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An Old Russian uncial display face from Double Alex Font Studio, offering three stylistic variants for decorative and editorial use.
About
Designed by Alexey Chekulaev at Double Alex Font Studio in 1994, Blagovest 5 draws on the Old Russian uncial tradition, with broad calligraphic strokes characteristic of Slavic ecclesiastical lettering. The family comprises three variants: Five, Five Serif and Five Decor, allowing for varied decorative applications. It is published by Double Alex and distributed through ParaType.
Classification
The specimen shows letterforms rooted in Old Russian uncial tradition with heavy, calligraphic strokes and blackletter characteristics. The curved, broad forms are consistent with a Slavic ecclesiastical script revival.
Family
Blagovest 5 FiveBlagovest 5 Five SerifBlagovest 5 Five Decor
Languages
Cyrillic
Tags
blackletterold-russianuncialdecorativevintagecyrillicdisplaymagazine