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- Fraktur - Wikipedia
Fraktur (German: [fʁakˈtuːɐ̯] ⓘ) is a calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet and any of several blackletter typefaces derived from this hand
- Fraktur Alphabet - Omniglot
Fraktur is a version of the Latin alphabet used to write German and other European languages from the 16th to the 20th century
- WHAT IS FRAKTUR? | frakturweb
The name fraktur came to mean the folk art form as well as the letter style that is central to it Pennsylvania Germans brought the use of fraktur on formal documents with them to the New World
- Fraktur Calligraphy Tutorial for Beginners (+FREE Worksheets)
In this article, you will learn the basics of Fraktur calligraphy Learn the whole fraktur calligraphy alphabet with a fraktur exemplar Practice your skills with the free fraktur calligraphy pdf practice sheets
- Reading Fraktur: German Printed Text - Germanology Unlocked
Fraktur is the name of the printed text you will find in German newspapers, church record headings, vital records, and more From the Latin word for “broken”, this font, with its jagged corners and sharp edges, certainly lives up to its name
- FRAKTUR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
often fraktur : a Pennsylvania German document (such as a birth or wedding certificate) that is written in calligraphy and illuminated with decorative motifs (such as tulips, birds, and scrolls)
- Fraktur
Fraktur brings all this together on colorful pages that delight the eyes while stimu-lating a curiosity about their archaic and decorative texts - texts usually written in German, even though they document events in the lives of some of North America's earliest immigrant families
- Digital Collections - Free Library
Most fraktur are personal records, such as birth and baptismal certificates Fraktur were also used to express religious beliefs or to help schoolchildren with their studies Fraktur artists often decorated these documents with drawings of flowers, birds, stars, and other figures
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