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Blagovest 2

ParaType · Alexey Chekulaev · 1994

blackletterSlavic/Old Russian
Blagovest 2 specimen from ParaType

A single-weight Old Russian blackletter from Double Alex Font Studio, drawn by Alexey Chekulaev in 1994 with tall compressed strokes and calligraphic swash terminals.

About

The letterforms shown in the specimen draw on Church Slavonic and Old Russian blackletter traditions, combining compressed vertical strokes with flowing calligraphic terminals and an uncial-influenced capital. Designed at Double Alex Font Studio in 1994, it is suited to decorative display and editorial contexts requiring a period Slavic character.

Classification

The specimen shows letterforms drawn from Old Russian/Church Slavonic blackletter traditions, with tall compressed strokes, calligraphic swash terminals and a distinctive uncial-influenced capital B. This places it firmly in the Slavic decorative blackletter category.

Weights

Two

Languages

LatinCyrillic

Tags

blackletterold-russianslavicdecorativevintagecalligraphicdisplaymagazine

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