Max Salzmann

Max Salzmann
Max Salzmann
Nationality	German
Known for	typography

Last updated July 30, 2025

Max Salzmann was a German designer at the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry.^[1] He immigrated to the United States.^[2]

Fonts Designed

All of these faces were produced by the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry.^[3]

Dolmen (1922) An art deco face. Digitized by Nick Curtis (Salzmann Deco NF, 2011). There are also versions of Dolmen by Linotype (1987), Letraset and ITC.
- Zierdolmen (1922), a decorated version of Dolmen.^[4] Digitized by Nick Curtis (Salzmann Deco Deco NF, 2011).
Kalender Vignetten (1907)
Salzmann Antiqua (1913)
Salzmann Fraktur + Kräftige Salzmann Fraktur (1912) A digital versions were made by Ralph M. Unger (Salzmann Fraktur, 2019), Delbanco (DS-Salzmann-Fraktur, 2001), and Chiron (TbC Salzmann Fraktur, 2012).
Salzmann Kursiv (1911)
Salzmannschrift + Salzmannschrift halbfette + schmale Salzmannschrift (1910)

References

↑ "Max Salzmann". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
↑ "Max Salzmann" (PDF). Klingspor-Museum.
↑ Unless otherwise noted, all types in this list are cited from "Max Salzmann type list". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
↑ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X p. 263.

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[Max_Salzmann-1] "Max Salzmann". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[2] "Max Salzmann" (PDF). Klingspor-Museum.

[3] Unless otherwise noted, all types in this list are cited from "Max Salzmann type list". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[4] Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X p. 263.

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