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| Typeface | Kuenstler |
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| Category | Formal script |
| Designer(s) | Hans Bohn |
| Foundry | D Stempel AG |
Kuenstler Script is a formal script typeface. In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises Script typefaces are based upon the varied and often fluid stroke created by handwriting A type designer is a person who designs Typefaces Some type designers are employed by Type foundries, or operate them Hans Bohn ( December 23, 1891 - May 10, 1980) was a German graphic artist and Typographer. A type foundry is a Company that designs and/or distributes Typefaces Originally type foundries manufactured and sold metal and wood typefaces and The primary weight was designed in 1902 by the in-house studio at the D Stempel AG foundry. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Originally titled Künstlerschreibschrift which translates from German to English as artistic handwriting. The face is based on late nineteenth century English copperplate scripts. Those face in turn took inspiration from earlier eighteenth century writing masters George Bickham and George Shelley both who worked in a style of writing called round hand. Round hand (also roundhand) is a type of Handwriting and Calligraphy originating in England in the 1660s primarily be the writing masters John In 1957 Hans Bohn added to the typeface family with Kuenstler Script Black, a heavy weight of the face. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Hans Bohn ( December 23, 1891 - May 10, 1980) was a German graphic artist and Typographer.
References
- Blackwell, Lewis. 20th Century Type. Yale University Press: 2004. ISBN 0-300-10073-6.
- Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
- 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.
- Macmillan, Neil. An A–Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.
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