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Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
Hi Steve, The “Gloria” logo looks custom to me, I can’t reliably date it. The original hat shop bag (H. Moeller Marburg) is a tad more helpful in this regard: Some of the lines are set in a face know…1 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
I assume the English spelling was chosen because it appears underneath the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Sorry, I don’t. The letterforms for “Wilhelm Rühle Stuttgart” are in style that al…1 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
Hi Steve, I don’t see how the script could help with the dating. The first image includes a line saying “R. 1857”, but that doesn’t tell us much. The sign on the inside is more revealing: “H[einri]ch…2 -
Re: There's two variants of old cursive/script lowercase d – rules on usage?
In the period in question, children in German-speaking countries typically learned two different scripts at school, “Lateinisch” (roundhand) and “Deutsch” (Kurrent, a cursive form of Fraktur). These …5 -
Re: Horizontal stroke in Latin Extended characters
In addition to what Jens wrote: You may want to consult the latest retail versions from the original sources, and not the versions that come bundled with some OS. For example, here is Big Caslon as i…8
