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Blagovest 7

ParaType · Alexey Chekulaev · 1994

blackletterDecorative blackletter
Blagovest 7 specimen from ParaType

A single-weight decorative blackletter designed by Alexey Chekulaev at Double Alex Font Studio in 1994, drawing on Old Russian letterform traditions.

About

The specimen shows heavy angular strokes with sharp, blade-like terminals characteristic of a Slavic-inflected blackletter style. Designed in 1994, it sits within a decorative, vintage register suited to display use. A single style is available.

Classification

The specimen shows heavy, angular letterforms with blackletter construction and sharp terminals, combining Gothic textura-like strokes with a distinctly decorative, Slavic character consistent with the Old Russian tag.

Weights

Seven

Languages

LatinCyrillic

Tags

blackletterdecorativevintageold-russianslavicdisplaygothicmagazine

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