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ECRITURE CURSIVE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
DEF

In Chinese calligraphy, there are all kinds of subcategories of the "Grass" or Cursive Script style, some of which are combinations with other styles, for example, the Cursive Seal Script and the Cursive Official script styles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
DEF

En calligraphie chinoise, ce type d'écriture est riche en possibilités qui sont parfois des combinaisons de différents styles, comme par exemple l'écriture de sceaux cursive et l'écriture des scribes cursive.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Writing Styles
OBS

cursive: of writing: flowing often with the strokes of successive characters joined and the angles rounded. Children are still taught cursive writing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Techniques d'écriture
OBS

cursif,ive : adjectif. Qui est tracé à main courante. On appelle cursive toute écriture représentant une forme rapide d'une écriture plus lente. [...] Substantif. La cursive. Écrire en cursive.

Spanish

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