It’s difficult to advise without a sample. But read here for a start. Or aren’t you talking about the masthead? Another good reason for showing the sample.

Here is the Poppelbaum type being used in 1903:

Although it obviously isn’t what is being used here, Parkinson’s Benicia is similar. The blurb at the MyFonts page just linked includes some research hints. Not sure if they’re of much use. From them, I came across LTC Jenson. Neither of these match the ’W’ from your scan. (The short tail of the ’Q’ also distinguishes your face from others. Edit: the ’G’ seems even more distinctive.)

Tupper: thanks!

Not an exact match, but LTC Jenson is pretty close — and it, I learn, is based on William Morris’s “Golden Type” of 1890, also a close match. This makes perfect sense, as Austria looked to England for much of its progressive design at the time. The Poppelbaum “ver sacrum” type was certainly just a local variation based on the Kelmscott original. I agree that the “G” is its distinguishing mark; I’m curious where that little spur came from — I can’t recall seeing anything like it.

I’m glad my comments helped. You can find that sort of ’G’ in a Cheltenham.

Here’s a photo of the ’Ver Sacrum’ lettering in Vienna.

Nick Cooke