Black Letter / Gothic Typefaces
Dublin Core
Title
Black Letter / Gothic Typefaces
Subject
Description
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus note: "Group of typefaces characterized by heavy faces and angular outlines, based on Gothic hand-written scripts."
Creator
Nemon, Abe, 1990-
Publisher
The Library of Historic Type, all fonts published under an SIL Open Font License, 2019.
Date
2019
Contributor
Nemon, Abe, 1990-
Format
TrueType font
Type
typefaces (type forms) -> Getty AAT note: "Sets of printed characters, comprised of alphabets, numerals, and other symbols, that share certain characteristics of style or design. For the rectangular pieces, usually metal, having a character on one side, from which text is composed and set to be printed, use 'type.'"
Identifier
typeGroup--blackletter
Collection Items
Enschedé Hollandse Black Letter No. 1
A black letter font reproduced by Johannes Enschedé in his 1767 type specimen book, Proef van letteren welke gegooten worden in de nieuwe Haerlemsche lettergietery van J. Enschedé, labelled "Oude Hollandse Letteren, van 1470 à 1480."
Johann Gutenberg 42-Line Bible Blackletter (1454-1455)
A minimalist reproduction of some of the more than 270 characters estimated to have made up the type sort for Johannes Gutenberg's 42-line Bible of 1454-1455.