Gothic writing

Gothic writing

Gothic writing may refer to
* Writing in a Gothic language
* Writing using a Greek and runic based Gothic alphabet
* Writing using a Blackletter Gothic script for Latin-based alphabets
* 18th century and later Gothic fiction combining horror and romance


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