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What is the difference between Black Letter, Gothic and Old English?

April 26, 2017black letter difference English gothic

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What is the difference between Black Letter, Gothic and Old English?

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There really isn’t any. All of the terms refer to early type styles based on the calligraphic style generally referred to as Quadrata. Black Letter is a general term for these styles. Gothic refers specifically to modern type used as the standard for text in Germany before World War I. Old English is an Anglo-American term for these same styles developed to divorce them from the German associations.