Gudrun Zapf von Hesse designed the Diotima type family for D. Stempel AG during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Hermann Zapf set their wedding invitation in this face, instead of in Palatino. What more could attest to its inherent quality?

A digital version of the face is available today from Linotype. Click here to see all of the Diotima weights on the Linotype website.

Zapf von Hesse designed wo sets of titling capitals to harmonize with Diotima: Ariadne Initials and Smaragd.