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Spencerian script is a handwriting script style based on Copperplate script that was used in the United States from approximately 1850 to 1925, [1] [2] and was considered the American de facto standard writing style for business correspondence prior to the widespread adoption of the typewriter.
Lettering is an act or result of artfully drawing letters, instead of writing them simply. Lettering is considered an art form, where each letter in a phrase or quote acts as an illustration . Each letter is created with attention to detail and has a unique role within a composition . [ 1 ]
Florey, Kitty Burns (January 20, 2009). Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting (First ed.). Melville House. ISBN 978-1933633671.; The Palmer Method of Business Writing: A Series of Self-teaching Lessons in Rapid, Plain, Unshaded, Coarse-pen, Muscular Movement Writing for the Home Learner, Where an Easy and Legible Hand-writing is Sought.
D'Nealian cursive writing. The D'Nealian Method (sometimes misspelled Denealian) is a style of writing and teaching handwriting script based on Latin script which was developed between 1965 and 1978 by Donald N. Thurber (1927–2020) in Michigan, United States.
A sample of a copperplate engraving on page 194 of The Universal Penman, first published c. 1740 – c. 1741. An example of George Bickham's English Roundhand lettering and engraving ability. A copperplate script is a style of calligraphic writing most commonly associated with English Roundhand.
Quality writing had a rhythm and regularity to the letters, with a "geometrical" order of the lines on the page. Each character had, and often still has, a precise stroke order. Sacred Western calligraphy has some unique features, such as the illumination of the first letter of each book or chapter in medieval times. A decorative "carpet page ...
Examples of Roman-style lettering can be seen in many places across Britain. [98] Kindersley's street sign font is one of the most common designs for street signs in Britain. [77] Use of the Trajan style of lettering has declined somewhat due to changing tastes, with a desire for new styles of lettering. [99]
Simplified relationship between various scripts, showing the development of uncial through time. Early uncial script most likely developed from late rustic capitals.Early forms are characterized by broad single-stroke letters using simple round forms taking advantage of the new parchment and vellum surfaces, as opposed to the angular, multiple-stroke letters, which are more suited for rougher ...