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Oldenorth 2

Peter Roeleveld · Peter Roeleveld

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Oldenorth 2 specimen from Peter Roeleveld

A textura blackletter from Peter Roeleveld, reviving the dense angular letterforms of medieval manuscript tradition.

About

Oldenorth 2 draws on the textura style of historical blackletter, with tightly packed vertical strokes and angular forms characteristic of northern European manuscript writing. It is suited to display and decorative applications where a period gothic aesthetic is required. The design reflects Roeleveld's interest in historical lettering traditions.

Classification

A blackletter typeface in the textura tradition, characterised by dense, angular letterforms with vertical strokes and broken curves typical of medieval manuscript scripts.

Weights

Regular

Languages

Latin

Tags

blacklettertexturamedievalgothichistoricaldisplay