Ariadne
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- Designer(s)
- Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
- Foundry(ies)
- Linotype , D Stempel AG
- Release Year
- 1954
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Classification
- Calligraphic
- Original Format
- Metal (Foundry)
Background
Since monks of the 8th century began to compile written works into books, the inital letter, of a word, sentence, page, etc., has held great importance. In this tradition, Gudrun Zapf von Hesse created the Ariadne initials, produced by D. Stempel AG in 1954.
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- Linotype.com