Designed by Albert
Anklam for Genzsch &
Heyse in 1876, Neue Schwabacher became one the most
popular typefaces of its time, and was sold to many other foundries
(or copied without permission). The design was carried as
Neue Schwabacher by Genzsch &
Heyse, John, and
Ludwig
& Mayer and also appears under the following names:
Schwabacher (AG
für Schriftgießerei u. M., Gebr.
Arndt,
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, Berger,
Bauer,
Krebs,
Böttger,
Karl
Brendler, Brockhaus, Weber,
Central,
Stempel,
Flinsch,
Gursch,
Haas,
Berthold,
Keystone,
Klinkhardt,
Ludwig
Wagner, Rühl,
Schriftguss,
Schelter
& Giesecke, Tech,
Theinhardt,
Trennert,
Woellmer),
Schwabacher modern (Kloberg),
Schwabacher Nr. 2 (Gronau),
Schiller (Augusta),
and Yonkers (Conner)
[Reichardt
2011]. Klingspor-Museum has a
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Designed by Albert Anklam for Genzsch & Heyse in 1876, Neue Schwabacher became one the most popular typefaces of its time, and was sold to many other foundries (or copied without permission). The design was carried as Neue Schwabacher by Genzsch & Heyse, John, and Ludwig & Mayer and also appears under the following names: Schwabacher (AG für Schriftgießerei u. M., Gebr. Arndt, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, Berger, Bauer, Krebs, Böttger, Karl Brendler, Brockhaus, Weber, Central, Stempel, Flinsch, Gursch, Haas, Berthold, Keystone, Klinkhardt, Ludwig Wagner, Rühl, Schriftguss, Schelter & Giesecke, Tech, Theinhardt, Trennert, Woellmer), Schwabacher modern (Kloberg), Schwabacher Nr. 2 (Gronau), Schiller (Augusta), and Yonkers (Conner) [Reichardt 2011]. Klingspor-Museum has a pdf with a list. See also Hamburger Schwabacher (Klingspor).
A popular digitization is Yonkers (Dieter Steffmann, 2001). Gerhard Helzel’s Schwabacher is available in three styles: mager 72p, mager and halbfett 10p. Ralph Unger made another digitization as Neue Schwabacher (RMU, 2021, used for sample).
