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Attribution & Foundry
This metadata points to Andreas Höfeld via Rudolf Koch as the main credited source for the font.
Designer
Andreas Höfeld via Rudolf Koch
Manufacturer
Fontgrube AH
Vendor ID
FgAH
Styles
1
Source Format
ZIP archive
Font Family
Maranatha FG Book
Font Subfamily
Regular
Full Name
Maranatha FG Book
PostScript Name
MaranathaFGBook
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Version
Koch Marathon Remake 1.12
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Description
This typeface is a renewal of Rudolf Koch's Marathon font. As yet, it comes in just one weight: Maranatha Book. Marathon was cut by renowned typograph Rudolf Koch in several sizes. This font tries to emulate the size that was used in the 1951-1993 Protestant German hymn book ("Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuch" EKG) in many Antiqua editions. It contains a number of ligatures, some of which were used, not quite consistently, in that hymn book, namely the tz, which can be found on the } closing braces. Use this font with kerning turned on, which also gives you automatic ch and ck ligatures. There is also a long s and the (irregular) ft ligature on {. This font comes under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, encouraging both free use and further improvements. The reserved name is "Maranatha", originally a liturgical phrase of early Christianity, as in 1Cor 16:22, fitting for a hymn book typeface.
License Notes
This font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 with the reserved name "Maranatha".
Copyright
Nachbau der Marathon von Rudolf Koch nach dem Evangelischen Kirchengesangbuch