Schriftguss AG

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Schriftguss AG
TypeDefunct
IndustryType foundry
PredecessorOtto Ludwig Bechert Type Foundry
Founded1892; 130 years ago (1892)
FoundersButter brothers
Defunct1951; 71 years ago (1951)
FateMerged into VEB Typoart
SuccessorVEB Typoart
HeadquartersDresden, Germany

Schriftguss AG was a type foundry in Germany founded in 1892 under the name Brüder Butter (“Butter Brothers”) by purchasing the type casting firm of Otto Ludwig Bechert that had been founded in 1889. It was later incorporated in 1922 as Schriftguss A.-G. vorm. [prev.] Brüder Butter. Their types were known for “vigour, liveliness and freshness.” Though some faces were done in house, the foundry mainly worked with outside “Schriftkünstler” (freelance lettering artists / type designers), more than was typical at the time. A unique product of the foundry were modular systems of “Plakattype” to compose shapes and letterforms for display and jobbing applications, for instance Dekora, or 1931 Ne-Po (negative–positive), and finally Super-Plakattype in 1949. After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 the last of the Butter brothers resigned from the corporation and it was changed to a limited partnership. In 1948 the company was expropriated by the post-war communist government and became public property, under the name VEB Schriftguss Dresden, eventually becoming merged into VEB Typoart – Drucktypen, Matrizen, Messinglinien in 1951. As a state run enterprise, the foundry lost its verve and panache and settled into producing serviceable type without distinction.[1]

Typefaces[2][]

In House Faces[]

These type faces were produced in house by Schriftguss:[3]

  • Achilles (≤ 1911)
  • Admira (1940) revived in 2019 by
  • Aktuell
  • Albrechr-Dürer-Kanzlei (≤ 1902)
  • Aldine Schmalfett
  • Ambassador
  • Appell (1934)
  • Artista
  • Belwe Antiqua Licht Versalien, capitals only.
  • Bodoni
    • Bodoni fett
    • Bodoni halbfett
    • Bodoni Kursiv
  • Breitkopf Fraktur
  • Cursiva Minosa
  • Cursiva Saxonia Preta
  • Dresdner Amts-Fraktur (≤ 1911)
    • Dresdner Amts-Fraktur eng halbfett (≤ 1911)
    • Dresdner Amts-Fraktur fett (≤ 1911)
    • Dresdner Amts-Fraktur halbfett (≤ 1911)
  • Druckhaus
  • Duplex
  • Elegant Schreibmaschinenschrift, a typewriter font.
  • Else Schreibmaschinenschrift, a typewriter font.
  • Etienne habfett
  • Eugenie (typeface) (≤ 1914)
  • Fanal
  • Fette Copra Kursiv
  • Fette Gotisch
  • Filigran fein + halbfett (≤ 1911)
  • Flamme
  • Fundament Schreibschrift, a script face.
  • Gilden-Fraktur (1937)
  • Gladiator
  • Grossmuetterchen
  • Grotesca VI Mercur
  • Grotesk
  • Grotesk Breite + halbfett
  • Gutenberg Fraktur + halbfett (≤ 1914)
  • Hamberger Römisch + halbfett, also known as Romana Hamburguesa.
    • Hamberger Römisch Kursiv + halbfett
  • Hansa Fraktur + halbfett
    • Hansa Fraktur eng halbfett
    • Hansa Fraktur fett
    • Hansa Fraktur halbfett
  • Härtel Antiqua + halbfett(1928) [4]
  • Härtel Kursiv
  • Helion
  • Hellerau Type (1928)
  • Hollandeza Larga
  • Jasmin (1929), a blackletter face.
  • Jean-Paul-Schrift (1798) Also known as Jean-Paul-Fraktur
  • Junior
  • Künstler Grotesk breit (≤ 1905)
    • Künstler Grotesk schmal + licht (≤ 1911)
  • Künstler Skelet breit + schmal (≤ 1911)
  • Kurier
  • Kursachen (1937)
  • Leucht Grotesk Versalien (1932), capitals only.
  • Lichte Gotisch Gertraud (≤ 1911)
  • Linkoln Gotisch(≤ 1921)
  • Marko (≤ 1921)
  • Maximum
  • Minaret (≤ 1911)
  • Nero (≤ 1914)
  • Otfried + licht (≤ 1905)
    • Otfried fett (≤ 1914)
  • Parlament
  • Patricio (1931)
  • Pfeil Antiqua + Kursiv + halbfett + breit + schmalhalbfett (≤ 1921), a Plakattype (poster type).
  • Ramona
  • Rautendelein, a calligraphic typeface revived by in 2017 as
  • Reklame Grotesk (≤ 1914)
  • Rembrandt Fraktur + halbfett
  • Rembrandt Meia Preta
  • Rhythmus, revived in digital form by as in 2016 and by in 2015 as
  • Romantisch
  • Römisch breitfett
  • Saskia
  • Schraffierte Gotisch Gertraud (≤ 1911)
  • Schreibmaschinenschrift 512, a typewriter face.
  • Sirius
  • Steinschrift
  • Super Buchtype (1950)
  • Tausendschoen
  • Unger Fraktur (original)
  • Unger Neuschnitt Fraktur (1928)
    • Unger Neuschnitt Fraktur halbfett (1929)
  • Wiener Römisch + schmal + schmalhalbfet (≤ 1914)
  • Zeitungs Cursiv
  • Zeitungs-Egyptienne

Spanish Faces[]

A 1925 Schriftguss catalog in Spanish includes these and other typefaces, vignettes, and “tipos de cartel”:[3]

  • Cursiva Minosa
  • Cursiva Saxonia Preta
  • Grotesca VI Mercur
  • Hollandeza Larga
  • Rembrandt Meia Preta
  • Romana Hamburguesa
  • Versaes Kress
  • Versaes Schaefer
  • Wieynk Gothic

Out Of House Designs[]

  • Aktuell (1935, )
  • Arpke Antiqua (1928, Otto Arpke), there is also a light and a shaded version.[5]
  • Armin-Gotisch (1933, ) [4]
  • Blickfang Schmuck (1927, )
  • Capitol (1931, ) [6] This face was revised as in 2012 by Ralph M. Unger for his own .[4]
  • Cito Versalien (1930, ), capitals only.
  • Demeter (1922, Peter A. Demeter), later cast by VEB Typoart.[7] This is one of a few German faces BB&S in Chicago received in exchange for rights to the Cooper types.[8]
  • Demeter Schraffiert (1922, Peter A. Demeter) [8]
  • Diamant (1937, ) [9]
  • Divina (1930, ) [4]
  • Drescher Versalien (1927, Arno Drescher), capitals only.
  • Duplex (1937, Arno Drescher)
  • Echo (1938, )
  • Edelweiß (1937, ) [4]
  • Energos (1932, Arno Drescher) [10]
  • Fao (1938, ), used this as the basis for his (2007).[4]
  • Faro (1938, )
  • Fatima (1933, )
  • Geperlte Fournier (1922, Peter A. Demeter)[11] Also called Pearl Fournier and called Dresden when it was later published by BB&S in Chicago.[8]
  • Gladiator (1940, )
  • Golf (1935, )
  • Helion (1935, Arno Drescher)
  • Holländish series (Peter A. Demeter)
    • Holländish breit (1926)
    • Holländish fett (1925)
    • Holländish licht (1922)
  • Intermezzo (1933, )
  • Klinger Type (1925, Julius Klinger), also known as Typo Klinger.[4]
  • Klinger Kursiv (1927, Julius Klinger)
  • Kreß Versalien (1926, ), an in-line capitals face. Agfa’s is a digital version of his font.
  • Kursachsen Auszeichnung (1937, )
  • Kursachsen Grundschrift (1937, )
  • Lehmann-Fraktur (1919, ) [4]
    • Lehmann-Fraktur kräftig (1920, )
  • Lido (1936, ) [4]
  • Luxor (1934, Paul Sinkwitz)
  • Marggraff-Deutsch a blackletter face by ) that included a Halbfette and Fette (both 1939) and a Leichte (1940) [4]
  • Marggraff Kursiv (1929, )
    • Marggraff Kursiv fett (1928, )
    • Marggraff Kursiv leicht (1929, ) [4]
  • Marggraff-Deutsch fett + halbfett (1939, )
  • Marggraff-Deutsch leicht (1940, )
  • Maximum A + B (1939, )
  • Mendelsohn Grotesk + halbfett (1939, )
  • Mendelsohn Type (1921, )
  • Milo (1940, Arno Drescher)
  • Minister Antiqua + Kursiv + schmalhalbfett (1929, )
    • Minister Antiqua fett + halbfett (1930, )
    • Minister Kreis Versalien (1933, ), a white on black titling font.[12]
    • Prominent (1936, ), decorative initials based on Minister
    • Symbol (1933, ), decorative initials based on Minister[12]
  • Ne-Po (1934, ) A modular set of patterned blocks for building letters and other ornamentation, consisting of a negative (“NE”) and a positive (“PO”) series. American Type Founders released a version in 1944 called .
  • Ondina (1935, )
  • Orchidea (1937, ) [4]
  • Originell (1935, )
  • Patria (1938, )
    • Patria fett (1938, )
    • Patria halbfett (1938, )
    • Patria Kursiv (1941, )
    • Patria Kursiv halbfett (1938, )
    • Patria Werkschrift (1942, )
    • Patria Werkschrift halbfett (1942, )
  • Pentape (1935, )
  • Piehler Schmuck (1922, ), type ornaments.[13]
  • Piehler Schrift (1922, )
    • Piehler Schrift Kursiv (1923, )
  • Ramona (1939, )
  • Regatta (1935, )
  • Schaefer Versalien (1927, ), capitals only.[14]
  • Schreibedeutsch + kräftig (1934, )
  • Sinkwitz-Gotisch (1942, Paul Sinkwitz), a script face in three weights.,[4] later reissued by Typoart in 1966.[15]
  • Splendor (1937, ), a script face.[4]
    • Splendor kräftig (1939, )
    • Splendor extrakräftig
  • Stadion Grotesk (1929, )
  • Super Blickfang Initialen (1932, Arno Drescher)
  • Super Elektrik (1931, Arno Drescher)
  • Super Grotesk (1930, Arno Drescher)
  • Super Reflex (1931, Arno Drescher)
  • Supremo Versalien (1932, ), capitals only.
  • Thannhaeuser Schrift (1929, )
    • Thannhaeuser Schrift Kursiv (1933, )
    • Thannhaeuser Schrift halbfett (1934, )
  • Trio A + B + C (1936, )
  • Troubadour Magere (1927, Willy Schumann)
  • Wieynck Gotisch (1926, ), digitized by .
    • Wieynck Gotisch licht (1929, ),[4] digitized by .
    • Wieynck Gotisch Werkschrift (1930, ) [4]
  • Zeus (1931, Jan Tschichold)

Faces Originally Cast By Other Foundries[]

These type faces were produced by other foundries and licensed by Schriftguss:[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Schriftguss AG vorm. Brüder Butter". Alphabettes. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. ^ Unless otherwise noted, all types in this list are cited from "SchriftgussAG type list" (PDF). Klingspor Museum. Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Schriftguss AG Pro". Luc Devroye. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Schriftguss AG". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 10.
  6. ^ a b Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 367.
  7. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 65.
  8. ^ a b c "Peter A. Demeter". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 68.
  10. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 375.
  11. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 174.
  12. ^ a b Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 154-5.
  13. ^ "August Piehler" (PDF). Klingspor Museum. Klingspor Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 333.
  15. ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 335.
  16. ^ "Schriftguss AG vorm. Brüder Butter". Alphabettes. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-02. This site also lists Demeter Schraffiert and Fournier Geperlt as Barnhart Brothers & Spindler faces, but other sources list them as having been designed in house.
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