Re: Talk about Unicode Myths...

From: John Cowan (jcowan@reutershealth.com)
Date: Wed Mar 20 2002 - 18:15:52 EST

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Asmus Freytag scripsit:

> Since Latin majuscules predate the mediaeval manuscripts from which the
> Fraktur forms were evolved this analogy is seriously backwards. Antiqua is
> not a simplification of Fraktur, but Fraktur capitals are embellished
> versions of handwritten forms based on Latin majuscules.

Sure, diachronically. But I was making a synchronic distinction between
plain and gussied-up.

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