Deutsche Schriften der Schriftgiesserei H. Berthold A.G. Berlin SW 61, Selbaldus-Gotisch, Probe Nr. 281
Georg Trump
German, 1896–1985
1933-34
A 1933–34 letterpress type specimen by Georg Trump that showcases the Sebaldus‑Gotisch blackletter made for the H. Berthold foundry, meant to demonstrate the face’s weight, rhythm, and application.
The page arrests you with dense, angular blackletter set across the upper left, its heavy strokes contrasted by a single graceful blue numeral “2” and a small boxed label, all placed against wide cream margins that amplify the forms’ monumentality.
This sheet bridges historical revival and modern presentation—marketing a traditional German gothic while using the spare, measured layout of interwar graphic design, and helping to establish Trump’s influence on twentieth‑century typography.
Medium
Letterpress
Dimensions
11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Accession
1008.1999
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