Nordisk Antikva was designed by Friedrich Bauer at Genzsch & Heyse type foundry in Hamburg in 1906/07. The project was initated by Swedish printer Waldemar Zachrisson. Outside Scandinavia, the typeface was known as Genzsch-Antiqua or Nordische Antiqua. Although it should not be considered a revival, Nordisk Antikva is an important reference for Sindre Bremnes’ Satyr.