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Black letter

Scope note

Group of typefaces characterized by heavy faces and angular outlines, based on Gothic hand-written scripts.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000200661

Broader Terms used

typefaces

Narrower Terms used

fraktur (typefaces)

Created

12yrs ago

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