Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Roman Alphabet | 7th century BC

What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet?

variant of the greek alphabet

What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
formal - documents informal - letters and quicker types of writing 

Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?
refined the art as handwriting
From where did serifs originate?
the carving of words into stone in ancient Italy
When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
the Romans
What is a ligature and why were they utilized?

joining two characters together
Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.

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