‖ bastarda
(bəˈstɑːdə)
[It., f. bastardo (see bastard n.).]
A Gothic script used in France and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries.
| 1934 A. F. Johnson Type Design i. 6 For..theological texts a less formal and rounded letter was used.., for works in the vernacular, a still less formal and cursive hand known as Bastarda. Ibid. 31 The French ‘lettre bâtarde’ then passed out of use..but in Germany the Bastarda has remained the national type. 1963 Times 7 Feb. 16/4 Illustrated manuscripts..with Gothic bastarda script. |