1946 book with Garamond metal type, roman and italic

Question

Printed in Oslo. I’m looking to identify the specific cut, hoping the italics will help.

Answer 1

This is Linotype Garamond no. 1.

It is based on Stempel Garamond, as is the more common Garamond no. 2.

Answer 2

Hey Sander,

That looks like Stempel Garamond. The digital versions are based on a larger size.

Comments

It looks correct for the roman, but the italic seem different from Stempel in the samples I've seen. The n/m in particular, and the capital N which is distinctly flat on the bottom in Stempel. There are few italic caps in the book, but the N looks like a slanted version of the roman.

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You are right, I didn’t look too closely at the italics.

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ATF Garamond may be closer, but still not a perfect match (lowercase italic k, for instance).