Handels-Cursief is Lettergieterij Amsterdam’s name
for the bold companion to Ella
Cursief, offered from 1925. [Dutch
typefounders’ specimens] Also named
Italique-Robuste (for French markets?). Not by
Sjoerd de Roos, but produced entirely by Wagner & Schmidt. Cast by
several type foundries under various names. See Ella
Cursief for more info. Xilografia Ruggero Zuliani &
C.S.A. Verona had a wood type adaptation as Belgio
(solid) and Congo (open/bichromatic). [specimen]
Berthold Fototypes had the bold weight as Elvira,
the name used by C.E. Weber/Norddt. Schriftgießerei.
Digital versions of the Bold include Siena
Black More…
Handels-Cursief is Lettergieterij Amsterdam’s name for the bold companion to Ella Cursief, offered from 1925. [Dutch typefounders’ specimens] Also named Italique-Robuste (for French markets?). Not by Sjoerd de Roos, but produced entirely by Wagner & Schmidt. Cast by several type foundries under various names. See Ella Cursief for more info. Xilografia Ruggero Zuliani & C.S.A. Verona had a wood type adaptation as Belgio (solid) and Congo (open/bichromatic). [specimen]
Berthold Fototypes had the bold weight as Elvira, the name used by C.E. Weber/Norddt. Schriftgießerei.
Digital versions of the Bold include Siena Black (Compugraphic), AntsyPants (Nick Curtis, 1999), Card Pro Black Italic (profonts, 2006; used for the sample).
