Czechia is one of the countries we often cover for content management and localization, and Czech and Slovak are two of the languages we work from. Today, I introduce you five free fonts inspired by the Sedlec Ossuary, and notably by the signature of František Rintfour.
You will find here:
- Five free Bones fonts
- Overview of the Church of Bones
- A book
- A movie
- A possible mistake in referencing filming location
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Five FREE Bones Fonts to Improve your Typography
Arthritis BRK Font, Made by Ænigma Fonts, Free for Commercial Use
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Cartoon Bones Font, Made by Galdino Otten, Free for Personal Use
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Bones Font, Made by junkohanhero, Free for Commercial Use
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Headhunter Font, Made by David Rakowski, Free for Commercial Use
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Strange world Font, Made by Chris Hansen, Free for Personal Use
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The Sedlec Ossuary or the Church of Bones
The Sedlec Ossuary (Czech: Kostnice v Sedlci), known as the Church of Bones, is a small Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints (Czech: Hřbitovní kostel Všech Svatých). It is part of the former Sedlec Abbey in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora, Czechia, Central Europe.
With the expansion of the Catholic church in 1142, the landlord Miroslav from Markvartice asked the Cistercian order to establish there a monastery. In 1278, shortly before his death, King Otakar II of Bohemia (the Iron and Golden King) sent Henry the abbot of the Sedlec Cistercian Monastery to Jerusalem. Henry brought back with himself a jar of soil from the Golgotha, that was known as the “Holy Soil.” People from all over desired to be buried in Sedlec; thus the cemetery had to be expanded. In the mid 14th century, during the Black Death, and after the Hussite Wars in the early 15th century, many thousands were buried in the abbey cemetery, so it had to be greatly enlarged, and the Gothic church was built near the cemetery so that its basement can be used as an ossuary. The bones stayed there for centuries. In 1870, the Schwarzenberg family employed František Rintfour as the woodcarver. Rintfour obtained sculptural compositions of between 40.000 and 70.000 human skeletons. In the center of the navy, there is a big chandelier of bones which contains at least one of every human bone. Other impressive artworks are the coat of arms of the Schwarzenberg family, enormous bell-shaped mounds in the corners of the chapel, piers, and monstrances flanking the altar, and the signature of Rint—a rare example of macabre typography.
The Sedlec Ossuary in Books & Media
The Black Angel, John Connolly, book
The story begins with the mysterious abduction of a young woman. Intrigued by the case, Charlie Parker's longtime friend and professional killer, Louis, begins a solo search for the girl. He soon discovers that the girl's disappearance is linked to a church of bones in Eastern Europe, to the slaughter at a French monastery in 1944, and to the myth of an object known as the Black Angel. But the Black Angel is not a legend. It is real. It lives. It dreams. And the mystery of its existence may contain the secret of Parker's own origins...Dungeons & Dragons, 2000 fantasy movie
Written by Carroll Cartwright and Topper Lilien on the role-playing game, part of the film was shot on the site of the Ossuary.A POSSIBLE MISTAKE IN REFERENCING THE LOCATION
Blood & Chocolate, 2007 fantasy-horror film
I work daily doing my best reducing mistakes, and invite you to share your opinion or knowledge on the fact that Wikipedia states that Blood & Chocolate has been filmed on some locations of the Ossuary. For me, by the way things are structured, it is partly filmed in the historic section of Bucharest and the Curtea Veche (the Old Princely Court), the palace or residence under Vlad III Dracula in 1459.
What do you think? Is it a mistake?
Pay attention to those two scene of the film that have been associated with the Sedlec Ossuary:
Now, compare the details with the Official Sedlec Ossuary Panoramic 3D
Closing:
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
—Tony Benn (b. 1925), British Labour politician. speech, Feb. 28, 1991, to House of Commons.
My message to writers and creators is to research more on the places they write about and the structures they create and develop. As you can see from the book some situate the above church in Eastern Europe when it is situated in Central Europe. Through books we teach notions, and notions are often there to stay much after we have forgotten the book and its story. As such, places bear history and the heritage of it must be respected. Also, there are a few places on earth decorated with human skulls and bones. We tend to give them sinister meaning and to deprive those from the lessons people have input there. Be mindful, do not search war, horror and destruction for we have had enough and most of the messages are to teach us grotesque truths and to make us understand that whatever the bleeding we provoke, it is not the right thing and will never improve lives.
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9 June 2018, New Jersey, US
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