Knowledge (XXG)

Berthold Type Foundry

Source 📝

36: 305: 429: 437: 403:
In 1997, Berthold Types acquired all of the copyright, trademark and design rights associated with the Berthold Exklusiv Collection. Günter Gerhard Lange, Berthold Exklusiv Collection type director during H. Berthold AG era, worked for Berthold Types Limited as an exclusive artistic consultant until
515:
only, it being left to the operator to visualise final output. Keyboard operation was innovative, utilizing many keys with a single legend, such as <job>, <begin>, <set>, <end>, etc. System operation was therefore effected by a combination of keys, such as <job>, then
419:
During Harvey Hunt's tenure at Berthold Types Limited, the company was accused of sending (frivolous) legal letters usually related to alleged trademark violations. This led to discussions of issues of Berthold not paying the original designers, such as Albert Boton.
71:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge (XXG). 473:
by the typing of a nonsense character sequence: "Hillimillihirtzheftpflasterentferner". Measuring the width of this 'word' at a specific font size would indicate if the character width and spacing was set correctly.
81: 466:
master. Character selection was by means of a trigger mounted on the front of the machine (giving rise to the colloquial naming of the machine as the "duck-shooter" (in the UK at least).
1122: 1107: 499:
The next incarnation of the Diatronic system was widely adopted in the high-quality ad setting trade in Europe. Its major advantage was fine control of
91:
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
99: 1092: 491:, composed on a code-driven system. A marching-character display provided editing capabilities only to the line currently being composed. 1117: 978: 909: 112:
Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Knowledge (XXG) article at ]; see its history for attribution.
796: 1112: 1064: 1088: 459: 121: 328: 1069: 377:
embarked upon a long affiliation with the company, for which he designed various original typefaces, including
107: 128: 737: 711: 667: 657: 643: 621: 591: 545: 411:
announced the acquisition of Berthold Types's inventory of typefaces (but not legal entity) in August 2022.
374: 251: 458:
The Diatype was a relatively small desktop-sized headline-setting device (i.e. not intended for continuous
76: 647: 680: 822: 773: 508: 378: 352: 601: 947: 504: 366:
which prefigured by half a century the release of enormously popular neo-grotesque faces such as
151: 304: 308:
A 1905 advertisement for Berthold in a Swedish printing journal, showcasing its Herold typeface
974: 897: 826: 452: 441: 103: 913: 725: 534: 469:
When changing font, it was a notable feature of the machine that it required calibration of
448: 408: 359: 317: 269: 203: 628: 1079: 400:
In 1996, Harvey Hunt (1949–2022) and his wife Melissa, reestablished as Berthold Types.
331:
particularly after 1893. The company played a key role in the introduction of major new
580: 470: 340: 264: 1101: 573: 525: 371: 48: 873: 846: 701: 691: 611: 555: 348: 289: 281: 161: 1074: 1070:
Discussion about the copyright of Berthold fonts in the forum of Typophile website
758:
Reynolds, Dan (2019). "The godfather: retracing the origins of Akzidenz-Grotesk".
428: 17: 1084: 633: 488: 390: 344: 336: 939: 568: 500: 436: 363: 285: 1075:
Ulrich Stiehl document discussing the copyright of Berthold fonts (in German)
1080:
Ulrich Stiehl document in English discussing the copyright of Berthold fonts
367: 321: 293: 1031: 926: 358:
The H. Berthold foundry's most celebrated family of typefaces is arguably
512: 382: 332: 381:
and Imago, and oversaw the foundry's revivals of classic faces such as
110:
to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
858:
Schwemer-Scheddin, Yvonne (2003). "Sonderheft Günter Gerhard Lange".
487:
Berthold Diatronic systems were based on a glass grid master of each
394: 386: 313: 296:
successfully and only coming to dissolution in the digital type era.
232: 435: 427: 324: 303: 1038:. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 1059: 463: 68: 503:
thanks to continuously variable optics, allowing fractions of
29: 969:
Jaspert, W. Pincus; Berry, W. Turner; Johnson, A.F. (1983) .
910:"Monotype Acquires Berthold's Renowned Typeface Inventory" 447:
As a typefounder, Berthold had no background in producing
347:
43. In 1979 the factory moved to another location between
80:
to this template: there are already 1,848 articles in the
797:"Note on the original design patent for Akzidenz-Grotesk" 507:
to be specified. Operator feedback was by means of a
64: 1085:
Documents and clippings about Berthold Type Foundry
1018: 1006: 994: 823:"New details about the origins of Akzidenz-Grotesk" 263: 239: 228: 209: 199: 167: 157: 147: 335:and was a successful player in the development of 973:(Enlarged 4th ed.). Blandford Press Lts. 940:"Phototypesetting with the Berthold 'diatype'" 106:accompanying your translation by providing an 55:Click for important translation instructions. 47:expand this article with text translated from 8: 142: 646:), also offered for machine composition by 280:was one of the largest and most successful 339:machines. The production premises were on 141: 1060:Berthold Types Limited– Official website 451:machinery until the introduction of the 1123:Manufacturing companies based in Berlin 750: 85: 1108:Letterpress font foundries of Germany 495:Berthold ADS (Akzidenz Dialog System) 7: 558:), cut in a light, medium, and bold. 284:in the world for most of the modern 1019:Jaspert, Berry & Johnson (1983) 1007:Jaspert, Berry & Johnson (1983) 995:Jaspert, Berry & Johnson (1983) 327:printer's rule. It then moved into 821:Reynolds, Dan (11 November 2019). 25: 684:, a late nineteenth-century face. 795:Reynolds, Dan (23 August 2019). 288:era, making the transition from 118:{{Translated|de|H. Berthold AG}} 34: 950:from the original on 2021-12-17 938:Hermann, Ralf (18 April 2016). 898:Günter Gerhard Lange at MyFonts 676:(1984, 1988, Bernd Möllenstädt) 407:Following Harvey Hunt's death, 971:The Encyclopedia of Type Faces 724:These types were produced for 343:No. 1 until 1868, and then on 116:You may also add the template 1: 516:<end> to save a file. 173:; 166 years ago 1089:20th Century Press Archives 860:Typografische Monatsblätter 528:were produced by Berthold: 440:A Diatronic plate, showing 312:H. Berthold was founded in 215:; 31 years ago 186:; 28 years ago 129:Knowledge (XXG):Translation 88:will aid in categorization. 1139: 776:. The Happy Dragon's Press 432:A Berthold Diatype machine 362:(released 1898), an early 63:Machine translation, like 1118:Commercial type foundries 462:), based on a glass disc 49:the corresponding article 509:green-screen CRT display 127:For more guidance, see 927:Berthold Types Limited 874:"Harvey Hunt Obituary" 444: 433: 309: 439: 431: 307: 100:copyright attribution 375:Günter Gerhard Lange 320:, initially to make 252:Günter Gerhard Lange 1113:Cold type foundries 1065:Luc Devroye website 946:. Typography.Guru. 878:Florida Times-Union 847:Berthold at MyFonts 415:Lawsuit controversy 404:his death in 2008. 144: 27:German type foundry 648:Intertype (Berlin) 445: 434: 329:casting metal type 310: 152:Aktiengesellschaft 108:interlanguage link 18:Berthold (company) 827:Klim Type Foundry 726:photo-composition 351:and Wiesenweg in 275: 274: 140: 139: 56: 16:(Redirected from 1130: 1048: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1028: 1022: 1016: 1010: 1004: 998: 992: 986: 984: 966: 960: 959: 957: 955: 935: 929: 924: 918: 917: 906: 900: 895: 889: 888: 886: 884: 870: 864: 863: 855: 849: 844: 838: 837: 835: 833: 818: 812: 811: 809: 807: 792: 786: 785: 783: 781: 770: 764: 763: 755: 535:Akzidenz-Grotesk 360:Akzidenz-Grotesk 318:Hermann Berthold 270:Monotype Imaging 248:Hermann Berthold 223: 221: 216: 204:Hermann Berthold 194: 192: 187: 181: 179: 174: 145: 119: 113: 87: 86:|topic= 84:, and specifying 69:Google Translate 54: 38: 37: 30: 21: 1138: 1137: 1133: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1127: 1098: 1097: 1056: 1051: 1041: 1039: 1030: 1029: 1025: 1017: 1013: 1005: 1001: 993: 989: 981: 968: 967: 963: 953: 951: 937: 936: 932: 925: 921: 908: 907: 903: 896: 892: 882: 880: 872: 871: 867: 857: 856: 852: 845: 841: 831: 829: 820: 819: 815: 805: 803: 794: 793: 789: 779: 777: 772: 771: 767: 757: 756: 752: 748: 743: 722: 717: 598:Brudi Mediaeval 522: 497: 485: 480: 426: 417: 302: 259: 242: 219: 217: 214: 190: 188: 185: 183: 177: 175: 172: 136: 135: 134: 117: 111: 57: 39: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1136: 1134: 1126: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1100: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1055: 1054:External links 1052: 1050: 1049: 1032:"Martin Wilke" 1023: 1021:, p. 391. 1011: 1009:, p. 368. 999: 997:, p. 363. 987: 979: 961: 930: 919: 901: 890: 865: 850: 839: 813: 787: 765: 749: 747: 744: 742: 741: 730: 721: 720:Cold Typefaces 718: 716: 715: 705: 695: 685: 677: 671: 661: 651: 637: 625: 615: 605: 595: 585: 577: 565: 559: 549: 539: 530: 521: 518: 496: 493: 484: 481: 479: 476: 471:letter-spacing 460:justified text 425: 422: 416: 413: 341:Wilhelmstrasse 301: 298: 282:type foundries 278:H. Berthold AG 273: 272: 267: 261: 260: 258: 257: 254: 249: 245: 243: 240: 237: 236: 230: 226: 225: 211: 207: 206: 201: 197: 196: 169: 165: 164: 159: 155: 154: 149: 143:H. Berthold AG 138: 137: 133: 132: 125: 114: 92: 89: 77:adding a topic 72: 61: 58: 44: 43: 42: 40: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1135: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1094: 1090: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1057: 1053: 1037: 1033: 1027: 1024: 1020: 1015: 1012: 1008: 1003: 1000: 996: 991: 988: 982: 980:0-7137-1347-X 976: 972: 965: 962: 949: 945: 941: 934: 931: 928: 923: 920: 916:. 2022-08-25. 915: 911: 905: 902: 899: 894: 891: 879: 875: 869: 866: 861: 854: 851: 848: 843: 840: 828: 824: 817: 814: 802: 798: 791: 788: 775: 774:"Brass Rules" 769: 766: 761: 754: 751: 745: 739: 735: 732: 731: 729: 728:by Berthold: 727: 719: 713: 709: 706: 703: 699: 696: 693: 689: 686: 683: 682: 678: 675: 672: 669: 665: 662: 659: 655: 652: 649: 645: 641: 638: 635: 631: 630: 626: 623: 619: 616: 613: 609: 606: 603: 599: 596: 593: 589: 586: 583: 582: 578: 575: 574:Herbert Bayer 571: 570: 566: 563: 560: 557: 553: 550: 547: 543: 540: 537: 536: 532: 531: 529: 527: 526:foundry types 519: 517: 514: 511:showing code 510: 506: 502: 494: 492: 490: 482: 477: 475: 472: 467: 465: 461: 456: 454: 450: 443: 438: 430: 423: 421: 414: 412: 410: 405: 401: 398: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 373: 372:type designer 369: 365: 361: 356: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 323: 319: 315: 306: 299: 297: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 271: 268: 266: 262: 255: 253: 250: 247: 246: 244: 238: 234: 231: 227: 212: 208: 205: 202: 198: 170: 166: 163: 160: 156: 153: 150: 146: 130: 126: 123: 115: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 90: 83: 82:main category 79: 78: 73: 70: 66: 62: 60: 59: 52: 50: 45:You can help 41: 32: 31: 19: 1040:. Retrieved 1035: 1026: 1014: 1002: 990: 970: 964: 952:. Retrieved 943: 933: 922: 904: 893: 881:. Retrieved 877: 868: 859: 853: 842: 830:. Retrieved 816: 804:. Retrieved 800: 790: 778:. Retrieved 768: 759: 753: 733: 723: 707: 702:Martin Wilke 697: 692:Martin Wilke 687: 679: 673: 663: 653: 639: 627: 617: 612:Martin Wilke 607: 602:Walter Brudi 597: 587: 579: 567: 561: 556:Martin Wilke 554:(1933-1936, 551: 544:(1951-1959, 541: 533: 523: 498: 486: 478:Digital Type 468: 457: 446: 418: 406: 402: 399: 357: 353:Lichterfelde 349:Teltow Canal 311: 290:foundry type 277: 276: 229:Headquarters 162:Type foundry 148:Company type 104:edit summary 95: 75: 46: 1036:Luc Devroye 883:24 December 832:26 November 806:26 November 738:G. G. Lange 712:G. G. Lange 668:G. G. Lange 658:G. G. Lange 644:G. G. Lange 634:Georg Trump 622:G. G. Lange 592:G. G. Lange 546:G. G. Lange 505:point sizes 489:font weight 391:Baskerville 370:. In 1950, 345:Mehringdamm 337:typesetting 316:in 1858 by 286:typographic 256:Harvey Hunt 1102:Categories 746:References 698:Picadilly 600:(1953-54, 569:Bayer Type 501:typography 364:sans-serif 241:Key people 224:(original) 195:(relaunch) 182:(original) 1042:1 January 760:Footnotes 588:Boulevard 564:(1905-25) 520:Typefaces 513:mnemonics 483:Diatronic 455:in 1958. 449:cold type 424:Cold Type 368:Helvetica 333:typefaces 294:cold type 235:, Germany 122:talk page 74:Consider 51:in German 948:Archived 914:Monotype 780:30 April 708:Solemnis 688:Palette 664:El Greco 640:Concorde 618:Champion 608:Caprice 562:Augustea 552:Ariston 409:Monotype 383:Garamond 379:Concorde 322:machined 158:Industry 98:provide 1091:of the 1087:in the 944:YouTube 801:TypeOff 736:(1982, 710:(1954, 700:(1968, 690:(1951, 674:Formata 666:(1964, 656:(1953, 642:(1968, 632:(1930, 620:(1957, 610:(1939, 590:(1955, 572:(1935, 453:Diatype 300:History 218: ( 210:Defunct 200:Founder 189: ( 176: ( 168:Founded 120:to the 102:in the 977:  681:Herold 584:(1908) 538:(1898) 524:These 442:Futura 395:Bodoni 393:, and 387:Caslon 314:Berlin 265:Parent 233:Berlin 954:3 May 734:Imago 654:Derby 581:Block 542:Arena 325:brass 65:DeepL 1044:2021 975:ISBN 956:2021 885:2023 834:2019 808:2019 782:2020 762:(3). 629:City 464:font 220:1993 213:1993 191:1996 184:1996 178:1858 171:1858 96:must 94:You 1093:ZBW 292:to 67:or 53:. 1104:: 1034:. 942:. 912:. 876:. 825:. 799:. 704:) 694:). 397:. 389:, 385:, 355:. 1046:. 985:. 983:. 958:. 887:. 862:. 836:. 810:. 784:. 740:) 714:) 670:) 660:) 650:. 636:) 624:) 614:) 604:) 594:) 576:) 548:) 222:) 193:) 180:) 131:. 124:. 20:)

Index

Berthold (company)
the corresponding article
DeepL
Google Translate
adding a topic
main category
copyright attribution
edit summary
interlanguage link
talk page
Knowledge (XXG):Translation
Aktiengesellschaft
Type foundry
Hermann Berthold
Berlin
Günter Gerhard Lange
Parent
Monotype Imaging
type foundries
typographic
foundry type
cold type

Berlin
Hermann Berthold
machined
brass
casting metal type
typefaces
typesetting

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.