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WELCOME TO THE STORY OF T Y P O G R A P H Y. Here you will get to learn about how typography trend has changed over the years.
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GOTHIC SCRIPTS The black letters Gothic Script is also known as Blackletters. Before printing was invented, scribes copied religious text in Gothic Script. Around 1455, Gutenberg printed the Gutenberg’s bible, which was the first major text printed in using moveable type. However, the typeface was not very legible, and Gutenberg’s Bible was for public reading instead of private reading.
OLD STYLES More legible Gothic Script is also known as Blackletters. Before printing was invented, scribes copied religious text in Gothic Script. Around 1455, Gutenberg printed the Gutenberg’s bible, which was the first major text printed in using moveable type. However, the typeface was not very legible, and Gutenberg’s Bible was for public reading instead of private reading.