Discover rare and lesser-known historic handwriting styles in this crossword focused on obscure scripts and calligraphic traditions.
Enigmatic Scripts of Forgotten Calligraphy
Explore 19 rare and obscure handwriting styles that shaped historical and artistic penmanship through this challenging crossword puzzle.
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- 1. Revived classical script inspiring modern italic handwriting
- 2. Combined letters joined into a single character
- 4. Study of ancient handwriting and historical scripts
- 5. French round hand script popular in the 17th century
- 9. Ornate 19th-century American penmanship style
- 12. Medieval Gothic script blending formal and cursive characteristics
- 14. Modernist display typeface resembling hand tooling in leather
- 17. Ancient Roman script with uneven, speedy strokes
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- 3. Fine parchment often used for special handwritten manuscripts
- 6. Ancient writing alternating direction line by line
- 7. Flowing script notable for its fine hairlines and curls
- 8. Manuscript written over erased text; often hard to decipher
- 10. Breezy English cursive used by clerks in the Tudor period
- 11. Portion of a letter extending above the main body
- 13. Elegant Renaissance cursive used for official documents
- 15. Blackletter style prominent in German printing and handwriting
- 16. Ancient shorthand symbols attributed to Cicero's scribe
- 18. Slanted Renaissance handwriting emphasizing speed and elegance
- 19. The specific sequence and direction of pen strokes in writing
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