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Berling Type Foundry

The Berling Type Foundry was a Danish type foundry established before 1750 in Copenhagen. Johann Gottfried Pöetzsch was manager of the Berling typefoundry from 1753 until his death in 1783. The foundry was reëstablished in Lund, Sweden in 1837 and cast foundry type until 1980.

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Berlingska Stilgjuteri
IndustryType foundry
Founded1700s
Defunct1980
HeadquartersSweden
Key people
Karl-Erik Forsberg

The Berling Type Foundry was a Danish type foundry established before 1750 in Copenhagen. Johann Gottfried Pöetzsch was manager of the Berling typefoundry from 1753 until his death in 1783. The foundry was reëstablished in Lund, Sweden in 1837 and cast foundry type until 1980.1

Typefaces

These foundry types were produced by the Berling Foundry:2

References

References

  1. "Type design in Sweden Pro". Luc Devroye. 1999-02-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. 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. 2408-249