Nacional Typefoundry
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Fundicion Tipográfica Nacional or the Nacional Typefoundry was for many years the leading type foundry of Spain
. It was founded in Madrid
in 1915 and functioned there until bought out by Fundicion Tipográfica Neufville of Barcelona
in 1971. It employed prestigious designers like Carlos Winkow
and Enric Crous-Vidal and was noted for its bold and striking art deco faces.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was founded in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in 1915 and functioned there until bought out by Fundicion Tipográfica Neufville of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1971. It employed prestigious designers like Carlos Winkow
Carlos Winkow
Carl Winckow known in Spain where he spent most of his working life as Carlos Winkow was a German type designer who worked primarily for the Naçional Typefoundry.-Fonts Designed by Carlos Winkow :...
and Enric Crous-Vidal and was noted for its bold and striking art deco faces.