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I have a large number of old books in Fraktur (mostly Lutheran theology). I read so much more German in Fraktur that I find it easier to follow than the Latin s
by teilo 15y ago
I have a large number of old books in Fraktur (mostly Lutheran theology). I read so much more German in Fraktur that I find it easier to follow than the Latin script. It always amazes me that there are a good number of Germans who cannot read it at all. My wife (who also is well-versed in Fraktur, as well as the old German "saw-tooth" cursive) has had a number of German-speakers ask her to transcribe Fraktur to modern script. I mean, sure, it's different. Some of the capitals are especially strange, and there are a few more ligatures, but it's not that hard.
- coldarchon 15y agoEver watched both parts of "Die Nibelungen Saga" silent movie version from 1924 by Fritz Lang? After 4.5 hours reading these old letters you will hate them ..
- robertk 15y agoHey, we number theorists still use fraktur all the time! Prime ideals in Dedekind domains are usually denoted with fraktur letters.
- wyclif 15y agoSimilar story here: I have a lot of c.18 and older antiquarian theology texts that feature the long s. Most of mine are in English, though.
- ars 15y agoI agree it's not that hard - I don't even speak German and I had no trouble reading the Fraktur samples I found on wikipedia.