Explore the elegant and historic handwritten manuscript styles through this crossword, featuring classic scripts and calligraphic terms.
Elegant Scripts and Manuscript Alphabets
A crossword exploring various historical and stylistic handwritten manuscript forms.
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- 1. Classic, upright letterform typical in Latin inscriptions
- 2. Medieval script with angular, pointed letters
- 3. Gothic script style featuring dense and dark letterforms
- 5. Rounded script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries
- 6. Lowercase style of Latin script
- 10. Slanted, elegant style derived from Renaissance calligraphy
- 15. Ancient alphabet used by Germanic tribes
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- 4. Study of ancient handwriting and manuscripts
- 7. A script named after a Roman style of writing
- 8. Script developed during Charlemagne's reign for clarity
- 9. Plural of a majuscule script style with rounded forms
- 11. Italic cursive script used in official documents
- 12. Hybrid Gothic script combining formal and cursive elements
- 13. A medieval cursive script variant used in Europe
- 14. General term for handwritten flowing letters
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