Most of us have, at sometime, looked at our handwriting and realize that it falls very far short of what we could achieve. Handwriting is the practice of calligraphy - putting together words in a language and a particular alphabet that will convey message to someone else.
Calligraphy evolved as a craft over the centuries partly because writing was necessary for official documents, and partly because there was, until the invention information or of conveying ideas and news to other people.
Calligraphy is far more important to have an understanding of and sympathy for the language of words and letter forms but no image. A degree of artistic skill as an advantage but is by no means essential.
Monday, March 22, 2010
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