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A 2005 blackletter/roman hybrid that applies gothic calligraphic styling to a traditionally constructed roman letterform, balancing gothic character with inherent legibility.
About
Pasquinade takes the visual language of blackletter and grafts it onto roman letter construction, retaining roman serifs that aid readability without undermining the gothic appearance. The result sets evenly at text sizes while revealing a geometrically calligraphic character at display scale. Its discrete open counters contribute to legibility uncommon in conventional blackletter designs.
Classification
Pasquinade is classified as blackletter due to its gothic visual character and calligraphic styling, but its underlying letter construction follows traditional roman conventions with roman serifs, making it an unusual hybrid of the two traditions.