Rudolf von Larisch

December 4, 2004

Rudolf von Larisch

History

¶ Typographer and graphic artist (b. 1856, Verona, d. 1934, Vienna). Author of "Beispiele künstlerischer Schrift, 5 Folgen" (Verlag Anton Schroll, Wien, 1900, 1902 and 1906) and "Unterricht in ornamentaler Schrift" (his calligraphy course notes, published with K.K. Hof und Staatsduckerei, Wien, 1909). His wife, Frau Hertha von Larisch, gave most of his work to the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach.

Beispiele künstlerischer Schrift

¶ Here are the contributors to the three volumes of calligraphic scripts, often in Jugendstil or Auriol style. The intro to the books was handprinted! The list, typed up for the sake of history:

From Vienna: Leopold Bauer, Rudolf Bernt, C.O. Czeschka, Karladalb Fischl, Rudolf Geyer, Marcel Kammerer, Carl Kremen, Bertold Löffler, Rudolf Melichar, Kolo Moser, Josef Piecnik, Hans Pfaff, Alfred Roller, Bruno Seuchter, Otto Wagner.
From Berlin: Emil D.J. Doepler, Otto Eckmann, Höppener Fidus, Melchior Lechter, Emil Orlik, Philipp Schumacher, Heinrich Wieynk.
From Darmstadt: Paul Bürk, J.V. Cissarz, Joseph Olbrich.
From Stuttgart: M.J. Gradl.
From München: Otto Hupp, R. Riemerschmid.
From Dresden: Raphael Kirchner.
From Leipzig: Max Kunger.
From Offenbach: Rudolf Koch.
From Lüneburg: Heinz König,
From Düsseldorf: Peter Behrens, F.H. Ehmcke, Alois Ludwig.
From Brussels: Adolphe Crespin, Edmond Lefever, Gustave Lemmen.
From Paris: George Auriol, Eugène Grasset, Melaton Moreau, Theo van Rysselberghe, Felix Valloton, Alphonse Mucha.
From Glasgow: Ch. Mackintosh.
From Woodstock: Wm. Nicholson.
From London: C.R. Ashbee, Walter Crane, Chas. E. Dawson.
From Znaim: Viktor Schufinsky.
From Kristiania: O.C. Thorkelsen.
From Madrid: Emiogio S. Varela.
From Worpswede: Heinrich Vogeler.
From Karlsruhe: Emil Rudolf Weiss.
From Berchtesgaden: Bernard Wenig.
From Northwood: Walter West.
From Amsterdam: H.P. Beriage, T. Molkenboer, Jan Stuyt.
From Krems: Gustav Bamberger.
From Crefeld: Richard Grimm.
From Prague: Wenzel Hablik, Celda Kioucek, Jan Kotera.
From Sandport: R.P.C. De Bazel.

Karladalb Fischl

¶ Designer of these great alphabets, shown in the "Beispiele" book.

Joseph Plecnik

¶ Vienna-based designer of this alphabet, which is still sooooo second-half-of-the-19th century.

George Auriol

¶ Ha, the famous French art nouveau type designer. Two of his contributions to the von Larisch volumes are shown.

Peter Behrens

¶ And even Peter Behrens was covered by von Larisch.

Luc Devroye
School of Computer Science
McGill University
Montreal, Canada H3A 2K6
luc@cs.mcgill.ca
http://jeff.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/index.html

	December 4, 2004 Rudolf von Larisch
History	¶ Typographer and graphic artist (b. 1856, Verona, d. 1934, Vienna). Author of "Beispiele künstlerischer Schrift, 5 Folgen" (Verlag Anton Schroll, Wien, 1900, 1902 and 1906) and "Unterricht in ornamentaler Schrift" (his calligraphy course notes, published with K.K. Hof und Staatsduckerei, Wien, 1909). His wife, Frau Hertha von Larisch, gave most of his work to the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach.
Beispiele künstlerischer Schrift	¶ Here are the contributors to the three volumes of calligraphic scripts, often in Jugendstil or Auriol style. The intro to the books was handprinted! The list, typed up for the sake of history: From Vienna: Leopold Bauer, Rudolf Bernt, C.O. Czeschka, Karladalb Fischl, Rudolf Geyer, Marcel Kammerer, Carl Kremen, Bertold Löffler, Rudolf Melichar, Kolo Moser, Josef Piecnik, Hans Pfaff, Alfred Roller, Bruno Seuchter, Otto Wagner. From Berlin: Emil D.J. Doepler, Otto Eckmann, Höppener Fidus, Melchior Lechter, Emil Orlik, Philipp Schumacher, Heinrich Wieynk. From Darmstadt: Paul Bürk, J.V. Cissarz, Joseph Olbrich. From Stuttgart: M.J. Gradl. From München: Otto Hupp, R. Riemerschmid. From Dresden: Raphael Kirchner. From Leipzig: Max Kunger. From Offenbach: Rudolf Koch. From Lüneburg: Heinz König, From Düsseldorf: Peter Behrens, F.H. Ehmcke, Alois Ludwig. From Brussels: Adolphe Crespin, Edmond Lefever, Gustave Lemmen. From Paris: George Auriol, Eugène Grasset, Melaton Moreau, Theo van Rysselberghe, Felix Valloton, Alphonse Mucha. From Glasgow: Ch. Mackintosh. From Woodstock: Wm. Nicholson. From London: C.R. Ashbee, Walter Crane, Chas. E. Dawson. From Znaim: Viktor Schufinsky. From Kristiania: O.C. Thorkelsen. From Madrid: Emiogio S. Varela. From Worpswede: Heinrich Vogeler. From Karlsruhe: Emil Rudolf Weiss. From Berchtesgaden: Bernard Wenig. From Northwood: Walter West. From Amsterdam: H.P. Beriage, T. Molkenboer, Jan Stuyt. From Krems: Gustav Bamberger. From Crefeld: Richard Grimm. From Prague: Wenzel Hablik, Celda Kioucek, Jan Kotera. From Sandport: R.P.C. De Bazel.
Karladalb Fischl	¶ Designer of these great alphabets, shown in the "Beispiele" book.
Joseph Plecnik	¶ Vienna-based designer of this alphabet, which is still sooooo second-half-of-the-19th century.
George Auriol	¶ Ha, the famous French art nouveau type designer. Two of his contributions to the von Larisch volumes are shown.
Peter Behrens	¶ And even Peter Behrens was covered by von Larisch.
	Luc Devroye School of Computer Science McGill University Montreal, Canada H3A 2K6 luc@cs.mcgill.ca http://jeff.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/index.html