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Akzidenz-Grotesk Probe Nr H Berthold AG) is a specimen book Ulrich Stiehl dociuments the Linotype clones from 1958.. AG ExtraBold (1966) and AG Super (1968) were developed by Guenter Gerhard Lange and are excellent choices for headlines.. In 1992, H Berthold made 22 PostScript fonts of Akzidenz Grotesk, shown here Images of Akzidenz Grotesk, courtesy of Gabriel Perdomo Motta: i, ii, iii.. Throughout the years, Berthold has expanded this extremely popular and versatile family.. Erik Spiekermann on the origins: Accidenz (sic) Grotesk was acquired by Berthold in Berlin when they bought another foundry, Ppplbaum in Vienna.. The original weight was quite light, and Berthold kept adding weights, some of them from other typefaces, acquired from other foundries.. In Bertholds specimen booklet (Schriftprobe) number 444 released in December of 1957, Akzidenz-Grotesk mager (light) was referenced as Royal-Grotesk in parenthesis.. Quoting a Berthold press release: The design originates from Royal Grotesk light by Ferdinand Theinhardt who also supplied the regular, medium and bold weights.. Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Bold Series Remained QuiteThat was 1896 or 1898, depending whether one takes the date of the sale or the release of AG.. These had some sizes (but not all) recut under the direction of Gnter Gerhard Lange, who was their (freelance) artistic director at the time.. In 2006, Berthold first released Akzidenz-Grotesk in OpenType In 2007, Berthold announces the release of Akzidenz-Grotesk Pro with Cyrillic and Greek support for all 30 fonts in the collection as well as language support for Central European, Baltic and Turkish.. That only changed when they cut (Im talking foundry type, with some sizes and weights also available on Intertype slug casters) Series 57, and then Series 58, named for the years of release.. Karl Gerstner said of Akzidenz-Grotesk, It is the work of anonymous typecutters: craftsmen, specialists, whose professional background and experience meant they were familiar with the finest subtleties and principles, and not just those of Grotesque.. Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Bold Series Remained QuiteThe original series remained quite diverse, individual weights showing not much resemblance but name.. Guenter Gerhard Lange added more weights for Berthold including Super Italic (2001) and ExtraBold Italic (2001).. Luc Devroye School of Computer Science McGill University Montreal, Canada H3A 2K6 lucdevroyegmail. d70b09c2d4
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