Discover rare and lesser-known historic handwriting styles in this crossword focused on obscure scripts and calligraphic traditions.
Hidden Scripts of Historic Handwriting
A crossword exploring rare and forgotten handwriting styles from history.
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- 2. Manuscript page rewritten over an earlier text
- 3. Fine parchment often used as writing material for manuscripts
- 5. A Gothic script blending formal and cursive letterforms
- 8. Elegant Renaissance cursive handwriting used in official documents
- 10. Slanted handwriting style developed in Renaissance Italy
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- 1. Fine pointed pen script popular in the 18th century for invitations
- 4. 19th-century American ornamental script known for its flourishes
- 6. Blackletter script once common in German-speaking regions
- 7. 17th-century English cursive used for fast writing and record keeping
- 9. Renaissance script inspired by classical Roman letterforms
- 11. A rounded, medieval Gothic script style prevalent in southern Europe
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