The first modern Hebrew typeface. Designed by Rafael Frank
(1867–1920) and originally issued between 1908 and 1910 by the
C.F. Rühl foundry in Leipzig as
Frank-Rühl-Hebräisch. Rühl was taken over by the
H. Berthold AG in Berlin who
included the typeface in their groundbreaking catalog of Hebrew and
Yiddish typefaces (Katalog
hebräischer und jüdischer Schriften) from 1924.
[Philipp
Messner] Bigger sizes also made in wood. [Seemann]
Numerous adaptations. Digital versions include
FrankRuehl (Kivun Computers Ltd. Portions © The
Monotype Corporation, 1991–93, bundled with Microsoft Windows),
Frank Ruehl BT (Bitstream, 2002, related to the
former?), Frankrühl Hagilda (Hagilda, 2006,
2 weights), More…
The first modern Hebrew typeface. Designed by Rafael Frank (1867–1920) and originally issued between 1908 and 1910 by the C.F. Rühl foundry in Leipzig as Frank-Rühl-Hebräisch. Rühl was taken over by the H. Berthold AG in Berlin who included the typeface in their groundbreaking catalog of Hebrew and Yiddish typefaces (Katalog hebräischer und jüdischer Schriften) from 1924. [Philipp Messner] Bigger sizes also made in wood. [Seemann]
Numerous adaptations. Digital versions include FrankRuehl (Kivun Computers Ltd. Portions © The Monotype Corporation, 1991–93, bundled with Microsoft Windows), Frank Ruehl BT (Bitstream, 2002, related to the former?), Frankrühl Hagilda (Hagilda, 2006, 2 weights), Frank Ruhl MF (Masterfont, 5 styles incl. 2 italic weights), Frank Ruhl1924 MF (Masterfont, 2010), FrankRuehl (AlefAlefAlef, 2 weights plus an “eccentric” cut, 2013), and Frank Ruhl Libre (Fontef, 2016, 5 weights).
