First cast in 1956 in two styles, Liberta-Antiqua
(Roman) and Liberta-Kursiv (italic). By 1961, 4 more
styles (halbfett, extrafett, schmalhalbfett, schmalfett) were
added. The 3 core styles were also produced as matrices for machine
typesetting. [Reichardt, Musterkartei DIN 16507]
Liberta extrafett was re-worked by Harald Brödel
for phototypesetting as Liberta Ultra, adding an
italic. Photo-Lettering had a phototyoe version in 2 weights plus italics. [Typefolio,
1979]
In 2008, Friedrich Althausen made a digital reinterpretation as
part of his graduation project at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. His
version spans 6 weights plus italics and is used for the children’s
books by Knabe Verlag Weimar. Trybuna More…
First cast in 1956 in two styles, Liberta-Antiqua (Roman) and Liberta-Kursiv (italic). By 1961, 4 more styles (halbfett, extrafett, schmalhalbfett, schmalfett) were added. The 3 core styles were also produced as matrices for machine typesetting. [Reichardt, Musterkartei DIN 16507]
Liberta extrafett was re-worked by Harald Brödel for phototypesetting as Liberta Ultra, adding an italic. Photo-Lettering had a phototyoe version in 2 weights plus italics. [Typefolio, 1979]
In 2008, Friedrich Althausen made a digital reinterpretation as part of his graduation project at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. His version spans 6 weights plus italics and is used for the children’s books by Knabe Verlag Weimar. Trybuna (RMU, 2012) is a loose digital interpretation. Elsner+Flake released a digital version of Brödel’s Ultra (with italics) as Liberta TA or Liberta TH (c. 2017). Liberta inspired both Dederon Serif (Suitcase Type Foundry, 2005) and Kopius (Kontour, 2016).
