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Today medieval styles are used only for display. Their fall from favor is unfortunate because these styles have tremendous character and there are so many interesting variations that are possible.

The inspiration for AlbertBetenbuch came from a typeface drawn by Albert Dürer, and an interpretation of that face in Arthur Baker's Historic Calligraphic Alphabets (Dover, 1980). The characteristic common to AlbertBetenbuch and the faces inspiring it is the decorative zig-zag with the upper-case letters.

AlbertBetenbuch is one of the best of the medieval-style faces on the No-Hype Type CD and can be considered for use whenever an ornate calligraphic face or an elegant "Old English" or medieval style is called for.

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