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Sample Calligraphy Styles

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2016-03-26 21:07:40
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Calligraphy For Dummies
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Calligraphy is beautiful, artistic handwriting, but that handwriting can be artistic and beautiful in a variety of different ways. Calligraphy can be ornate or bold, delicate or forceful. The following samples offer a glimpse of the varieties available.

Italic or Chancery:

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Blackletter:

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Roman:

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Bookhand or Foundational Hand:

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Uncial:

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Copperplate:

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Jim Bennett has been teaching calligraphy for 30 years at every level, from kindergarten to college.