Discover rare and lesser-known historic handwriting styles in this crossword focused on obscure scripts and calligraphic traditions.
Forgotten Scripts and Calligraphic Secrets
Explore rare and lesser-known handwriting styles that have shaped the art of penmanship throughout history.
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- 1. Obscure script known for its delicate looped ascenders
- 2. Ancient alphabet used by Germanic peoples, often carved
- 4. Rare cursive form thriving in early Eastern European manuscripts
- 5. Elaborate, tangled cursive style sometimes used in secret writings
- 7. Medieval professional scribe or handwriting style associated
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- 3. Script developed by King Njoya in Cameroon
- 6. Elegant Italian Renaissance handwriting also known as Chancery script
- 8. 19th-century American ornamental penmanship style
- 9. Manuscript page reused after erasing original text
- 10. Bold medieval-style manuscript calligraphy with thick strokes
- 11. Distinctive hand-lettering style with blocky, dramatic letters
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