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KPS Fonts
[Klaus-Peter Schaeffel]
Swiss calligrapher in Basel who made and sells various medieval and historically important script fonts. Dedicated page. These included the paleographic (PAL) series and the KPS series. He lives in Ühlingen--Birkendorf, Germany. His fonts are uniformly of high quality and are usefl for illustrating historical alphabets. His early commercial collection: KPS Anglaise (calligraphic script), KPS Antiqua (+Kapitälchen), KPS Capitalis (classic Trajan caps), KPS Cicero, KPS Epona (calligraphic), KPS Fein (hand-printed), KPS Hand (calligraphic), KPS Horaz (calligraphic), KPS Iris (calligraphic), KPS Petit (calligraphic), KPS Plinius, KPS Spitzfelder, KPS Vitruv (calligraphy), PAL Bastarda, PAL Cancellaresca, PAL Carolina, PAL Gotisch, PAL Humanistica, PAL Lombarden, PAL Quadrata, PAL Rotunda, PAL Rustica, PAL Textura, PAL Uncialis, PAL Uncialis Roemisch, Weissranken Initialen, Ranken Initialen (Celtic capitals). Since September 2013, all of his fonts are free. They were renamed and have conveniently the date of original creation in the font name. The fonts dated in the 1990s and 2000s are new typefaces or creative revivals by Klaus-Peter. The list of revivals: 0100DeBellisMacedonicis [Pre-uncial letters from the fragment "de bellis macedonicis", ca. 1st century], 0300Petros [Greek hand from the oldest surviving copies of St. Peter's epistles, dated 3th / 4th century], 0362Vitalis [Roman Minuscule Cursive from the so called Vitalis letter, written before 362 on papyrus (Strasburg)], 0480VergiliusRomanus [Capitalis Rustica from the Vergilius Romanus written in Rome, ca. 480], 0500VergiliusSangallensis [Capitalis Quadrata from the Vergil fragments in Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen], 0512Dioskurides [Greek Uncials from the Vienna Dioskurides (about 512)], 0746Beda [from Beda Venerabilis: Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, Northumbria, dated 746], 0800Kells [Half Uncials from the Book of Kells], 0800Remedius [So called "Lombardic-Raetic Minuscule" from Codex 348 of the Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen], 0800 Theophanes [Greek Hand after a 9th century Theophanes manuscript], 0850CarolinaTours [Carolingian Minuscule], 0850Carolinaundulata [Carolingian Minuscule from the Scriptorium of Tours], 0864Folchart [St. Gall Carolingian from the Folachart Psalter], 1012Otto [Late Carolingian Minuscule from the Perikopes of Heinrich II, written at the Reichenau, donated to the dome of Bamberg in 1012], 1258FridericusII [Gothic Rotunda from the falcon book of Emperor Friedrich II, Southern Italy 1258-1266], 1400Wenzel [Bohemian Textura from Vienna], 1450Sebastos [Humanistic Greek hand from Homer, Ilias, Vatican Library], 1455GutenbergB42 [Gothic Textura types from the 42 line Gutenberg Bible], 1458GutenbergB36 [Gothic Textura types from the 36 line Gutenberg Bible], 1470Jenson [an antiqua by Nicolas Jenson], 1475HumanisticaCursiva [Humanistic Cursive of the kind Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua wrote, after Cod. Pal. Lat. 1508], 1480Humanistica [Humanistic Book Hand from Valerius Maximus: Facta et dicta memorabilia, ca. 1480-1485. The calligraphy is attributed to Antonio Sinibaldi from Florence and the titling capitals to Bartolomeo Sanvito from Padua], 1483Koberger [Incunabula type from the Koberger Bible, printed in Nuremberg in 1483], 1485Grueninger [Incunabula type from the Grueninger Bible, printed in Strasburg in 148], 1493SchedelRotunda [Incunabula type from the Latin edition of Hartmann Schedel's World Chronicles, printed by Koberger at Nuremberg in 1493], 1501Manutius [First printed Italic Antiqua by Aldus Manutius (Venice 1501)], 1513Gebetbuch [Fraktur from Emperor Maximilian's Prayer Book, printed in Augsburg in 1513], 1517Gilgengart [Fraktur type from Emperor Maximilian's 1517 private print "Gilgengart"], 1517Teuerdank [Fraktur type from Emperor Maximilian's "Teuerdank", printed at Augsburg in 1517], 1519NeudoerfferFraktur [Fraktur alphabet from a woodblock model in Johann Neudoerffer the Elder's Calligraphy book "Fundament", Nuremberg 1519], 1739Bickham [Copperplate or running hand after models from "The Universal Penman" by George Bickham, printed in London 1743], 1741Bickham [Bickham's round hand from Universal Penman], 1782Thurneysen [Baroque Antiqua Type of J. Jacques Thourneysen fils, Basel 1782]. Original versions by Schaeffel, with date of design in the font name: 1999Anglaise1, 1999Anglaise2, 1999Cancellaresca, 1999Carolina (Carolingian minuscule), 1999Livius, 1999LiviusBold, 1999LiviusItalic, 1999LiviusSmC, 1999LiviusTitel, 1999Ovidius, 1999Stylus, 1999Textualis, 2000Bastarda, 2000Cicero, 2000Humanistica, 2000Plinius, 2000PliniusItalic, 2000Seneca-Italic, 2000Seneca, 2000TextualisFormata, 2000Uncialis, 2001RotundaFormata, 2002Cato, 2002Horatius, 2002Vitruvius, 2003Epona, 2003Lombarden, 2004CapitalisQuadrata, 2004CapitalisRustica, 2004Iris, 2004UncialisQuadrata, 2004UncialisRomana, 2008-Noeuds-1 [for making Celtic knots], 2008-Noeuds-2, 2008-Noeuds-3, 2009Xenophon, 2010Filigrane, 2010Gouttes, 2010Labyrinthe [squarish], 2010Pointu [a calligraphic blackletter], 2010Vergilius [a great calligraphic face]. |
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file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Antiqua
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Fein
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Horaz
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Petit
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Spitzfelder
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A K L Humanistica
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Bastarda
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Cancellaresca
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Gotisch
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Lombarden
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Quadrata
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Rotunda
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Rustica
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Textura
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Uncilis P A L Uncialis Roemisch
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel Ranken Initialen
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel Ranken Initialen
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel Weissranken Initialen
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel P A L Carolina
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Capitalis
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0100 De Bellis Macedonicis 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0300 Petros 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0300 Petros
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0362 Vitalis 2009
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0480 Vergilius 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0500 Vergilius Sangallensis 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0512 Dioskurides 2011
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0512 Dioscurides
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0746 Beda 2008
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0800 Kells 2005
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0800 Remedius 2003
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0800 Theophanes
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0800 Theophanes 2009
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0850 Carolina Tours 2005
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0850 Undulata
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0850 Undulata Tours 2012
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 0864 Folchart 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1012 Otto 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1258 Fridericus I I 2008
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1400 Wenzel 2005
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1450 Sebastos
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1455 Gutenberg B36 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1455 Gutenberg B42 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1470 Jenson 20104
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1470 Jenson 20104b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1475 Humanistica Cursiva 2005
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1480 Humanistica 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1483 Koberger 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1485 Grueninger 2002
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1493 Schedel Rotunda 2008
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1501 Manutius 2001
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1501 Manutius 2001b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1513 Gebetbuch 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1513 Gebetbuch 2004b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1517 Gilgengart 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1517 Teuerdank 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1519 Neudoerffer Fraktur 2012
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1739 Bickham 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1739 Bickham 2010b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1741 Bickham 2013
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1782 Thurneysen 2008
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Anglaise1 1999
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Anglaise1 1999b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Anglaise2 1999
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Anglaise
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Cancellaresca 1999
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Cancellaresca 1999b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Carolina 1999
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Livius 1999
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Livius 1999c
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Livius 1999d
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Ovidius 1999c
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Stylus 1999c
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 1999 Textualis 1999c
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Humanistica 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Bastarda 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Cicero 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Cicero
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Plinius 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Plinius
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Seneca 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Seneca 2000b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Textualis Formata 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2000 Uncialis 2000
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Iris
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2001 Rotunda Formata 2001
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2002002 Hoartius 2002
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2002 Cato 2002
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2002 Vitruvius 2002
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Vitruv
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2003 Epona 2003
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel K P S Epona
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2003 Lombarden 2003
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2004 Capitalis Quadrata 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2004 Capitalis Rustica 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2004 Uncialis Quadrata 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2004 Uncialis Romana 2004
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2004 Uncialis Romana 2004b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2010 Gouttes 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2010 Pointu 2010
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2010 Pointu 2010b
file name: Klaus Peter Schaeffel 2010 Vergilius 2010
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