Glossary Term Definition
A class of blackletter types with rounded forms, developed in Italy as a southern European counterpart to the more angular textura of northern Europe.
Definition
A class of blackletter types with rounded forms, developed in Italy as a southern European counterpart to the more angular textura of northern Europe. Rotunda letterforms are broader and more open than textura, reflecting Italian calligraphic traditions. The categories of blackletter include bastarda, fraktur, quadrata, rotunda and textura.
Source
No access — Robert Bringhurst — p. 329:
A class of blackletter types with rounded forms.