Variants of the Greek alphabet.
What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
A rigid formal script was used for important manuscripts and documents.
A quicker informal style was used for letters and routine writing.
Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?
Contributed serifs, and the baseline.
From where did serifs originate?
Finishing off strokes when chiseling letters on stone.
When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
Developed later in the 7th century by the Greeks.
What is a ligature and why were they utilized?
Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.
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