Rotunda (script)
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The Rotunda is a specific medieval blackletter script. It originates in Carolingian minuscule. Sometimes, it is not considered a blackletter script, but a script on its own. It was used mainly in southern Europe.
Calligraphic writing of the word "Rotunda" in the Italian font of same name.
[edit] Characteristics
overview on some blackletter typefaces
The difference between the Rotunda and other blackletter scripts is that broken bows appear only in a few letters such as d.
