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CALLIGRAPHIQUE [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Toxomerus occidentalis
Latin
OBS

An insect (order Diptera) of the family Syrphidae.

OBS

Toxomerus occidentalis: There is no common name for this species of flower fly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Toxomerus occidentalis
Latin
OBS

Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Syrphidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Advertising Media
DEF

[A] type design based upon styles of handwriting rather than upon the drawn letter.

CONT

Calligraphy, "the art of writing," played a formative role in Chinese civilization, where the past is treated as a source of cultural authority and legitimacy. Because the legacy of the past is transmitted through the written character, there is a personal and public reverence for writing, which accounts for calligraphy, more than painting, sculpture, or architecture, being the most venerated art form in China.

Key term(s)
  • type of calligraphy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Supports publicitaires
CONT

L'ancienne classification des caractères [...] comprend quatre familles [...] auxquelles s'ajoutent les caractères d'écriture ou calligraphiques (bâtarde, ronde, gothique, anglaise).

CONT

Un caractère calligraphique ou typographique est un dessin. L'image et l'écriture sont donc liées par la main. D'un dessin calibré d'écriture, à un dessin technique d'objet.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

Having to do with calligraphy.

CONT

A handwriting analyst who works upon a calligraphic basis only, and who understands no other, is in the same relation to the graphologist proper as a rural bone-setter is to a specialist in osteology, or as a rustic "handy-woman" bears to a skilled obstetric surgeon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Graphologie et cryptographie
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Relatif à la calligraphie.

CONT

L'écriture calligraphique est celle enseignée dans les écoles alors que les écoliers et les écolières n'ont pas encore développé suffisamment de personnalité pour que celle-ci se reflète dans leur tracé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grafología y criptografía
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
DEF

[Dícese de todo aquello] perteneciente o relativo a la caligrafía.

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