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KarenLarsdatter: Added external link to Atlantian site

2007-09-09T18:45:02Z

Added external link to Atlantian site

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	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.
	* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).		* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).

			== External Links ==
			* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=504 Atlantian A&S Links: Calligraphy & Paleography]

	[[Category:arts]]		[[Category:arts]]

User 144: categorising

2006-05-20T12:17:34Z

categorising

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	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.
	* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).		* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).
			[[Category:arts]]

Thomas at 03:49, 2 October 2005

2005-10-02T03:49:11Z

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	* Uncial - the curvy capitals you find in many [[Celtic]] works.		* Uncial - the curvy capitals you find in many [[Celtic]] works.
	* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.		* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.
	* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless. This is often also called ''Textura,'' so named because the even spacing of the letters makes the text look ''woven''. Some sub-forms of Textura have serifs, some do not.		* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless. This is often also called ''Textura,'' so named because the even spacing of the letters makes the text look "woven." Some sub-forms of Textura have serifs, some do not.
	* Bastard (The French form is called Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.		* Bastard (The French form is called Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.
	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.

Thomas at 03:48, 2 October 2005

2005-10-02T03:48:23Z

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	* Uncial - the curvy capitals you find in many [[Celtic]] works.		* Uncial - the curvy capitals you find in many [[Celtic]] works.
	* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.		* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.
	* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines ~~with serifs on both ends~~. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.		* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless. This is often also called ''Textura,'' so named because the even spacing of the letters makes the text look ''woven''. Some sub-forms of Textura have serifs, some do not.
	* Bastard (The French form is called Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.		* Bastard (The French form is called Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.
	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.

Taryn: A reword

2004-07-22T06:02:57Z

A reword

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	* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.		* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.
	* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.		* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.
	* Bastard (~~AKA~~ ~~anglicanum??(not~~ ~~sure~~ of ~~sp) or the French form:~~ Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.		* Bastard (The French form is called Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.
	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.
	* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).		* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).

Taryn: Clarifying Bastard hand

2004-07-22T05:56:59Z

Clarifying Bastard hand

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:56, 22 July 2004
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	* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.		* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.
	* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.		* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.
	* Batarde - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.		* Bastard (AKA anglicanum??(not sure of sp) or the French form: Batarde) - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.
	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.
	* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).		* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).

134.84.102.179 at 20:45, 9 April 2004

2004-04-09T20:45:33Z

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	* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.		* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.
	* Batarde - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.		* Batarde - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.
	* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like ~~Helvetica~~ and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.		* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Palantino and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.
	* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).		* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).

Update at 18:04, 20 June 2003

2003-06-20T18:04:08Z

New page

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing.

Within the SCA, [[scribe]]s produce [[scroll]]s by calligraphing the text and then decorating it with [[illumination]].

Calligraphy comes in many ''hands'' (roughly analogous to fonts on your computer). Some examples, in rough chronological order:
* Roman capitals - these look like the carved letters on ancient monuments, or like the capital letters in a modern serif font.
* Uncial - the curvy capitals you find in many [[Celtic]] works.
* Carolingian minuscule - contemporary with Charlemagne (hence the name), this hand looks very similar to the printed letters taught to schoolchildren.
* Gothic - also variously called blackletter or Old English, this family of hands is characterized by evenly (and closely) spaced vertical lines with serifs on both ends. Often hard to read, but beautiful nevertheless.
* Batarde - a more relaxed version of gothic, with more curves; often highly flourished.
* Humanist minuscule - the Italian [[Renaissance]] revival of Carolingian minuscule, this hand is the ancestor of modern serif fonts like Helvetica and Garamond. Manuscripts written in Humanist often look printed.
* Italic - the more relaxed version of Humanist minuscule. Despite the modern connotation of the name, italic in [[period]] is not necessarily slanted (oblique).