fraktur drawings were executed in ink and/or watercolors and are found in a wide variety of forms: the "vorschriften" (writing samples), the "taufscheine" (birth and baptismal certificates), marriage and house blessings, book plates, and floral and figurative scenes. the earlier fraktur were executed entirely by hand, while printed text became increasingly common in later examples. common artistic motifs in fraktur include birds (distelfinks), hearts, and tulips, as well as blackletter (fraktur) and italic calligraphy.