Figure 212
Fleischman’s Black-letter: Enschedé’s Proef van Letteren, Haarlem
From Noord-Hollands Archief (scan)
1768
The smaller types are extremely dull in colour, through here and there we find fonts with a good deal of movement, cut by Van Dyck. Fleischman’s black-letter is tortured and fanciful, and does not stand comparison with Van Dyck’s simpler and finder black-letter, still less with early Flemish gothic fonts.