Originally cut by Friedrich Wilhelm Bauer in c. 1876 [Reichardt]
and cast by Bauersche Gießerei (the foundry of his brothers) in
1893 and by Stempel (as Neue fette Gotisch) in 1899.
[Seemann] Adopted by many other foundries — Reichardt lists AG für
Schriftgießerei, B. Krebs, Böttger,
Brendler, Brockhaus, C.E. Weber,
Doskocil, Genzsch & Heyse, Gebr. Klingspor, Gursch, Haas,
H. Berthold, J. John, Klinkhardt,
Linotype, Ludwig & Mayer, Roos & Junge, Rust, Schriftguss, Schelter
& Giesecke, W. Woellmer; Rühl (as Gotisch breitfett);
Berger, Gutenberg, and Trennert (as Gotisch modern
fett). Courante Gotisch (also: Kurante
Gotisch) is a lighter style.
Available as dry-transfer type from Letraset. Digital versions
include Fette Gotisch (Linotype, URW, G. Helzel), More…
Originally cut by Friedrich Wilhelm Bauer in c. 1876 [Reichardt] and cast by Bauersche Gießerei (the foundry of his brothers) in 1893 and by Stempel (as Neue fette Gotisch) in 1899. [Seemann] Adopted by many other foundries — Reichardt lists AG für Schriftgießerei, B. Krebs, Böttger, Brendler, Brockhaus, C.E. Weber, Doskocil, Genzsch & Heyse, Gebr. Klingspor, Gursch, Haas, H. Berthold, J. John, Klinkhardt, Linotype, Ludwig & Mayer, Roos & Junge, Rust, Schriftguss, Schelter & Giesecke, W. Woellmer; Rühl (as Gotisch breitfett); Berger, Gutenberg, and Trennert (as Gotisch modern fett). Courante Gotisch (also: Kurante Gotisch) is a lighter style.
Available as dry-transfer type from Letraset. Digital versions include Fette Gotisch (Linotype, URW, G. Helzel), Gotisch Bold (Scangraphic, Elsner+Flake), DS-Fette Gotisch (Delbanco, based on AG für Schriftgießerei’s version, c. 1893), and Steelplate Text (with hatched, open, shaded variants).
