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2. Lettering - Wikipedia

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   Custom lettering on the spine of a 1960s book. 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]

3. Spencerian script - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Calligraphy - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Roman lettering - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Penmanship - Wikipedia

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   Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called "hands" while an individual's style of penmanship is referred to as ...

7. Sans-serif - Wikipedia

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   These were then copied by other artists, and in London sans-serif capitals became popular for advertising, apparently because of the "astonishing" effect the unusual style had on the public. The lettering style apparently became referred to as "old Roman" or "Egyptian" characters, referencing the classical past and a contemporary interest in ...

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9. Palmer Method - Wikipedia

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   Sample writing from The Palmer Method of Business Writing The Palmer Method of penmanship instruction was developed and promoted by Austin Palmer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was intended to simplify the earlier " Spencerian method ", which had been the main handwriting learning method since the 1840s. [ 1 ]