Letter Flashcards

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is considered the written Language in Industry

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Lettering

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2
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means “the land between rivers”.

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Mesopotamia

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Formal writing system used by the ancient egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. it is also called as “the picture writing”

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Heiroglyphics

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is one of the earliest system of writing, distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, made by means of a blunt reed for a stylus. simply means “wedge shaped”

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Cuneiform script

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5
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dictates most scripts used in the current western world. It originated as early as the 8thcentury BCE.Adaptedfrom the Phoenician writing system, the Greek community created a dialect composed of symbols representing both consonants and vowels.

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The Greek Alphabet

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The individual characters are reversed, or mirrored. it was a common way of writing in stone in Ancient Greece

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Boustrophedon

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7
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holds 23 letters, later evolving into the 26 letter format during medieval times. It also introduced us to thetwo most widely used forms of handwriting: capital (majuscule) and lowercase (minuscule) letters.

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THE LATIN ALPHABET

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basically just variations of the gothic letter using thick and thin strokes

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ROMAN LETTERS

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9
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What are the original letters styles?

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1) Gothic;
2) Old English or Text;
3) Cursive or Script,
4) Old Roman and
5) Italic letters

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10
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is astyle of letteringthat is popular as a font (or typeface) for artistic projects and other uses. It is featured in many computer operating systems, and is a printing option in most print shops

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Gothic lettering

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is a “sans serif”lettering stylethat is closely related to Germanic cultures and are still considered the most economical, efficient, clean and modern choice. good for advertising

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Gothic lettering

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is a visual art form primarily focused on beautiful writing. commonly created using specific tools such as a pointed nib, a broad-edged nib, a brush, etc. The emphasis here is on the writing aspect, meaning that the letterforms are usually executed in a single motion.

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Calligraphy

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13
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  • Originally developed for use by clerks and secretaries in the Pope’s office
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Italic lettering

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14
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is a little more decorative than roundhand, but maintains a very regular appearance

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Italic calligraphy

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is the name given to the earliest recorded stage of theEnglishlanguage, up to approximately 1150AD (when the MiddleEnglishperiod is generally taken to have begun). … It is thus first and foremost the language of the people normally referred to by historians as the Anglo-Saxons.

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Old English

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