Typophile

Looking for the Perfect Font for Tattoo Script

RudeBwouy

Hi Typophilologists ~

I'm looking for a font to use for a tattoo.

I'd like it to feel 'antique-old printing-press', without being too ornate and 'olde englishy' - something that has some flourishes, but not TOO many. (I'm sorry i don't know the names of fonts off hand to reference.)

I like the font used in the attached (from an old Bible) - anyone know what that is? - but it's a LITTLE too baroque/ elaborate.

Suggestions are MUCH appreciated!

Thank you!

Ryan in San Francisco

Here's a post from Dan Reynold's blog filled with blackletter inspiration: http://www.typeoff.de/?page_id=96.
Also, Archiv fonts has a few blackletters.

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