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Calligraphic Relics of Antiquity is a hard crossword puzzle with 10 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
Calligraphic Relics of Antiquity
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- 1. Lowercase script deriving from late antique handwriting, pivotal for medieval Latin texts
- 2. Gothic handwriting style resembling dense, dark ironwork from medieval manuscripts
- 3. Script style combining round gothic and cursive features popular in Renaissance Italy
- 6. To slant letters in a renaissance cursive that emphasizes speed and elegance
- 8. 19th-century American script famed for ornate flourishes and oval-shaped letters
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- 4. The scholarly study of ancient handwriting and scripts
- 5. Rounded majuscule letters used in Latin and Greek manuscripts between the 4th and 8th centuries
- 7. Engraved script characterized by fine hairlines and thick downstrokes used in 18th-century formal writing
- 9. Transition serif typeface influenced by calligraphic crispness, named after an 18th-century English printer
- 10. To transform letters into angular forms reminiscent of the medieval blackletter style
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