Blacklettertyylejä
Blacklettertyylejä, often simply called blackletter, refer to a family of typefaces and script styles that emerged in the early Middle Ages in Western Europe, particularly in Germany. The name derives from the German “schwarzer Lettern,” meaning “black letter,” because the letters were traditionally written in black ink on parchment or vellum. Blackletter is characterized by its dense, angular strokes, steep verticals, and lack of serifs, which give the text a compact, almost calligraphic appearance.
The earliest examples can be traced back to the 12th century, with the Textura style being the
In the 19th and 20th centuries, blackletter experienced a decline as more legible sans‑serif typefaces like