The Uncial script is ancient, dating from the 2nd century. It’s formed by using simple, rounded strokes, creating an open and upright font often associated with Celtic or Irish design.
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Italic or “chancery cursive”, developed during the Renaissance in Italy. This style is widely used, quite formal and can be upright but usually leaning slightly to the right.
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Personalised Chancery style, reworked with some of my own design features, can be upright or italic, it has a relaxed and flowing look. Most calligraphers develop their own style.
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Gothic, also known as “old English” or blackletter is a script often associated with illuminated manuscripts from the medieval scriptorium. It’s upright, geometric form was used in early European printing presses.
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Foundation hand, dating from the 10th century. A very formal, rounded, upright style, usually linked with upper case Roman font.
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