file name: Bauersche Hohenzollern Initialen


file name: Bauersche Hohenzollern


file name: Peter Wiegel C A T Hohenzollern 2014 after Bauersche Hohenzollern 1902


file name: Peter Wiegel C A T Hohenzollern 2014 after Bauersche Hohenzollern 1902b


file name: Bernhard Cursive Bauer Bodoni 1930


file name: Gerhard Helzel Enge Gotisch 2008 after Bauersche Giesserei 1880


file name: Bauersche Jubilaeums Initialen


file name: Ralph M Unger Initials R M U Two 2012 after Bauersche Jubilaeum Initialen


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Buch Schmuck


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Buch Schmuck


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Buch Schmuck


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Buch Schmuck


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Breite Grotesk Specimen 1909


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Cover


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Antiqua Victoria Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Cursiv


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Cursiv


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Cursiv


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Initialen


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Initialen


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Initialen


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Jubilaeums Initialen


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Victoria Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Giesserei 1902 Victoria Antiqua


file name: Bauersche Kuenstler Grotesk


file name: Bauersche Zweifarbige Grotesk Kursiv


file name: Bauersche Volta


file name: Bauersche Volta Mager 1955


file name: Hoppyl Textura 1506


file name: Manuskript Gotisch Bauersche 1899 after Wolfganghoppl 1514


file name: hostetler/hostetler 36 medium


file name: Bauersche Kuenstler Grotesk


file name: Manuskript Gotisch S


file name: hostetler/hostetler 43


file name: Bauer Antiqua Brotschriften I X Garnitur


file name: Bauer Einfache Kanzlei


file name: Einfache Kanzlei 1830


file name: Bauer Enge Halbfette Zeitungsfraktur


file name: Bauer Fette Gotisch


file name: Bauer Moderne Halbfette Fraktur


file name: Bauer Moderne Halbfette Fraktur2


file name: Bauer Original Gotisch


file name: Bauersche Giesserei Das Buch Druckers Schatz Kaestlein Cover 1928


file name: Bauer Bauer Bodoni Bernhard Cursive


file name: Bauer Bauer Bodoni


file name: Bauer Bauer Bodoni


file name: Bauer Bauer Bodoni


file name: Bauer Bauer Bodoni Roman Bernhard Cursive Bold


file name: Bauer Bauer Topic


file name: Bauer Bauer Topic Medium I Bauer Bodoni


file name: Bauer Bauer Topic Medium Italic


file name: Bauer Beton Futura


file name: Bauer Cartoon Futura Medium Condensed


file name: Bauer Corvinus Stradivarius


file name: Bauer Corvinus Stradivarius


file name: Bauer Elizabeth Weiss Roman


file name: Bauer Futura


file name: Bauer Gillies Gothic Bold Futura Book


file name: Bauer Gillies Gothic Light Beton


file name: Bauer Hellenic Wide Venus Extended


file name: Bauer Horizon Venus Extrabold


file name: Bauer Horizon


file name: Bauer Horizon


file name: Bauer Horizon Bold


file name: Bauer Horizon Light Bold


file name: Bauer Horizon Light Bold


file name: Bauer Horizon Light Italic


file name: Bauer Horizon Light Medium


file name: Bauer Legend Weiss Roman


file name: Dieter Steffmann Schluss Vignetten 2002 after Bauersche Giesserei


file name: Bauer Weiss Roman Weiss Initials Weiss Italic


file name: Bauer Weiss Roman Bold Legend







Luc Devroye ⦿ School of Computer Science ⦿ McGill University Montreal, Canada H3A 2K6 ⦿ lucdevroye@gmail.com ⦿ http://luc.devroye.org ⦿ http://luc.devroye.org/fonts.html