Blackletter: Type and National Identity

by Paul Shaw

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568981252
• ISBN13: 9781568981253
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.6" x 11.1"