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FRANK & ERNEST MUTTS

THE GRIZZWELLS RHYMES WITH ORANGE

BEETLE BAILEY HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

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alligraphy is a form of visual art that is related to handwriting. Like other forms of art, such as drawing, painting, photography and sculpture, the goal of calligraphy is to create, among other things, a sense of beauty, integrity, harmony and rhythm. The main difference is that with calligraphy, this is achieved through the arrangement of letterforms.

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The first printed books appeared in

Europe in the mid-1400s. Printers

originally tried to print pages similar

to the ones written by scribes, and

used typefaces that resembled the

calligraphy used at the time.

Long ago, nearly all of theholy books of many of the

world’s religions were handwritten using

calligraphy.

In Europe, calligraphy began

with writing systems created

by the Phoenicians more

than 3,000 years ago.

The Greeks adapted the

letterforms, and later

the Romans did as well.

Eventually, calligraphy

throughout Europe

evolved from the

Roman writing system.

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Calligraphers in

East Asia usually

used ink brushes

for calligraphy.

In the religion of Islam,calligraphy is amongthe noblest forms of art.

What do you get when you cross a calligraphy

brush with a four-leaf clover?A stroke of luck.

Why did the

calligraphy break up with her boyfriend?He wasn’t her

type.

How do you know when calligraphy is angry?

It’s cursive.

What do calligraphy letters have in common

with a roller coaster?Both can be a little

loopy.

The end of a calligraphy pen is capped with a metal tip called a “nib.” The nib is usually flat, round or pointed, depending on the

style of calligraphy to be created.

In 1899, Edward Johnston

helped to revive an interest in calligraphy

when he began teaching calligraphy at the

Central School of Arts and Crafts in

London.

Hundreds of years ago,

calligraphy styles and letterforms varied

greatly from one area to another. This made it very difficult for scribes from

one area to read the calligraphy used

in another area.

The word “calligraphy” is Greek for “beautiful writing.” It was introduced to the English language in

the early 1600s.

Hundreds of years ago, one

style of calligraphy was used for personal writings

while another style was used for legal

documents.

I’ve penned some

fairly good pop music.

This cartoon

isn’t much to write home

about.

Can you spot all six differences between these two scenes?

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