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Fraktur [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Decorative Arts
- Museums and Heritage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fraktur
1, record 1, English, Fraktur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fraktur 2, record 1, English, fraktur
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Pennsylvania German document (as a birth or wedding certificate) that is written in calligraphy and illuminated with decorative motifs (as tulips, birds, and scrolls). 3, record 1, English, - Fraktur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Folk art. 4, record 1, English, - Fraktur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Fractur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts décoratifs divers
- Muséologie et patrimoine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraktur
1, record 1, French, fraktur
see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fraktur : terme emprunté de l'allemand et dont le genre en français ne semble pas être fixé. 2, record 1, French, - fraktur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fraktur
1, record 2, English, fraktur
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fractur 1, record 2, English, fractur
correct
- black-letter type-face 2, record 2, English, black%2Dletter%20type%2Dface
correct
- black-letter typeface 3, record 2, English, black%2Dletter%20typeface
correct
- black letter 2, record 2, English, black%20letter
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a German style of black letter text type. 1, record 2, English, - fraktur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A german black-letter type-face believed to have originated in Augsburg, c. 1510, from designs by Leonhard Wagner based on the 15th-century lettre bâtarde [See K. Bauer, 'Leonhard Wagner', der Schöpfer der Fraktur', Frankfurt, 1936.] ... Fraktur types rapidly replaced roman in Germany where in the late 16th century foreign words set in roman appeared in pages of black-letter text. 2, record 2, English, - fraktur
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caractère allemand
1, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20allemand
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gothique allemande 1, record 2, French, gothique%20allemande
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vers la fin du XVIe siècle l'écriture gothique a succédé, en Allemagne, à l'écriture romane; elle servit de modèle aux premiers imprimeurs allemands pour la gravure des caractères mobiles. Elle fut utilisée en Allemagne jusqu'au XXe siècle. 2, record 2, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20allemand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fractures (au pluriel) est le nom de la famille de caractères. 2, record 2, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20allemand
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Typography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Fraktur
1, record 3, English, Fraktur
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Black letter 1, record 3, English, Black%20letter
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally Fraktur was the German name for Black letter (and still is). The term Fraktur is now currently used in English to designate a letter belonging to the family of Fraktur types. 2, record 3, English, - Fraktur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "fraktur" (without a capital "f") has another, more general, meaning, i.e. a German black-letter typeface style. 2, record 3, English, - Fraktur
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Fraktur type
- Fraktur types
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Fracture
1, record 3, French, Fracture
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom propre désignant un caractère allemand en particulier (de style gothique) appartenant à la famille des Fractures. 2, record 3, French, - Fracture
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Fractures
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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