Asmus Freytag scripsit:
> Not that simple, even. Some of the base forms of the 'backbone' of Fraktur
> capitals are topologically different from the Roman letters. For example, a
> true Fraktur A is not a triangle with raised base, but looks like a
> squarish U with the top part of the left leg pinched against the right one,
> preserving a narro opening between the two legs. In other words, that form
> is not merely an embellished form, but verges on a different base shape -
> that's why neglecting the evolution of the shapes should not be glossed
> over so easily.
Sounds like a handwritten lower-case a. But it also sounds much like the
Stop font's (unbelievably ugly) A, which is definitely upper case.
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