Amerbach 883
Johann Amerbach was a very successful printer in the city of Basil, Switzerland. He maintained an extensive network of scholars and issued over a 100 works during his 35 years in the business. He...
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Michael Wenssler
Michael Wenssler or Michael Wennsler, operated a press at Basel between 1472 and 1490. He apparently suffered financially to the point that he fled his creditors and came to France where he managed to...
Andreae
Hieronymus Andreae or latter in life Hieronymus Formenschneider as he proudly took a new surname to proclaim his success in the printing industry as the man who introduced the Fraktur script to the world...
Lady Vittoria
Lady Vittoria an elegant, but slightly naughty, girl that might not play well others. Delightful in small doses. Inspired by a German cross stitch sampler pattern dating to the 1870’s.
Willie Caxton
William Caxton was a pivotal figure in the development of the English language, being the first to print books in English. He had learned the trade of printing in the Netherlands. This particular face...
Schoensperger Der Altere
Johann Schönsperger der Ältere was a the printer in Augsburg Germany during the last 20 years of the 15th century. He printed several editions of a pre-Luther bible. This particular font is interesting in...
Feodorov
Ivan Feodorov, Ивaн Фёдоров, was the first printer in the Russian lands of the Muscovite Empire. He printed several notable books while he wasn’t busy making cannons. This font contains both OTF and TTF...
Adelheid
Adelheid a wonderfully whimsical excursion into the realm of blackletter typefaces is a font based on a 16th century Swiss publication. With over 500 glyphs many things are added to make it a fully...
Zell
Based on 15th century German typeface by Ulrich Zell, a student of Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer. He learned his craft prior to 1462. Zell established a firm at Cologne between 1463 and 1466....