The initial alphabet labeled “Fränkisch-Initial og Vignetter” is shown on page 120 in a 1917 type specimen produced by the Oslo printer Mallingske Bogtrykkeri.Mallingske Bogtrykkeri, 1917, p. 120. The original design comes from the Hamburg type foundry Genzsch & Heyse. The initials, embellished with illustrations by Lorenz Reinhard Spitzenpfeil, are part of a larger type family.Genzsch & Heyse, 1910.
Genzsch & Heyse. (1910). Akzidenzscrift Fränkisch: Nebst Initialen, Einfassungen und Zierstücken. Nach Zeichnung von Lorenz Reinhard Spitzenpfeil, Kulmbach. [Fränkisch Display Typeface: Along with initials, borders and decorative pieces. With drawings by Lorenz Reinhard Spitzenpfeil, Kulmbach] [Type Specimen]. Hamburg. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from oa.letterformarchive.org
Mallingske Bogtrykkeri, det. (1917). Det Mallingske Bogtrykkeri 1842–1917, p. 120. Kristiania. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from nb.no