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CALLIGRAPHIC TYPE [1 record]

Record 1 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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