Rainer KluteApr 23

RE: https://typo.social/@rosaliewagner/116449444207266288

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Dennoch sei hier stellvertretend für alle Handschriften gefragt: Geht es eigentlich nur mir so, dass das r so rein gar nichts mit einem r zu tun hat? Erinnert eher an ein ⊓ oder Π.

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Show threadRosalie WagnerApr 23
@rainerklute French educators are very attached to their traditional cursive style for a lot of different reasons. We can talk about localisation for the form of certain letters. It can pose issues for foreigners when learning to read French handwriting though. But it’s very recognizable, and some letters still generate debates even among French teachers!
Show threadRainer KluteApr 23
@rosaliewagner I‘m totally relaxed with the r although I prefer different shapes. But I always wonder why it’s so far away from the „normal“ r.
Show threadRosalie Wagner
@rainerklute connection to other letters. I saw several handwritten examples from the 19th century where the r looks like this when followed by a letter, but looks more like the roman form at the end of words.
Apr 23 at 9:02amWeb
Show threadFlorian HardwigApr 23
@rosaliewagner @rainerklute Exactly that: it originated as a medial form. This distinction – cursive form in the middle of words, more roman form at the end – was also made in some script typefaces. Here’s a sample for Écriture compacte from an 1870s specimen by Deberny et Cie.