Ondine, designed by David F. Nalle of Scriptorium Font Library, is a free medieval blackletter font with a fluid, calligraphic silhouette. Strong thick-thin changes, pointed stroke endings, and sweeping curves recall broad-nib lettering from a handwritten medieval manuscript.
For fantasy publishing, those dramatic shapes lend chapter openings and cover titles an old-world air, yet the same ornamental construction can distinguish labels for mead or heritage goods. It also suits theatrical posters and historical event graphics. Its strongest role is in titles that need to evoke manuscript lettering at first glance.
Ondine v. 1.0 - Copyright 1997, David F. Nalle - Scriptorium Font Library. To register this font and get a whole disk of fonts send $18 to Ragnarok, POB 140333, Austin, TX 78714.