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Peter A. Demeter was a German designer at the Weber Typefoundry.

Fonts Designed

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

References

1. ^ "Peter A. Demeter". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
2. 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.
3. American Metal typefaces in the Twenthieth Century, Mac McGrew, 1993, 2nd edition, Oak Knoll, pag. 123
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. 96.
5. 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.
6. 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.

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