Kurrent 2704414 210770871 2008-05-07T09:51:06Z 78.51.249.237 /* External links */ commons [[Image:Kant deutsche Kurrent.png|thumb|right|Sample of German ''kurrent'' handwriting]] '''Kurrent''' is an old form of [[Germany|German]] handwriting based on [[blackletter]], specifically the [[Fraktur]] typeface. It is known in full as ''Kurrentschrift'', or as ''Alte Deutsche Schrift'' ("Old German script"). In American English, its name has been seen shortened to Schrift. A well-known, although very late form of it, is [[Sütterlin]]. In school, it was taught until 1941. == External links == * [http://www.kurrent.de/_html/schreibschrift.htm German handwriting Schrift] (deutsch) Overview about the writing of Kurrent. <br /> * [http://www.altearmee.de/unkurr31.zip The typeface used to set the example text above]<br /> ["damaged file"] * [http://www.bryld.info/filer/manugot19.ttf Another version, by Lars Erik Bryld, called Manu Gothica]<br /> * [http://www.altearmee.de/suett.zip The newest form of German-style handwriting, called Sutterlin]<br /> {{commonscat|German Kurrent}} {{Germany-stub}} {{writingsystem-stub}} [[Category:Blackletter]] [[Category:Palaeography]] [[Category:Penmanship]] [[de:Deutsche Kurrentschrift]] [[it:Kurrent]] [[pl:Kurrenta]]