Calligraphy Manuals: Blackletter — Fraktur
A guide to Blackletter Fraktur
Blackletter — Fraktur is the debut of Calligraphy Manuals: a collection of instructional books where each one approaches a single calligraphic style.
Calligraphy Manuals: Blackletter — Fraktur is a collaboration between Hugo “Xesta” Moura, a seasoned calligrapher and 0.itemzero.
Thoroughly illustrated, from tools to letter shapes, it covers the full spectrum of the Fraktur hand and goes all the way through to advanced letter construction. All of it fully annotated with descriptions, hints and tips, breaking down concepts and techniques in the most simple and straightforward way, in order to optimize learning the style.
Publisher
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Calligraphy
Xesta
Xesta
Authors
Hugo "Xesta" Moura
Fábio Duarte Martins
Rúben Reis Dias
Ricardo Philippe Dantas
Hugo "Xesta" Moura
Fábio Duarte Martins
Rúben Reis Dias
Ricardo Philippe Dantas
Revision
Hugo Rocha
Hugo Rocha
Consultancy
Pedro Amado
Pedro Amado
Design
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Typefaces
Bruta (&Discovery)
Carne (0.itemzero)
Bruta (&Discovery)
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Print & Binding
Gráfica Maiadouro
Gráfica Maiadouro
Year
2022
2022
Highly illustrated, and packed with historical and contemporary variations. Includes 680+ handmade illustrations for the Fraktur alphabet.
Our simple approach breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand terms so that you can learn Fraktur from the very beginning.
To accompany the book, two posters were also developed and are available at our online store: a map of ligatures, extending the book with additional examples; and a full alphabet, highlighting the construction and direction of each stroke.
