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Gothic scripts

Scope note

A group of scripts, including book hands and documentary scripts, and formal and cursive styles, predominant in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, and in some areas still later.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000195226

Equivalent Terms used

Gothic script

Created

13yrs ago

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