Gothic handwriting

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• Gothic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the ancient Goths or their extinct language. 2) of the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th 16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches and elaborate tracery. 3) portentously gloomy or… …   English terms dictionary

• Gothic — adjective 1》 relating to the ancient Goths or their language. 2》 of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries (and revived in the 18th and 19th centuries), characterized by pointed arches. 3》 (also… …   English new terms dictionary

• court hand — n. a kind of handwriting formerly used in English legal documents; Gothic handwriting …   English World dictionary

• Gothicism — Gothic ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the ancient Goths or their extinct language. 2) of the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th 16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches and elaborate tracery. 3) portentously gloomy… …   English terms dictionary

• calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …   Universalium

• paleography — paleographer, n. paleographic /pay lee euh graf ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, paleographical, adj. paleographically, adv. /pay lee og reuh fee/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, n. 1. ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions. 2. the …   Universalium

• Palaeography —     Palæography     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Palæography     (palaia, ancient , graphe, writing )     The art of deciphering ancient writing in manuscripts or diplomas. It is distinguished from epigraphy, which provides rules for reading carved… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• List of typefaces — This is a list of typefaces, which are separated into groups by distinct artistic differences. Contents 1 Serif 1.1 Slab serif 2 Sans serif 3 Semi serif …   Wikipedia

• alphabet — /al feuh bet , bit/, n. 1. the letters of a language in their customary order. 2. any system of characters or signs with which a language is written: the Greek alphabet. 3. any such system for representing the sounds of a language: the phonetic… …   Universalium

• Greek alphabet — Type Alphabet …   Wikipedia

• Script, Humanistic —    Letter forms developed by humanists of the late 14th and early 15th centuries who disliked the elaborate and often nearly illegible handwriting that dominated not only informal writing but also official documents and the copying of books in… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance