Gesamt-Probe der Schriftgiesserei Julius Klinkhardt in Leipzig und Wien
A specimen catalogue from the Julius Klinkhardt type foundry in Leipzig and Vienna, issued in 1883 for printers and typographers as a showcase of its stock. The pages are printed sample sheets of decorative vignettes, rules, and ornamental borders with German captions and item numbers. A designer might take from them the dense, period-typical ornament of 1880s German printing, including wine-label cartouches, coin-like roundels, and classical scrollwork friezes ready for reuse in decorative layouts.
