Rotunda (script)

Calligraphic writing of the word "Rotunda" in the Italian script of same name.
A 1570s rotunda typeface cut by Hendrik van den Keere for printer Christophe Plantin

The Rotunda is a specific medieval blackletter script. It originates in Carolingian minuscule. Sometimes, it is not considered a blackletter script, but a script on its own. It was used mainly in southern Europe.