Designed by Jakob Erbar and released in two weights plus one
italic in 1913–14. A Kursiv halbfett (bold italic)
followed in 1920, [Reichardt] and a
lichtfett (open black) AKA fettfein before
1920 [Klimsch 1920]. Seemann lists
Erbar-Mediäval I (2 weights with single-storey ‘g’, 1914) and
Erbar-M. II (2-storey ‘g’, 1914, with a
halbfett that is clearly heavier than the one for Erbar-M.
I, added in 1922).
Erbar Initialen AKA Lichte
Erbar-Versalien is an accompanying set of (lighter) open
caps. The family further features a set of
reversed decorated initials. A specimen (c. 1919) additionally shows a related series of
vignettes by Paul Schröder.
The regular style includes a large set of alternates
(‘ahmnsßuvwy AEGHMNPQRSTUVW’), most of them rounder in appearance.
The alternate caps are uncial. The halbfett More…
Designed by Jakob Erbar and released in two weights plus one italic in 1913–14. A Kursiv halbfett (bold italic) followed in 1920, [Reichardt] and a lichtfett (open black) AKA fettfein before 1920 [Klimsch 1920]. Seemann lists Erbar-Mediäval I (2 weights with single-storey ‘g’, 1914) and Erbar-M. II (2-storey ‘g’, 1914, with a halbfett that is clearly heavier than the one for Erbar-M. I, added in 1922).
Erbar Initialen AKA Lichte Erbar-Versalien is an accompanying set of (lighter) open caps. The family further features a set of reversed decorated initials. A specimen (c. 1919) additionally shows a related series of vignettes by Paul Schröder.
The regular style includes a large set of alternates (‘ahmnsßuvwy AEGHMNPQRSTUVW’), most of them rounder in appearance. The alternate caps are uncial. The halbfett has (at least) a subset of these. This set also appears as Erbar-Unziale. [Klimsch 1920; Erbar Unziale is a trademark of BauerTypes SA] Additionally, there are finial swash forms (‘gnrt’) for both weights. The italic has alternates for ‘AEHMT’. The regular was also cast by Pierallini as Torino. [Reichardt]
Jacopo Mediaeval NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2012) is a digital interpretation of the regular style.