D. Stempel AG released Gudrun Zapf von Hesses Ariadne in 1952. Ariadne is purely calligraphic, a set of flourished italic capitals in the Renaissance style. It is best used for initials in chapter openings, book titles, and advertisements.
‘Ariadne’ is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH.