The Gothic or Wulfilan alphabet

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The Gothic or Wulfilan alphabet Quoting Dr. Robert Pfeffer: The Gothic or Wulfilan alphabet has nothing to do with the medieval gothic script. Rather, it is the script used by the ancient Goths and invented by Visigoth bishop Wulfila in the fourth century A.D. for the purpose of translating the Bible into Gothic. The Gothic fonts offered here [i.e., by Robert Pfeffer] are based on the younger model of the Gothic script (S-style) as it appears in the Codex Argenteus. The difference to the older variants (Sigma-style) lies in the younger model's S being equal to the Latin one, while the S of the older variants resembles the Greek sigma.	EXTERNAL LINKS The Gothic or Wulfilan alphabet MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS History of type ⦿ German type scene ⦿ Uncial typefaces ⦿ Textura ⦿ Carolingian typefaces ⦿

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