Breite Kanzlei originated at Flinsch around 1830. In the 1920s, it was cast by AG f. Schriftgießerei u. M., Bauer, Haas, Stempel, Schelter & Giesecke (1835), and Weber. [Wetzig 1926]

Digital interpretations as Breite Kanzlei Normal (Gerhard Helzel, 1994), Kanzlei Light (Dieter Steffmann, 2001), and Breite Kanzlei (Ralph M. Unger, URW++, 2007, used for sample).