Monday, 10 October 2011

Different typefaces

Blackletter typefaces are a script style of calligraphy that were popularized in Germany, A highly ornamental style of typgraphy, different styles are often associated with the different regions in which they were developed and used. The main classifications include
Textura, Schwabacher, Cursiva and Fraktur. Fraktur is the most common form of Blackletter and is characterized by broken strokes.


Blackletter
roman type has two principal meanings, both stemming from the stylistic origin of text typefaces from inscriptional capitals used in ancient Rome: the "regular" or upright counterpart of an italic, regardless of whether the type design is seriffed or a sans serif.
Popular roman styles include Bembo, Baskerville, Caslon, Bodoni, Times New Roman and Garamond.



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