Collection of Images of GfT Fonts


You can see the images of the letters "A" and "a" from various founts below. In this collection, images are shown for 110 Gothic founts and 29 Roman founts. Click on a image of "A,a," and you will see the whole set of letters and data about this fount including its corresponding GfT plate number. The number displayed beneath a given "A,a" image indicates its "type number".

Gothic type

Germany

Augsburg

Erhard Ratdolt

Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.4:75/76G GfT597 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.7:92G GfT598 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.9:132/134G GfT603 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.11:230G GfT603 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.12:180G GfT603 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.15:140/142G GfT604 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.20:222/224G GfT605 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.21:107G GfT1889 Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.23:61G GfT1890
4 7 9 11 12 15 20 21 23

Gunther Zainer

Augsburg: Gunther Zainer. Typ.1:116G GfT462 Augsburg: Gunther Zainer. Typ.2:118/119G GfT459 Augsburg: Gunther Zainer. Typ.4*:94/95G GfT666
1 2 4*
Basel

Johann Amerbach

Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.1:184G GfT883 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.2:81/82G GfT883 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.3:92G GfT883 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.4:184G GfT883 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.5:95G GfT381 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.6:105G GfT889 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.9:76/77G GfT889 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.10:82G GfT889 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.11:82/83G GfT889 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.13:130G GfT891 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.14:280G GfT891 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.15*:92G GfT891 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.19:62/63G GfT897 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.20:95G GfT897
1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 13 14 15* 19 20

Nicolaus Kesler

Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.1:170G GfT1002 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.2:81/82G GfT1002 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.3:81/82G GfT1002 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.4:93/94G GfT1002 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.5:280G GfT1002 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.6:64G GfT1005 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.8:78/79G GfT1005 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.9:140G GfT1005 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.10:70G GfT1005 Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.14:158/160G GfT905
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 14
Cologne

Ulrich Zel

Cologne: Ulrich Zel. Typ.1a:95/100G GfT121 Cologne: Ulrich Zel. Typ.2:113G GfT124 Cologne: Ulrich Zel. Typ.3:83G GfT124 Cologne: Ulrich Zel. Typ.4:67G GfT125 Cologne: Ulrich Zel. Typ.5:83G GfT126 Cologne: Ulrich Zel. Typ.11:96G GfT127
1a 2 3 4 5 11
Leipzig

Conrad Kachelofen

Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.1:80G GfT67 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.1*:92/93G GfT68 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.2:160G GfT504 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.3:88/89G GfT98 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.3*:90/91G GfT13 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.4:72/73G GfT99 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.6:142/144G GfT100 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.7:97G GfT506 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.8:170G GfT101 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.9:170G GfT507 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.10:60/61G GfT508 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.11:340G GfT510 Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen. Typ.12:88/89G GfT511
1 1* 2 3 3* 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Mainz

Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer

Mainz: Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer. Typ.1:280G GfT1531 Mainz: Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer. Typ.2:280G GfT1531
1 2

Peter Schoeffer

Mainz: Peter Schoeffer. Typ.5:116/120G GfT146 Mainz: Peter Schoeffer. Typ.6:92G GfT1532 Mainz: Peter Schoeffer. Typ.7:146/148G GfT258 Mainz: Peter Schoeffer. Typ.8:93G GfT1637 Mainz: Peter Schoeffer. Typ.9:140G GfT258
5 6 7 8 9

Printer of the 'Catholicon'

Mainz: Printer of the 'Catholicon'. Typ.1:82G GfT1806
1
Strassburg

Adolf Rusch

Strassburg: Adolf Rusch. Typ.1:184G GfT1246 Strassburg: Adolf Rusch. Typ.2:116/117G GfT1246 Strassburg: Adolf Rusch. Typ.3:91/92G GfT1246 Strassburg: Adolf Rusch. Typ.4:65/66G GfT1246
1 2 3 4

The 'R-Printer' (Adolf Rusch)

Strassburg: The 'R-printer' (Adolf Rusch). Typ.2:98/99G GfT1198
2
Ulm

Johann Zainer

Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.1:115/116G GfT479 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.3:116G GfT479 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.4:94/95G GfT479 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.5:134/136G GfT482 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.7:96/97G GfT482 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.9:98G GfT483 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.10:83G GfT484 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.11:92G GfT1547 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.11*:96G GfT1305 Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.12:84/85G GfT485
1 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 11* 12

Italy

Milan

Uldericus Scinzenzeler

Milan: Uldericus Scinzenzeler. Typ.2:62/63G GfT1678
2
Venice

Bonetus Locatellus

Venice: Bonetus Locatellus. Typ.1:73/75G GfT318,GfT1720 Venice: Bonetus Locatellus. Typ.2:120G GfT1720 Venice: Bonetus Locatellus. Typ.3:63/64G GfT1722 Venice: Bonetus Locatellus. Typ.4:93/94G GfT1723
1 2 3 4

Erhard Ratdolt

Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.3:91/92G GfT1335 Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.5:180G GfT1336 Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.6:76G GfT1337,GfT1703 Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.11:59G GfT1702 Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.12:59G GfT1702
3 5 6 11 12

Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn

Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn. Typ.2:75G GfT2349 Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn. Typ.6:64/65G GfT1691 Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn. Typ.7:130G GfT1691
2 6 7

Jacobus Rubeus

Venice: Jacobus Rubeus. Typ.3:104G GfT2350 Venice: Jacobus Reubeus. Typ.5:88G GfT2350
3 5

Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio

Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio. Typ.36:102G GfT2332
36

Nicolaus Jenson

Venice: Nicolaus Jenson. Typ.2:83/84G GfT316 Venice: Nicolaus Jenson. Typ.3:106G GfT1845 Venice: Nicolaus Jenson. Typ.6:73/74G GfT317 Venice: Nicolaus Jenson. Typ.7:150G GfT855
2 3 6 7

France

Paris

Ulrich Gering, Martin Crantz and Michael Friburger

Paris: Ulrich Gering, Martin Crantz and Michael Friburger. Typ.2:91G GfT154,GfT765
2

Ulrich Gering and Berthold Rembolt

Paris: Ulrich Gering and Berthold Rembolt. Typ.6:195G GfT2141 Paris: Ulrich Gering and Berthold Rembolt. Typ.13:74/75G GfT1622,GfT2141 Paris: Ulrich Gering and Berthold Rembolt. Typ.15:95G GfT2141
6 13 15

Netherlands

Antwerp

Gerard Leeu

Antwerp: Gerard Leeu. Typ.3:63/64G GfT1581 Antwerp: Gerard Leeu. Typ.4:100G GfT1752 Antwerp: Gerard Leeu. Typ.8:98G GfT1383 Antwerp: Gerard Leeu. Typ.9:81/82G GfT1754
3 4 8 9
Gouda

Gerard Leeu

Gouda: Gerard Leeu. Typ.1:110G GfT1870 Gouda: Gerard Leeu. Typ.2:108G GfT1397
1 2

England

Westminster

William Caxton

Westminster: William Caxton. Typ.2*:135G GfT2275 Westminster: William Caxton. Typ.6:120G GfT2150
2* 6

Roman type

Germany

Augsburg

Gunther Zainer

Augsburg: Gunther Zainer. Typ.3:107R GfT462 Augsburg: Gunther Zainer. Typ.4:94/95R GfT462
3 4
Basel

Johann Amerbach

Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.7:82/83R GfT889 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.8:110R GfT889 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.17:88R GfT897 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.23:120R GfT897 Basel: Johann Amerbach. Typ.24:74/75R GfT897
7 8 17 23 24

Nicolaus Kesler

Basel: Nicolaus Kesler. Typ.12:86R GfT1006
12
Strassburg

The 'R-Printer' (Adolf Rusch)

Strassburg: The 'R-printer' (Adolf Rusch). Typ.1:103R GfT1197
1
Ulm

Johann Zainer

Ulm: Johann Zainer. Typ.2:109R GfT479
2

Italy

Florence

Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus

Florence: Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus. Typ.2:106/107R GfT1920 Florence: Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus. Typ.7:113R GfT2174
2 7
Milan

Uldericus Scinzenzeler

Milan: Uldericus Scinzenzeler. Typ.10:80R GfT2054
10
Rome

Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz

Rome: Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz. Typ.2:115R GfT543
2
Subiaco

Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz

Subiaco: Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz. Typ.1:120R GfT549
1
Venice

Aldus Manutius, Romanus

Venice: Aldus Manutius, Romanus. Typ.2:115R GfT1341
2

Erhard Ratdolt

Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.1:109/110R GfT564 Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.1*:109/110R GfT565 Venice: Erhard Ratdolt. Typ.8:91R GfT1705
1 1* 8

Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn

Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn. Typ.1:108/109R GfT555 Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn. Typ.5:109R GfT556
1 5

Jacobus Rubeus

Venice: Jacobus Rubeus. Typ.1:110R GfT559 Venice: Jacobus Rubeus. Typ.2:80R GfT560
1 2

Nicolaus Jenson

Venice: Nicolaus Jenson. Typ.1:113R GfT551 Venice: Nicolaus Jenson. Typ.1*:111R GfT1844
1 1*

France

Paris

Ulrich Gering, Martin Crantz and Michael Friburger

Paris: Ulrich Gering, Martin Crantz and Michael Friburger. Typ.1:116R GfT154 Paris: Ulrich Gering, Martin Crantz and Michael Friburger. Typ.3:115R GfT154
1 3

Ulrich Gering

Paris: Ulrich Gering. Typ.4:79/80R GfT155 Paris: Ulrich Gering. Typ.5:99/100R GfT156
4 5

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