Monotype Garamond vs Ehrhardt

Monotype Garamond is an old-style serif typeface released in 1922, based on the types of 17th-century French punchcutter Jean Jannon. The Monotype Corporation originally marketed the design as a revival of Claude Garamond's work, a misconception that persisted until later scholarly research confirmed Jannon as the true source. The typeface features a tall x-height and bracketed serifs, making it a...

Ehrhardt is a serif typeface produced by Monotype in 1938, based on historical types originally cut by the Hungarian punchcutter Miklós Kis in Amsterdam during the 1680s. The matrices for these old-style letters were later acquired by the Ehrhardt foundry in Leipzig, Germany, which gave the subsequent revivals their modern name. It features moderate thick-thin contrast, bracketed serifs, and a tra...