font_category: blackletter
Fifteenth Century
The world’s first grunge typeface, Fifteenth Century, was released c1897 by Barnhart Brothers & Spindler but didn’t become popular until it was rebranded as Caslon Antique around 1918. It is important to note that...
Alte Schwabacher
Schwabacher was the predominantly used typeface in Germany from about 1470 until about 1530. It has round character forms other than Textura or Fraktur.
CS Courthand
CS are the initials of Carsten Strinkau, a young German graphic and type designer who studied in Hamburg. CS Courthand is based on 16 hundred century English monks handwriting. Text in CS Courthand looks...
Ganz Grobe Gotisch
It is not only coarse but extremly black, and it is quite right to name it Black Letter in English. Ernst Schneidler, the designer, created the smallest possible counters. Still, this very coarse black...
Breite Kanzlei
Ralph M. Unger, known for his preference for blackletter designs, brought this beautiful blackletter variant back to life. Based on artwork from old catalogues, he redesigned, digitally remastered and completed the character set for...