Wolfgang D. Ehrhardt

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Wolfgang D. Ehrhardt German typefounder who is associated with the early development of the Ehrhardt style of (Jansonian) typeface classically associated with Nicholas Kis, ca. 1700. At least, the type is named after the Ehrhardtsche Giesserei in Leipzig, because it is there that Kis's types were found in the early 1700s. The original designer of the Ehrhardt type is unknown but often conjectured to be Kis. A metal version, Monotype Ehrhardt, was cut by Monotype in 1936-1937. Berry, Johnson and Jaspert date the Monotype version in 1938 and write: The original types were in the Ehrhardt foundry at Leipzig in the early eighteenth century. The type is another version of Janson. The upper case M is splayed and the g has a curved ear. There is also a semi-bold and italic. Many digital versions exist: E720 Roman (Softmaker). Ehrhardt (Adobe). Ehrhardt (Monotype).	EXTERNAL LINKS Wolfgang D. Ehrhardt MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ German type scene ⦿ Typefaces based on Nicolas Kis's work ⦿