black letter
The Gutenberg Bible, and all of Johannes Gutenberg's works were printed in blackletter type
Meaning
Noun
- A highly calligraphic Western European script style used from approximately 1150.
- Text set in black-letter type.
- The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute.
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- bastarda, fraktur, Old English, quadrata, rotunda, Schwabacher, textura
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