Alois Ritter Auer von Welsbach

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Alois Ritter Auer von Welsbach Alois Ritter Auer von Welsbach (b. Wels, Austria, 1813, d. Vienna, 1869) was a typographer and printer for the state. He was famous for special techniques for "nature printing". Michael Everson Conjectures that he made the Gaelic typefaces Vienna A (also called Altirisch A, Altkeltisch) ca. 1845 and Vienna B (also called Altirisch B or Neukeltisch) ca. 1845. The former typeface is a manuscript face, while the latter is Gaelic uncial round.	EXTERNAL LINKS Alois Ritter Auer von Welsbach MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Celtic/Gaelic fonts ⦿ History of type ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type in Austria ⦿ Uncial typefaces ⦿

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