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Max Salzmann

Max Salzmann was a German designer at the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry. He immigrated to the United States.

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Max Salzmann
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Max Salzmann was a German designer at the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry.1 He immigrated to the United States.2

Fonts Designed

All of these faces were produced by the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry.3

  • Dolmen (1922) An art deco face. Digitized by Nick Curtis (Salzmann Deco NF, 2011). There are also versions of Dolmen by Linotype (1987), Letraset and ITC.
    • Zierdolmen (1922), a decorated version of Dolmen.4 Digitized by Nick Curtis (Salzmann Deco Deco NF, 2011).
  • Kalender Vignetten (1907)
  • Salzmann Antiqua (1913)
  • Salzmann Fraktur + Kräftige Salzmann Fraktur (1912) A digital versions were made by Ralph M. Unger (Salzmann Fraktur, 2019), Delbanco (DS-Salzmann-Fraktur, 2001), and Chiron (TbC Salzmann Fraktur, 2012).
  • Salzmann Kursiv (1911)
  • Salzmannschrift + Salzmannschrift halbfette + schmale Salzmannschrift (1910)
References

References

  1. "Max Salzmann". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "Max Salzmann" (PDF). Klingspor-Museum.
  3. Unless otherwise noted, all types in this list are cited from "Max Salzmann type list". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. 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. 263.