calligraphers
Elegant script masters
Calligraphers are people who practice calligraphy—the art of decorative handwriting.
They produce elegant lettering for wedding invitations, certificates, logos, and artistic works.
Some specialize in Western scripts, others in East Asian brush writing or Arabic forms.
The calligrapher hand-lettered each place card for the reception.
Pen's writing tip
- inkWriting fluid
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
vellum · inkwell · reed pen · bamboo pen · felt-tip · gouache · inkstone · paperweight
Sudden brain blood blockage
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- swashWater flowing over ground
- letterformA character's visual structure
- ascenderOne moving upward
descender · baseline · ligature · serif · loop · tail · glyph · brushwork
Original text before publication
- illuminationProvision of light
- scrollWound document of parchment
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- scribeManual document copier
scriptorium · engrossing · gilding · palimpsest · papyrus · folio · sofer · miniature
Joined handwriting style
- italicSlanted letter style
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- blackletterAngular medieval typeface style
- uncialRounded ancient letterform
chancery · copperplate · roundhand · roman · foundational
Styled written characters
- typographyArranging letters for display
- designPurposeful creative planning
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- creativityCapacity for original thought
expressionism · ornamentation · embellishment · filigree · scrollwork · precision · mastery · elegance
nib
Pen's writing tip
parchment · vellum · inkwell · reed pen · bamboo pen · felt-tip · gouache · inkstone · paperweight · seal
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- swashWater flowing over ground
- letterformA character's visual structure
ascender · descender · baseline · ligature · serif · loop · tail · glyph · brushwork · pressure
manuscript
Original text before publication
- illuminationProvision of light
- scrollWound document of parchment
- codexAncient bound manuscript
scribe · scriptorium · engrossing · gilding · palimpsest · papyrus · folio · sofer · miniature · diploma
cursive
Joined handwriting style
- italicSlanted letter style
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- blackletterAngular medieval typeface style
uncial · chancery · copperplate · roundhand · roman · foundational
lettering
Styled written characters
- typographyArranging letters for display
- designPurposeful creative planning
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
creativity · expressionism · ornamentation · embellishment · filigree · scrollwork · precision · mastery · elegance · refinement
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- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
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- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
calligrapherstypists
Those who keyboard professionally
typesetters · data entry clerks · word processors · stenographers · printers