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Black letter, type as used in the 42-line Bible issued at Mainz, 1456. Black-letter book hand by Jacobus de Voragine The image displays the words Textura, Rotunda, Fraktur, and Batard written in bold, ornate black letter calligraphy styles, demonstrating different forms of traditional Gothic script.

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  • alphabet
    / Later development of the Latin alphabet
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    / The black-letter, or Gothic, style (9th to 15th century)
  • roman
  • calligraphy
    / The black-letter, or Gothic, style (9th to 15th century)
  • paleography
    / Styles of writing
  • typography
    / Aesthetic qualities of the typographic page
  • alphabet
    / Later development of the Latin alphabet
  • history of Europe
    / The transformation of thought and learning
  • typography
    / Type, from Gutenberg to the 18th century
  • diplomatics
    / Physical appearance of documents
  • sigillography
    / Forms of medieval seals

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  • Robert Williams

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

  • Grace Young
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Add new Web site: Omniglot - Old English / Anglo-Saxon (�nglisc).
  • Grace Young
Sep 02, 2024
Article thoroughly revised.
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 20, 2008
Article added to new online database.
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 27, 1999
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