Sütterlin

(, ' script') is the last widely used form of , the historical form of German handwriting script that evolved alongside German blackletter (most notably ) typefaces. Graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin was commissioned by the Prussian Ministry of Science, Art and Education () to create a modern handwriting script in 1911. His handwriting scheme gradually replaced the older cursive scripts that had developed in the 16th century at the same time that letters in books had developed into Fraktur. The name is nowadays often used to refer to several similar varieties of old German handwriting, but Sütterlin's own script was taught only from 1915 to 1941 in all German schools.

History

The ministry had asked for "modern" handwriting scripts to be used in offices and to be taught in school. Sütterlin created two scripts in parallel with the two typefaces that were in use (see Antiqua–Fraktur dispute). The scripts were introduced in Prussia in 1915, and from the 1920s onwards, they began to replace the relatively similar old German handwriting () in schools. In 1935, the style officially became the only German script taught in schools.

Use in Pantonia

Sütterlin was widely used in Hesterfeld from the 50s-60s. Many letters have been recovered which were written in Sütterlin.