The Amsterdam Type Foundry (Dutch: Lettergieterij Amsterdam) was a type foundry based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
History
The type foundry was established by Nicolaas Tetterode in 1851.
It contributed a number of original type designs early in the 20th century,[1] some of which were designed by S. H. de Roos and Dick Dooijes.
In the 20th century, only two major typefoundries survived in the Netherlands. In Haarlem, the old typefoundry of Joh. Enschedé was their competitor. In order to divide the market, these firms kept a certain difference in type-height. Amsterdam: 66 + 1/24 point Didot, and Enschedé: 66 - 1/24 point Didot. Enough to prevent the combined use of their type.[citation needed]
Eventually, it became a division of Tetterode.[1] On October 1, 2000, Tetterode transferred the rights for all of its typefaces to Linotype.[1]
Typefaces
Foundry Type
These foundry types were produced by the Type foundry Amsterdam:[2][3]
These designs were produced by the Type foundry Amsterdam for photocomposition:
Adonis (1971, Andrea Cretton), later cast in metal by Stephenson Blake.
References
^ a b c"Tetterode". MyFonts. 2011-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
^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, p. 2408-249
^Choice of Modern types, second revised edition, character proof of Lettergieterij Amsterdam, (no date)
External links
Media related to Lettergieterij Amsterdam at Wikimedia Commons