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Handwriting script

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The evolution of the Latin alphabet through various scripts.

A script or handwriting script is a formal, standard style of handwriting (as opposed to personal handwriting) within a writing system. A hand may be a synonym or a variation, such as a subset of script.[1]

There is a variety of historical styles in manuscript documents,[2] Some of them belonging to calligraphy, whereas some were set up for better readability, utility or teaching (teaching script).[3]

Historic styles of handwriting may be studied by palaeography.

List of scripts

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References

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  1. ↑ Archival Skills: Palaeography
  2. ↑ Types of Script, Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer Website
  3. ↑ Pidd, Helen (29 June 2011). "German teachers campaign to simplify handwriting in schools". The Guardian.

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