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Record 1 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
DEF

... all upwards strokes of the upper ... extensions which curve and cross the upper ... extension, forming loops.

CONT

Handwriting, as noted above, is divided into three zones - upper, middle, and lower. The upper zone, including the upper loop of the small letters b, d, f, h, k, l, and t, the i dots, and the t bars, contains the intellect, imagination, and spiritual interests. The i dots reveal a person's attention to details, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Graphologie et cryptographie
DEF

[...] Partie de certaines lettres (p, b, h, etc.) qui dépasse la ligne vers le haut ou le bas.

CONT

Nous étudierons la lettre «t» en examinant dans un premier temps le trait vertical, c'est-à-dire, la hampe; par la suite, nous examinerons la place, l'appui, la direction et la forme du trait horizontal, c'est-à-dire, la barre.

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