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Sattler

Astype Fonts · Andreas Seidel, after Joseph Kaspar Sattler · 2003

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Sattler specimen from Astype Fonts

Joseph Sattler's 1897 Art Nouveau initials for the Reichsdruckerei's Die Nibelunge, in a two-font pack.

About

Sattler digitises the foliate initials Joseph Kaspar Sattler drew for the monumental Nibelunge edition printed in Berlin between 1900 and 1904. One font carries the full ornamental boxes, the other the bare letters. It is a dropped-cap face for books and certificates.

Classification

Ornamental initial capitals with foliate infill, from Joseph Sattler's 1897 work on Die Nibelunge. Dropped caps and titling, nothing else.

Weights

Regular

Family

Sattler InitialsSattler Plain

Languages

Latin

Tags

displayinitialsart-nouveaudecorativeornamentalrevivalcaps

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