Res Humanitariae

The article analyzes the usage of epighaph fonts in old cemetries of Klaipėda region. The attention is mainly focused on gothic style type Fraktur. This German type was a basic script in German territories since Middle Ages until World War II. The German type is an inherent part of culture in Minor Lithuania. 1st part of the analyses deals with historical dissemination of printing Fraktur in German-speaking countries, with the purpose to illustrate the significance of this gothic style type in the society. The main target of the research is to explicate the relationship between different script types and languages, and to assess specifics of usage of the Fraktur regarding on period, ethnic and social aspects, material and technical features.