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History. The earliest form of manuscript Cyrillic, known as ustav, was based on Greek uncial script, augmented by ligatures and by letters from the Glagolitic alphabet for consonants not found in Greek. [3] The Glagolitic alphabet was created by the Byzantine monk Saint Cyril, possibly with the aid of his brother Saint Methodius, around 863. [3]
Rotunda (script) Calligraphic writing of the word "Rotunda" in the Italian script of same name. 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.
A modern sans-serif and four blackletter typefaces (left to right): Textur (a), Rotunda, Schwabacher and Fraktur. Fraktur (German: [fʁakˈtuːɐ̯] ⓘ) is a calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet and any of several blackletter typefaces derived from this hand. It is designed such that the beginnings and ends of the individual strokes that ...
The Russian alphabet (ру́сский алфави́т, russkiy alfavit, [ a ] or ру́сская а́збука, russkaya azbuka, [ b ] more traditionally) is the script used to write the Russian language. It comes from the Cyrillic script, which was devised in the 9th century for the first Slavic literary language, Old Slavonic.
The basmala on the oldest surviving Quran. Basmala calligraphy A calligraphic rendition of the Basmala Mughal-era calligraphy. The Basmala (Arabic: بَسْمَلَة, basmalah; also known by its opening words Bi-smi llāh; بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ, "In the name of God"), [1] or Tasmiyyah (Arabic: تَسْمِيَّة), is the titular name of the Islamic phrase "In the name of God, the ...
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have wished the Duke of Sussex a happy 40th birthday in a message on social media. William and Kate shared an earlier post from the royal family on X, formerly ...
e. Ruqʿah (Arabic: رُقعة) or Riqʿah (رِقعة) is a writing style of Arabic script intended for the rapid production of texts. It a relatively simple and plain style, used for everyday writing and often used for signs. [1] The Ottoman calligraphers Mumtaz Efendi [2] (1810–1872) and Mustafa Izzet Efendi (1801–1876) are credited with ...