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🖼️ Decorated manuscript 🔤 Old German script
fraktur

fraktur

1 9.9
A decorated paper made by Pennsylvania German people with colorful, fancy writing and folk art
  • noun
  • /ˈfræktər/
  • US
translation icon : fraktur
  • Look at that stunning fraktur hanging on the wall!
  • fraktur artist
  • Pennsylvania fraktur
  • German frakturs

Examples

  • The museum displayed a beautiful fraktur from the 18th century.

  • The museum displayed a beautiful fraktur created by a Pennsylvania German artist in the 1800s.

  • Her family treasures an old fraktur that records the birth of her great-great-grandfather.

  • Collectors often seek out fraktur for their unique calligraphy and vibrant folk-art motifs.

  • The colorful designs in the fraktur really showcase the artistry of Pennsylvania German culture.

  • In our local museum, we admired a beautifully crafted fraktur that highlighted the intricate calligraphy.

  • She preserved her family's heritage by framing an old fraktur that had been passed down through generations.

Synonyms

Fraktur
vsfraktur
  • US
9.9

A Pennsylvania German folk art style for decorated handwritten papers like birth certificates

is a more general decorated manuscript style not limited to certificates

Surface Forms

fraktur singular
frakturs plural

Etymology

Fraktur for the decorated Pennsylvania German documents comes from a German word that means 'broken', the same root as fracture. Because these records were written in the sharp, broken-looking script and decorated with folk art, people call them fraktur.