Intrigued by "Fraktur" script

May 10, 2008

Googling on the web I've find this wonderful resource of fraktur scripts. It's in german language (I cannot translate) but there are a lot of variations, and you can find also the "eszett" typical of german writing (it's the first time I see the eszett in fraktur style).

www.romana-hamburg.de, then scroll the pages, clicking "vorwärts".

This is the first page:

http://www.romana-hamburg.de/Schrift1.gif

May 10, 2008

Thank you merzig for your informations, I didn't know anything of this tradition.

This is TRULY the final step, using a citation of Franklin D. Roosevelt and some embellishment adds. Hope you like it.

Truly brilliant! Great job! The only thing I would personally have done is possibly not flourish the ascenders in the middle of the text but give more elaborate flourishes to the ascenders of the top line and descenders of the bottom line. Or rather give the flourishes where there was more space and make them more elaborate for that. Other than that I think it is superb!

Googling on the web I've find this wonderful resource of fraktur scripts. It's in german language (I cannot translate) but there are a lot of variations, and you can find also the "eszett" typical of german writing (it's the first time I see the eszett in fraktur style).
www.romana-hamburg.de, then scroll the pages, clicking "vorwärts".
This is the first page:

I wish I could read that German! That looks like a very good resource for Fraktur though it is a pity you can't zoom right in. The various pages show how many various forms there are with all their subtle differences. It is definitely not a simple style, though it is very versatile and attractive.

Edited May 10, 2008 by Lozzic

May 10, 2008

YAY! if you go to this link he has all those pages on PDF and you can zoom in all you want!

http://www.romana-hamburg.de/Schriftmappe.pdf

Am I right in guessing these are font previews or something? They are still useful for calligraphy though, especially the examples of flourished capitals.