Definition of Calligraphy. Meaning of Calligraphy. Synonyms of Calligraphy

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Definition of Calligraphy

Calligraphy
Calligraphy Cal*lig"ra*phy, n. [Gr. ???????????: cf. F. calligraphie.] Fair or elegant penmanship.

Meaning of Calligraphy from wikipedia

- Calligraphy (from Ancient Gr**** καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía) 'beautiful writing') is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of...
- ****anese calligraphy (書道, shodō), also called shūji (習字), is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the ****anese language. Written ****anese was...
- Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from...
- Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This...
- Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy based on the Arabic alphabet. It is known in Arabic as khatt (Arabic: خَطّ)...
- Persian calligraphy or Iranian calligraphy (Persian: خوشنِویسیِ ایرانی, romanized: Xošnevisi-ye Irani) is the calligraphy of the Persian language. It...
- Western calligraphy is the art of writing and penmanship as practiced in the Western world, especially using the Latin alphabet (but also including calligraphic...
- Vietnamese calligraphy (Vietnamese alphabet: Thư pháp Việt Nam, chữ Hán: 書法越南) relates to the calligraphic traditions of Vietnam. It includes calligraphic works...
- Tibetan calligraphy is the calligraphic tradition of writing the Tibetan language. As in other parts of East Asia, nobles, high lamas, and persons of...
- Calligraphic projection is a system for displaying or projecting an image composed of a beam of light or electrons directly tracing the image, as opposed...