font_foundry: Berthold
Berthold Baskerville
Based on John Baskerville’s types first issued between 1752 and 1757 in Birmingham, England, H. Berthold released its version in 1961. Baskerville types are known for their clarity and legibility. Berthold’s version is a...
Berthold Baskerville Book
When designing Berthold Baskerville Book, Günter Gerhard Lange analyzed and compared John Baskerville’s original type (1752–1757) and countless cuts based on the original design. Lange’s interpretation also took into account today’s printing and…
Post-Antiqua
Created in 1932 by German teacher, calligrapher and printer Herbert Post, Post-Antiqua originally consisted of capital letters only. Then, in 1939 Berthold released the lower case letters. The design is based on early hand-lettering....
Akzidenz-Grotesk W1G
Berthold first published Akzidenz-Grotesk in 1896. The design originates from Royal Grotesk light by Ferdinand Theinhardt who also supplied the regular, medium and bold weights. Throughout the years, Berthold has expanded this extremely popular...
Berthold Garamond
Claude Garamond began as an apprentice to a Paris printer in the early 1500s. Later he was one of the first to specialize in designing and casting type at a time when it was...
Berthold Walbaum Book
Justin Erich Walbaum’s typeface of 1804 was cut by hand, thus, varying in forms and proportions in each size. Günter Gerhard Lange’s Berthold Walbaum Book is based on the 16 point size of Walbaum’s...
Nero
Designed by Professor Friedrich Poppl (1923-1982) for Berthold in 1982, Nero is the 10th Poppl design available in digital format exclusively from Berthold. When requested by Günter Gerhard Lange to design another display typeface,...