The type specimen of Georg Schmidt from 1742.
The eight largest type sizes shown in Lübeck type founder Georg Schmidt’s specimen of 1742 comes from the hand of the local printer Johann Nicolaus Thun. Its most recognizable features are the leaf-like serifs and the strange stacatto rhythm of the italics. This design is first shown in an earlier type specimen printed by Thun himself.Thun, 1724.
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Georg Schmidt [Type Specimen]
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1742
Literature
Schmidt, G. (1742). Latein Nische Schrifft-Probe: Findet man zu giessen bey Georg Schmidt in Lübeck [Latin Type Specimen: Foundry Type Available from Georg Schmidt in Lübeck]. Lübeck. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de
Thun, J. N. (1724). Untitled appendix. In Neu-verbessertes Auf der löbl. Kunst-Buchdruckerey Nützlich zu gebrauchendes Format-Buch. Samuel Struck Verlag.
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