Designed by Friedrich Bauer and issued in 1906–1910 in 7 styles (3 weights, 2 of them with italics as Genzsch-Kursiv, plus 2 condensed weights). Partly available in a Cyrillic version. Large sizes of some styles also made in wood. In 1929, Genzsch & Heyse added another 3 italic styles in a revised version for newspaper use as Genzsch-Zeitungs-Kursiv. Rosenborg-Kursiv (1910) appears to be an italic variant with swash caps. [Reichardt, Seemann] Also known as Nordische Antiqua.

Initially named Nordische Antiqua (“Nordic Roman”). Also cast by Berling as Nordisk antikva and by Stevens as Stanhope Old Style. [Reichardt, R. H. Stevens] Some styles adapted for the Intertype [Musterkartei DIN 16507] and also Linotype/Typograph [Reichardt] Not to be confused with Linotype’s Nordische Antiqua, which was their adaptation of Turnus-Antiqua (Stempel, 1910).

In 1995, Sven Seddig and other students at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg digitized the roman, under the direction of Gisela Will and Hans Andree [Materialverlag]. In 2016, Michael Wörgötter digitized the schmalhalbfett and created a woodtype revival.

Commercial digitizations were made by Bo Berndal as Nordik (Agfa, 1992) and by Gerhard Helzel (1995–2005, 5 styles). See also Tarocco and Stanhope.