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21Spencerian penmanship — ▪ calligraphy style of handwriting (calligraphy) developed by Platt Rogers Spencer (died 1864) of Geneva, Ohio. Energetically promoted by Spencer s five sons and a nephew, the Spencerian method became the most widely known system of writing… …
22Italic script — This article is about the calligraphic and handwriting style. Also see Old Italic alphabet or Italic type .Italic script, also known as chancery cursive, is a semi cursive, slightly sloped style of handwriting and calligraphy that was developed… …
23running hand — noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper • Syn: ↑longhand, ↑cursive, ↑cursive script • Hypernyms: ↑handwriting, ↑hand, ↑script …
24Roman cursive — Roman cursive, old and new Roman cursive (or Latin cursive) is a form of handwriting (or a script) used in ancient Rome and to some extent into the Middle Ages. It is customarily divided into old (or ancient) cursive, and new cursive. Contents …
25Ming (typefaces) — A page from a Ming Dynasty edition of the Book of Qi Chinese characters …
26Flex nibs — Flex or flexible nibs are fountain pen nibs which produce a line which varies in width with the pressure used. A very flexible nib can produce a width variation of about six times. Extremely flexible nibs are sometimes known among collectors as… …
27Fountain pen — A fountain pen is a nib pen that, unlike its predecessor the dip pen, contains an internal reservoir of water based liquid ink. From the reservoir, the ink is drawn through a feed to the nib and then to the paper via a combination of gravity and… …
28Epigraphy — (ἐπιγραφολογία, from Greek ἐπιγραφή inscription ) is the study of inscriptions or epigraphs engraved into stone or other durable materials, or cast in metal, the science of classifying them as to cultural context and date, elucidating them and… …
29Russian cursive — The standard modern Russian Cyrillic cursive alphabet with uppercase and lowercase letters, used in school education …
30History of Western typography — Contemporary typographers view typography as craft with a very long history tracing its origins back to the first punches and dies used to make seals and currency in ancient times. The basic elements of typography are at least as old as… …
