![]() By using the Gothic keyboard layouts offered at this site, upper- and lowercase letters can be typed in the usual way. In addition to the historic majuscules, I’ve added minuscules derived from those. “ Ulfilas” is a serif font designed to satisfy modern typography’s requirements. It is modelled on the uncial script of the Codex Argenteus. If anything, “ Silubr” is probably the most original typeface, though. Again, the fonts of this category aren’t mere reproductions of the historic originals. The difference to the older variants (Σ-style) lies in the younger model’s S being equal to the latin one, while the S of the older variants resembles the Greek sigma. The fonts offered here lean on the younger model of Gothic script (S-style) as it appears in the Codex Argenteus. for the purpose of translating the bible into Gothic. ![]() It is rather about the script of the ancient Goths, invented by Visigoth bishop Wulfila in the fourth century A.D. The Gothic or wulfilan alphabet has nothing to do with the medieval gothic script. ![]() A Gothic and a Runic set will be included again. “ Pfeffer Mediæval” on the contrary shall become a Carolingian Minuscule, standing out rather due to its vast range of glyphs than due to sophisticated OpenType usage. the script of the gothic age) held very simple and making intensive use of the so called OpenType Features, above all of the automatic glyph substitution. “ Pfeffer Simpelgotisch” will be a Blackletter (i. e. However, both of them won’t be faithful copies of historic typefaces, but rather their ideal images. The two fonts currently in development are typefaces of the European middle ages. Up next, a brief description of the various categories: Latin Alphabet Two fonts regarding the Latin alphabet are at a planning stage. Currently, there are several fonts available covering the Gothic alphabet, one of them also containing the Runic one. O N the following pages you’ll find some fonts designed by me that can be downloaded and used freely for non commercial purposes. You can start with a text in printed Gothic and continue with a text in Gothic handwriting from the archive.Dear friends and users of old German and Germanic philology fonts! When you have taken the tutorial, you should continue practising with texts in Gothic script and a table of Danish Gothic letters. German Script Tutorial (Brigham Young University) The tutorial was developed for an English speaking audience to learn how to read texts written in Gothic script in the German language, but since the script is virtually identical to Danish Gothic script (both printed and handwritten), it is a very useful learning tool regardless of the language being German and not Danish. How do I start?įor people who understand little Danish or none at all we recommend starting by taking the German Script Tutorial provided by Brigham Young University. Texts from the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries look very different. In addition, the style of writing developed through the centuries. Writing was also a tool for work and sometimes the text was written in a hurry, just like today. This is due to the fact that every person had his or her own personal style of writing. Handwritten texts in Gothic script are a greater challenge than printed texts. Printed text in Gothic script is simple to learn because once you have learned to separate and recognize the letters they look the same every time. It is quite simple to learn to read printed Gothic script, but it can be more difficult to decipher Gothic handwriting. This applies to genealogists, local historians, students and researchers alike. If you want to read handwritten records in Danish that are older than 1875, you will need to learn how to read Gothic script. It can be a challenge to read, even for people who can read Danish, but you can learn to read it with a little patience. The Gothic alphabet can be found both in printed and handwritten records. Gothic script is also called Old German Script because it was originally developed and used in German-speaking countries. The Gothic alphabet was the official script in Denmark and its dependencies and colonies until 1875.
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