Eduard Ege

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Eduard Ege München-based painter and graphic designer who designed type for Genzsch&Heyse, b. 1893, Stuttgart, d. 1978, München. He studied under Julius Dietz at the Kunstgewerbeschule München, and studied as well at the Kunstgewerbeschule Stuttgart. Eduard Ege made these typefaces: Basalt (1926). A pre art deco all caps typeface. Ege-Schrift (1921, Genzsch&Heyse). Jaspert, Berry and Johnson mention 1927. Seemann says 1923. Ege Schrift NF (2011, Nick Curtis) is a faithful revival of Ege-Schrift according to Curtis. Ege Schmuck (1922, Genzsch&Heyse): ornaments for the Deutsche Druckschrift (Heinz König, 1888). A digitization and extension called DeutscherSchmuck was done by Manfred Klein and Petra Heidorn in 2004. Manfred added Druckschrift Initialen also in 2004. Fiori Schmuck (for C.E. Weber): floral decorations.	EXTERNAL LINKS Eduard Ege Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Manfred Klein ⦿ Dingbats (original) ⦿ German type scene ⦿ Ornamental caps typefaces ⦿ Art deco typefaces ⦿ Floriated initial caps ⦿

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