Discover rare and lesser-known historic handwriting styles in this crossword focused on obscure scripts and calligraphic traditions.
Ethereal Scripts of Forgotten Scribes
Explore 16 enigmatic handwriting styles from history, unveiling the mystique of rare and archaic penmanship.
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- 1. Method of fast writing often used by secretaries and reporters
- 2. Sharp, angular Gothic script common in medieval Europe
- 3. Obscure German script that blends calligraphy and print
- 4. Local or regional handwriting styles distinct from formal scripts
- 6. An imaginative handwriting style influenced by surrealism art
- 10. Elegant Italian cursive used in official court documents
- 11. Rounded, majuscule script used in Latin and Greek manuscripts
- 12. Flowing italic handwriting from Southern Europe
- 13. Medieval French hybrid script mixing formal book hand and cursive
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- 5. Historic German handwriting style with sharp strokes
- 7. System of rapid handwriting using symbols or abbreviations
- 8. A rarely-used rounded script named after a Welsh valley
- 9. 19th-century ornamental American cursive style
- 14. An obscure flowing handwriting style from 17th-century Italy
- 15. Ancient Germanic alphabet often inscribed in stones
- 16. Handwriting style related to the Italian Renaissance italic hand
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