Registered by Berthold in April 1900 as Secession. [Reichsanzeiger] Later spelled Sezession. Released in regular and halbfett styles in 1901, followed by Kontur (outline, 1904) and fett (1907) styles. The fett was also cast by Idźkowski as Renesans gruby [Reichardt 2011]. Comes in Cyrillic. [1909 specimen] Schattenschrift is a shadow style with a chromo (colored fill) option. [1909 specimen] Aviso is a related italic. Augusta’s Serie 1002 is a wood type adaptation.

Adopted for phototypesetting by Headliners as part of the Morgan Press Collection as MP 399 [1968 catalog]

HiH’s Secession Bold (2006, used for the sample) is a revival of the halbfett, with additional weights and obliques derived from it.