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Schwabacher

Schwabacher proper noun: a style of black letter typeface that evolved from Gothic Textualis (Textura) under the influence of Humanist type design in Italy during the 15th century.

Proper noun

Schwabacher (plural Schwabachers)

  1. A style of black letter typeface that evolved from Gothic Textualis (Textura) under the influence of Humanist type design in Italy during the 15th century.
  2. A surname.

Forms of Schwabacher

pluralSchwabachers

Questions about Schwabacher

What does Schwabacher mean?
Schwabacher means a style of black letter typeface that evolved from Gothic Textualis (Textura) under the influence of Humanist type design in Italy during the 15th century.
What part of speech is Schwabacher?
Schwabacher is a proper noun.

Words near Schwabacher in the dictionary

  1. schwa indogermanicum
  2. schwa primum
  3. schwa secundum
  4. Schwab
  5. Schwabach test
  6. Schwabacher
  7. Schwabachers
  8. Schwabs
  9. schwack
  10. schwacked
  11. schwacking

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