calligraphists
Decorative lettering experts
Calligraphists are people who practice calligraphy—the art of decorative handwriting.
The term is interchangeable with calligraphers, though calligraphers is more common: The calligraphists demonstrated their techniques at the arts festival.
Skill of forming letters
inkwell · stylus · lettering · strokes · flourish · cursive · handwriting · chirography
Treated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- scrollWound document of parchment
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
rice paper · washi · papyrus · bamboo brush · reed pen · pigment · gold leaf
Rounded ancient letterform
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- illuminationProvision of light
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
Elegant in movement
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- refinedPurified or cultured
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
rhythmic · balanced · harmonious · delicate · precise · ornate · decorative · artistic
Original text before publication
- scrollWound document of parchment
- folioSingle-fold page format
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- inscriptionText permanently marked
certificate · invitation · diploma · logo · monogram · letterhead · broadside · commission
penmanship
Skill of forming letters
quill · inkwell · stylus · lettering · strokes · flourish · cursive · handwriting · chirography · engrossing
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
manuscript · rice paper · washi · papyrus · bamboo brush · reed pen · pigment · gold leaf
uncial
Rounded ancient letterform
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- illuminationProvision of light
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
graceful
Elegant in movement
expressive · rhythmic · balanced · harmonious · delicate · precise · ornate · decorative · artistic · intricate
manuscript
Original text before publication
inscription · certificate · invitation · diploma · logo · monogram · letterhead · broadside · commission · portfolio
calligraphiststypists
Those who keyboard professionally
typesetters · data entry clerks · word processors · stenographers · transcriptionists