Blackletter: Type and National Identity by Paul Shaw, Peter Bain

Blackletter: Type and National Identity

Paul Shaw, Peter Bain

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Blackletter type, also known as Fraktur or German Gothic, originated with Gutenberg's moveable type, and was based on the contemporary calligraphy of that time. From the sixteenth century on, it shared the spotlight with roman type in German-speak...

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