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Carlos Winkow
Carl Winckow known in Spain, where he spent most of his working life, as Carlos Winkow (6 February 1882 – 16 January 1952) was a German type designer who worked primarily for the Nacional Typefoundry. Fonts Designed by Carlos Winkow * Elzeviriano Ibarra (1931, Fundiciòn Richard Gans, Gans Typefoundry), digitized in 2011 by Lucia Walter. * Reporter (typeface), Reporter, (1938, L. Wagner Type Foundry), reissued as ''Cursiva Rusinol'' by Nacional Typefoundry, Nacional * Electra, (c. 1940, Nacional Typefoundry, Nacional), digitized by Font Bureau as ''Romeo (typeface), Romeo''. * Nacional (typeface), Nacional, (1941, Nacional Typefoundry, Nacional) * Iberica (typeface), Iberica, (1942, Nacional Typefoundry, Nacional), digitized in 1997 by Pat Hickson as ''Roller (typeface), Roller''. * Alcazar (typeface), Alcazar, (1944, Nacional Typefoundry, Nacional) * Gong (typeface), Gong, (1945, L. Wagner Type Foundry) References Notes *Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sömmerda
Sömmerda is a town near Erfurt in Thuringia, Germany, on the Unstrut river. It is the capital of the Sömmerda (district), district of Sömmerda. History Archeological digs in the area that is now Sömmerda, formerly Leubingen, have uncovered prominently buried human remains dating to around 2000 BCE. One such burial of an individual, dubbed the "king of Leubingen" is the Leubingen tumulus. Sömmerda was first mentioned in official documents in 876 CE. It probably became a town in about 1350 but there are no existing records of the event. One town gate, dating from 1395, and six towers from the old town walls are still standing. During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) Sömmerda was at the heart of military activity, and soldiers from both sides ransacked the town, halving the population. In 1840, Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse invented the needle gun and a firearms factory was founded in the town. In 1919 the Rheinmetall company took over the factory, later called Rheinmetall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
