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Manuscript

ParaType · Alexey Chekulaev · 1995

scriptformal cursive
Manuscript specimen from ParaType

A formal cursive script from Double Alex Font Studio, drawn in 1995 by Alexey Chekulaev after the Kuenstler Script of D. Stempel AG (1902), offered in three weights.

About

Based on the Kuenstler Script cut by D. Stempel AG in 1902, the design carries the high-contrast, strongly inclined letterforms and looping ascenders typical of copperplate-influenced formal scripts. Three weights – Light, Normal and Bold – extend its range from delicate to assertive. The original's connected, flowing joins are preserved throughout.

Classification

The specimen shows a flowing, high-contrast formal cursive with strongly inclined letterforms, looping ascenders and connected joins throughout – characteristic of copperplate-derived script types. Based on Kuenstler Script (D.Stempel AG, 1902), placing it firmly in the formal calligraphic script tradition.

Weights

LightNormalBold

Languages

Latin

Tags

scriptcursiveformalcalligraphiccopperplateelegantweddingdecorative

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