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Back to EpisodesBlackletter: An Incomplete History of Type
Season 1
Episode 35
Published 5 years, 3 months ago
Description
From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before… welcome to An Incomplete History of Type.
Name: Blackletter (specifically Donatus-Kalender)
Release Date: 1455
Designer: Johannes Gutenberg
Classification: Blackletter
Owned By: n/a
Claim to Fame: The world’s first mechanized typeface, used in the world’s first mass-produced book.
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