Hauptprobe in gedrängter form der Bauerschen Giesserei, Frankfurt am Main: Filialen in Barcelona und Madrid, A. Numrich & Co. in Leipzig
A condensed type specimen catalogue issued in 1900 by the Bauersche Giesserei of Frankfurt am Main, with branches in Barcelona, Madrid and Leipzig, for printers, compositors and jobbing trade buyers. The 207 plates are mostly display alphabets, decorated initials, borders and printers' ornaments pulled in black and vermilion, ranging from interlaced Art Nouveau capitals to blackletter and dotted-ground blocks that can be lifted as drop caps, rules or spot devices.
