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English script — can refer to either:* Latin alphabet * English script (calligraphy), a font style first used in the eighteenth century in England … Wikipedia
Calligraphy — (from Greek polytonic|κάλλος kallos beauty + polytonic|γραφή graphẽ writing ) is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and… … Wikipedia
Western calligraphy — (from Greek polytonic|κάλλος kallos beauty + polytonic|γραφή graphẽ writing ) is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and… … Wikipedia
calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… … Universalium
CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN HEBREW — Origins The origins of modern Hebrew calligraphy can be found in two ways. One can seek its sources in Hebrew scribal traditions, or one can see it as part of the international revival of calligraphy as an art form, a movement that has grown… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
East Asian calligraphy — Chinese name Traditional Chinese 書法 Simplified Chinese … Wikipedia
Insular script — ▪ calligraphy in calligraphy, any of several hands that developed in the British Isles after the Roman occupation of England and before the Norman Conquest. The foremost achievement of the combined Irish and English book artists, apart from… … Universalium
round hand script — ▪ calligraphy in calligraphy, the dominant style among 18th century English writing masters, whose copybooks were splendidly printed from models engraved on metal. The alphabet was fundamentally uncomplicated; letters sloped 35 to 40 degrees to… … Universalium
copperplate script — ▪ calligraphy formally English round hand , also called anglaise in calligraphy, dominant style among 18th century writing masters, whose copybooks were splendidly printed from models engraved on copper. The alphabet was fundamentally… … Universalium
Chinese script styles — Chinese characters Scripts Precursors · Oracle bone script · Bronze script · Seal script (large, small) · Clerical script · … Wikipedia
