Peter A. Demeter

German bookbinder, printer and publisher (1875-1939)

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Peter A. Demeter
Born	(1875-01-10)10 January 1875
Died	23 May 1938(1938-05-23) (aged 63)
Nationality	German
Known for	typography

Peter A. Demeter was a German designer at the Weber Typefoundry.^[1]

Fonts Designed

Demeter (1922, Schriftguss Type Foundry, later Typoart)^[2] This is one of a few German faces BB&S in Chicago received in exchange for rights to the Cooper types.^[1]
Demeter Schraffiert (1922, Schriftguss Type Foundry^[1]
Dresden, decorative face, for Schriftgus A.G. Dresden, cut by Barnhart Brothers & Spindler in 1925, 12-30pt^[3]
Fournier (1922, probably Schriftguss Type Foundry, later Typoart)^[4]
Holländisch (1922 - 1926, Weber Typefoundry), shaded roman capitals in regular, bold, and extended.^[5]
Pearl Fournier (1922, probably Schriftguss Type Foundry). In Germany this is known as Geperlte Fournier^[6] and called Dresden when it was later published by BB&S in Chicago.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Peter A. Demeter". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ 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. 65.
^ American Metal typefaces in the Twenthieth Century, Mac McGrew, 1993, 2nd edition, Oak Knoll, pag. 123
^ 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. 96.
^ 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. 115.
^ 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. 174.