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Type and type-founding -- Germany -- Specimens

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Palatino Italic typeface

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CARTYPE-0004
Overview

Palatino is a large typeface family designed by Hermann Zapf. It was initially released in 1950 by the D. Stempel AG foundry.

Dates: circa 1950 (release date)

Palatino Roman typeface

 Collection
Identifier: CARTYPE-0003
Overview

Palatino is a large typeface family designed by hermann Zapf. It was initially released in 1948 by the Linotype foundry. It was digitally modified in 1984 to be issued on the Apple Computer operating system. Included in the collection are Palatino Roman, Palatino Italic, and Palatino Swash typefaces.

Dates: 1948-1984

Type specimen pamphlet collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0029
Overview

The collection consists of nearly 500 type specimen pamphlets from North American and European type foundries.

Dates: 1930 - 1980