This is the Elizabeth type from the Bauer Type Foundry, Frankfurt : insert in Typogaphy 6, Shenval Press, London, 1938
In the Type Supplement to the Summer 1938 issue of Typography, publisjed by the Shenal Press, is this example of the Bauer typeface "Elizabeth". It was available in the UK through the agents for many German typefaces, Soldans Ltd of London.
The typeface was originally designed by Elizabeth Friedländer for Bauer in the early 1930s it was, after the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, named Elisabeth when introduced in 1937 as the intended name of Friedländer-Antiqua, a recognisably Jewish name, was considered inadvisable. It was called Elizabeth in overseas markets such as the UK.
Elizabeth Friedländer (1903 - 1984) fled first to Italy in 1936 and then Britain in 1938 and she had a remarkable wartime career working for the Ministry of Information. In post-war years she continued to work in the UK notably designing pattern papers for Curwen Press and Penguin Books, decorative 'printers flowers' and borders for Monotype and Linotype as well as being responsible for the graphic design of many Penguin Books.
This is the Elizabeth type from the Bauer Type Foundry, Frankfurt : insert in Typogaphy 6, Shenval Press, London, 1938
In the Type Supplement to the Summer 1938 issue of Typography, publisjed by the Shenal Press, is this example of the Bauer typeface "Elizabeth". It was available in the UK through the agents for many German typefaces, Soldans Ltd of London.
The typeface was originally designed by Elizabeth Friedländer for Bauer in the early 1930s it was, after the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, named Elisabeth when introduced in 1937 as the intended name of Friedländer-Antiqua, a recognisably Jewish name, was considered inadvisable. It was called Elizabeth in overseas markets such as the UK.
Elizabeth Friedländer (1903 - 1984) fled first to Italy in 1936 and then Britain in 1938 and she had a remarkable wartime career working for the Ministry of Information. In post-war years she continued to work in the UK notably designing pattern papers for Curwen Press and Penguin Books, decorative 'printers flowers' and borders for Monotype and Linotype as well as being responsible for the graphic design of many Penguin Books.