Albertus 324 Titling was released in 1936 (with
non-descending ‘J’ & ‘Q’, alternates for ‘MTW&’).
Albertus 481 (with lowercase, alts for ‘JM&’)
followed in 1938. 538 Bold Titling (alts for ‘M&’)
and 534 Light (alts for ‘JMW&’) were added in 1940
[Reichardt]. The Super Caster
version (for sizes above 48 pt) of series 481 is distinguished
by an overall smoother design. The differences are most notably in
‘gop’. Wolpe also made an Outline version for the Westerham Press
(Decorata?).
[Fowler]
Digital versions include Albertus MT by Monotype
(Light, Roman, Italic), Bitstream’s Flareserif
821 (Light, Roman, Bold), Brendel’s Adelon
(sold by SoftMaker, 6 weights plus italics), URW’s Lapidar
Serif No. 2 More…
Albertus 324 Titling was released in 1936 (with non-descending ‘J’ & ‘Q’, alternates for ‘MTW&’). Albertus 481 (with lowercase, alts for ‘JM&’) followed in 1938. 538 Bold Titling (alts for ‘M&’) and 534 Light (alts for ‘JMW&’) were added in 1940 [Reichardt]. The Super Caster version (for sizes above 48 pt) of series 481 is distinguished by an overall smoother design. The differences are most notably in ‘gop’. Wolpe also made an Outline version for the Westerham Press (Decorata?). [Fowler]
Digital versions include Albertus MT by Monotype (Light, Roman, Italic), Bitstream’s Flareserif 821 (Light, Roman, Bold), Brendel’s Adelon (sold by SoftMaker, 6 weights plus italics), URW’s Lapidar Serif No. 2 (5 weights) and A028, and Scangraphic’s Albertus. Albertus Nova is a reinterpretation and extension by Toshi Omagari, released by Monotype in 2017 in 5 (roman) weights. It comes with a number of alternates, including such that come close to the distinct forms in Albertus Titling.
