Sütterlin
Historical form of German handwriting, used 1915–1970s
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- Sütterlinschrift is the last widely used form of Kurrent , the historical form of German handwriting script that evolved alongside German blackletter typefaces.
- His handwriting scheme gradually replaced the older cursive scripts that had developed in the 16th century at the same time that letters in books had developed into Fraktur.
Sütterlinschrift is the last widely used form of Kurrent, the historical form of German handwriting script that evolved alongside German blackletter typefaces. Graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin was commissioned by the Prussian Ministry of Science, Art and Education to create a modern handwriting script in 1911. His handwriting scheme gradually replaced the older cursive scripts that had developed in the 16th century at the same time that letters in books had developed into Fraktur. The name Sütterlin is nowadays often used to refer to several similar varieties of old German handwriting, but Sütterlin's own script was taught only from 1915 to 1941 in all German schools.
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