Need Gothic exemplar

[Graphic-Ally]

Hi everyone

I have been teaching myself calligraphy for some time now and have chosen to take up gothic as the next hand that i would learn. The problem is that i am not particularly fond of the version of gothic that my reference manual has and i am looking for some help here.
I was hoping that one of you could help me find a good exemplar along with instructions explaining the finer points of the hand.

Thanks in advance

-Nishant

[Sola]

Depends what kind of gothic hand you're looking for. The two common ones seem to be Textura Quadrata and Fraktur.

I am not an expert on Fraktur, but I've spent a little bit of time studying Textura Quadrata and have a few good historical manuscript exemplars for you:

http://digi.vatlib.it/view/bav_pal_lat_1811/0221

http://www.manuscriptorium.com/apps/main/en/index.php?request=request_document&docId=rep_remake153

http://thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W185/

http://thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W270/

http://archives.meuse.fr/?id=recherche_guidee_manuscrits_detail&doc=accounts%2Fmnesys_ad55%2Fdatas%2Fir%2FNum%20-%20Reproductions%20sur%20support%20informatique%2FManuscrits%20Saint%20Mihiel%2FFRAD055_Num_058Num%2Exml&page_ref=126&unittitle=Graduel%20de%20Saint-Mihiel&unitid=Z%2073&unitdate=XVe-XVIe%20si%C3%A8cle

That should keep you busy for a while.

[Brad franklin]

https://script.byu.edu/Pages/German/en/welcome.aspx

[Graphic-Ally]

That should keep you busy for a while.

I think you just planned the second half of 2014 for me...thanks

[Graphic-Ally]

Thanks brad. This seems pretty straight word and is more than an exemplar..thank you very much

[PaddyMac]

I've been learning Fraktur via this ebook and video course from Steve Czajka from Toronto
http://torontocalligraphyguild.org/2014/04/05/learn-gothic-calligraphy-and-lettering-online-calligraphy-course/

[Roseann]

Hi Paddymac,
I'm very interested in Steve Czajak's online Fraktur class too.  Do you like it?   

[tintenfuchs]

That sounds intriguing indeed! I'd also love to hear about your experience with that course.

[PaddyMac]

Re Steve's Course I mentioned above:

So far I like it a lot, but I'm only half way through the lowercase. Like other teachers, he encourages you to study a lot of examplars and then create your own style. I'll be happy if I can just remember the stroke sequence without tracing it...

He particularly likes David Harris' "The Art of Calligraphy" book, and there are also great examplars in Claude Mediavilla's book "Calligraphy".

If you get Steve's ebook then you will want to print it out on nice legal paper. Hammermill has smooth 24lb Laserprint Legal paper (I found it on Amazon). The standard stuff is 20lb and not great. He uses a 6mm parallel pen, but if you fiddle with outputting the examplars smaller (I think it's 70%?) then the smaller 3.8mm should work. Start by tracing the letters, as they are quite intricate. He gives you blank pages to print but I preferred using a large layout bond.