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Hermann Zehnpfundt

German type designer at Emil Gursch in Berlin. His creations include

  • Alt-Motive (H. Berthold AG).
  • Grandezza I and Grandezza II (1904, Emil Gursch). Blackletter.
  • Industria (1910, Emil Gursch). These weights appeared in subsequent years: Halbfett (1910), Zephyr (1913, aka Ronsard), Zart (1913), Fett (1913), Gravur (1920), Schwer (1922). Schwer and Gravur were published by H. Berthold AG. Industria is a celebrated grotesk designed for ads. It was revived in 2015 by Mattox Shuler as Termina. See also Ronsard Crystal in 2009 by Steve Jackaman and Ashley Muir, or OPTI Ronsard Crystal by Castcraft.
  • Journal Kursiv (1913) and Antiqua (1912) at Emil Gursch. See also Zirkular Kursiv.
  • Kavalier (1910, Emil Gursch). Inline caps.
  • Probat Ornamente (1909, Emil Gursch).

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file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria Fett 1913


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria Halbfett 1910


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria Halbfett 1910b


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria Zarte Industria Zephyr 1913


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria Zephyr 1913


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria Zephyr 1913b


file name: Mattox Shuler Termina 2015 after Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria 1913 188088


file name: Mattox Shuler Termina 2015 after Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria 1913 188089


file name: Mattox Shuler Termina 2015 after Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria 1913 188090


file name: Mattox Shuler Termina 2015 after Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria 1913 188092


file name: Mattox Shuler Termina 2015 after Hermann Zehnpfundt Industria 1913 188093


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Ronsard Crystal 2009


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Ronsard Crystal 2009 233645


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Ronsard Crystal 2009 233646


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Ronsard Crystal 2009 233647


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Schwere Industria 1922


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Grandezza I 1904


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Grandezza I I 1904


file name: Hermann Zehnpfundt Kavalier 1910





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