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How does this letter-form communicate its location?

Hand drawn gothic style in the local church. This is a beautiful representation of Sweden’s earlier hand written letterforms. A gothic style presumed to be from the early or mid 17th century by Anders Målare from Rasbäcksmåla who is also buried in this church. The Swedish National Heritage Board has a building register and in one of their reports on Mortorp’s church, Anders Målare being the creator of these letterforms is discussed as possible as it might explain how he obtained such a good burial ground--inside the church. These letterforms signify the locality from two aspects, the use of gothic style as a dominating form in Sweden and the handicraft that is very much representational for these small provincial villages in Småland.

Location

KRISTINELUND 201, 388 91 Vassmolösa, Sverige