The edict was both covert and surprising: On Jan. 3 1941, Nazi official Martin Bormann announced that Hitler no longer wanted to see Gothic typefaces used in print. But the stated reason for this ...

Fraktur is a form of Blackletter, or Gothic script, that was used in Germany until around World War II. Take a look at the front of this holy card—do you think you can figure out what all of the ...

After the Second World War, blackletter fonts like Fraktur became taboo in Germany, considered blocky remnants of national shame.

In the 20th Century, the German Expressionists captured a distinct blend of horror and beauty. The movement inspired the rise of Gothic cinema and, later, Burton.