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Royal Joh. Enschedé () is a printer of security documents, stamps and
In 1893 for their 150th anniversary, a memorial book was commissioned called ''Enschedé gedenkschrift 1743-1893''. The book was such a success that ten years later they decided to open a museum with artefacts from their archives, and in 1904 Museum Enschedé was founded in the old type foundry.
In 1978, to celebrate their 275th anniversary, Enschedé commissioned Bram de Does, one of Holland’s leading typographers, to design a digital typeface specifically for phototypesetting. The result was Trinité, a face which clearly shows its provenance and which continues the tradition of type design established at Enschedé so many years before.
During the celebrations for the company's 300th anniversary of Joh. Enschedé in 2003, the company received the designation "Royal" from
File:Izaak en Johan Enschede.png, Izaak and Johan Enschede, founders
File:Lettergieterij van Johan Enschede te Haarlem.png, The Enschedé type foundry in Haarlem in 1768
File:Enschede-men at work in Haarlem type foundry in 1892.jpg, Men at work in Haarlem type foundry in 1892
File:Steen Johan Enschede bij rechtbank Haarlem.jpg, Memorial plaque on original site of Johan Enschede foundry on the Klokhuisplein behind the Sint-Bavokerk.
Joh. Enschedé Amsterdam departmentJoh. Enschedé IT & ConsultancyJoh. Enschedé Belgium department
Joh. Enschedé online publication platform
Historical materials:
Proef van letteren
Enschedé type specimen of 1768. An annotated edition with commentary has also been published authored by John A. Lane. Many fonts are by Fleischmann. Als
lower-quality scan
on Google Books
Proeve van letteren
Enschedé type specimen of 1825.
Lyst der pryzen van alle uitmuntende letteren, door wylen den heer J.M. Fleischman
(historic price list)
Dutch Typefounders Specimens
, Lane, Lommen & de Zoete - material on the history of Enschedé in the eighteenth century {{DEFAULTSORT:Enschede 1703 establishments in Europe 2023 mergers and acquisitions Joh. Enschedé Metal companies of the Netherlands Banknote printing companies Letterpress font foundries of the Netherlands Philately of the Netherlands Organizations established in 1703 Companies based in Haarlem
banknote
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s based in Haarlem
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, Netherlands
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- it specialises in print, media and security. The company hosted the Museum Enschedé until 1990 and has branches in Amsterdam, Brussels and Haarlem.
On 17 April 2023, Authentix announced that it had completed the acquisition of Joh. Enschedé.
History
The company was founded in 1703, when Izaak Enschedé registered with the Printers Guild in Haarlem. Joh. Enschedé has long been associated with the printing of banknotes; the company printed the "Robin" (), the very first Dutch banknote, in 1814. Since then, Joh. Enschedé has printed the banknotes of the State of the Netherlands. In 1866, after the death of Johannes Enschedé III, Joh. Enschedé sold the family's book collection and began printing stamps.Typefounding
Enschedé began manufacturing type in 1743 after purchasing the foundry of Hendrik Wetstein, and the foundry soon became the most important part of Enschedé’s business. The famous punch-cutter Joan Michael Fleischman was employed there in the eighteenth century. Its type business flourished throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in the twentieth century the foundry achieved widespread international acclaim through the design and production of types ofJan van Krimpen
Jan van Krimpen (12 January 1892, in Gouda, South Holland, Gouda – 20 October 1958, in Haarlem) was a Dutch typographer, book designer and type designer. He worked for the printing house Joh. Enschedé, Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé. He also wo ...
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During the foundry type era, Enschedé types were distributed in the United States by Continental Type Founders Association.
Foundry typefaces
These foundry types were produced by Enschedé: Bram de Does designed Trinité while at Enschedé, between 1979 and 1982. Enschedé produced many other typefaces with matrices from other typefoundries for handsetting: Many Monotype faces were cast on Monotype machines and delivered to the customers. Besides all this Enschedé offered in the 1968 character proof: * Monotype faces in small corpses: * Monophoto * Linotype *Baskerville, 11D, 10D, 9D, 8D * Spartan (typeface), 14D, 12D, 10D, 9pt, 8D, 6D *Times New Roman, 11D, 10D, 9D, 7D, 5,5D *Times New Roman Bold, 11D, 10D, 9D, 8D, 7D, 6D * Intertype faces. *Folio Grotesk 230, 12D, 10D, 9D, 8D, 6D *Folio Grotesk half bold 228, 12D, 10D, 9D, 8D, 6DAnniversaries
In 1893 for their 150th anniversary, a memorial book was commissioned called ''Enschedé gedenkschrift 1743-1893''. The book was such a success that ten years later they decided to open a museum with artefacts from their archives, and in 1904 Museum Enschedé was founded in the old type foundry.
In 1978, to celebrate their 275th anniversary, Enschedé commissioned Bram de Does, one of Holland’s leading typographers, to design a digital typeface specifically for phototypesetting. The result was Trinité, a face which clearly shows its provenance and which continues the tradition of type design established at Enschedé so many years before.
During the celebrations for the company's 300th anniversary of Joh. Enschedé in 2003, the company received the designation "Royal" from Queen Beatrix
Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until her abdication in 2013.
Beatrix was born during the reign of her maternal gr ...
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Services
Today Joh. Enschedé specialises in security document design and printing (banknotes, postage stamps, parking permits, etc.), commercial print (annual reports, catalogues) and online document publication. The company is a certifiedEuro banknotes
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printer, and produces euro notes for five EU countries.
Joh. Enschedé prints stamps for more than sixty countries.
Controversies
In 2016 reports emerged of the theft of 'a significant sum' of 50 euro notes at Joh. Enschedé during the course of two years. According to Dutch police, the theft was committed by several employees of the company.References
*Enschedé, Letterproef van de drukkerij, Haarlem/Holland, 1968 *Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. ''The Encyclopedia of Type Faces.'' Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. . *Friedl, Ott, and Stein, ''Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History.'' Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. .External links
*Joh. Enschedé Amsterdam department
Joh. Enschedé online publication platform
Historical materials:
Proef van letteren
Enschedé type specimen of 1768. An annotated edition with commentary has also been published authored by John A. Lane. Many fonts are by Fleischmann. Als
lower-quality scan
on Google Books
Proeve van letteren
Enschedé type specimen of 1825.
Lyst der pryzen van alle uitmuntende letteren, door wylen den heer J.M. Fleischman
(historic price list)
Dutch Typefounders Specimens
, Lane, Lommen & de Zoete - material on the history of Enschedé in the eighteenth century {{DEFAULTSORT:Enschede 1703 establishments in Europe 2023 mergers and acquisitions Joh. Enschedé Metal companies of the Netherlands Banknote printing companies Letterpress font foundries of the Netherlands Philately of the Netherlands Organizations established in 1703 Companies based in Haarlem