Calligraphy
noun
The art of beautiful handwriting.
She is taking classes to learn Chinese calligraphy.
Often appears as...
- learn calligraphy
- teach calligraphy
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General, Academic, Arts
noun
A specific style or manner of writing.
The invitation was hand addressed in beautiful calligraphy.
Often appears as...
- beautiful calligraphy
- fancy calligraphy
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General, Arts
noun
The design and execution of lettering with a pen, brush, or other writing instruments.
She admired the calligraphy on the ancient manuscript.
Often appears as...
- ancient calligraphy
- islamic calligraphy
Usage tips
General, Academic, Arts
noun
The art of beautiful handwriting.
She is taking classes to learn Chinese calligraphy.
Often appears as...
- learn calligraphy
- teach calligraphy
Usage tips
General, Academic, Arts
noun
A specific style or manner of writing.
The invitation was hand addressed in beautiful calligraphy.
Often appears as...
- beautiful calligraphy
- fancy calligraphy
Usage tips
General, Arts
noun
The design and execution of lettering with a pen, brush, or other writing instruments.
She admired the calligraphy on the ancient manuscript.
Often appears as...
- ancient calligraphy
- islamic calligraphy
Usage tips
General, Academic, Arts
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Calligraphy is revered in many cultures for its aesthetic and historical value, often linked to tradition.
Japanese calligraphy is not just writing; it's a traditional art form.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Expression
Calligraphy is a form of art, so personal style and expression are celebrated.
Her calligraphy featured swirls that reflected her bubbly personality.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Writing
Unlike regular handwriting, calligraphy often involves special tools like nib pens or brushes.
He used a broad nib for the bold calligraphy on the poster.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Calligraphy is revered in many cultures for its aesthetic and historical value, often linked to tradition.
Japanese calligraphy is not just writing; it's a traditional art form.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Expression
Calligraphy is a form of art, so personal style and expression are celebrated.
Her calligraphy featured swirls that reflected her bubbly personality.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Writing
Unlike regular handwriting, calligraphy often involves special tools like nib pens or brushes.
He used a broad nib for the bold calligraphy on the poster.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Calligraphy is revered in many cultures for its aesthetic and historical value, often linked to tradition.
Japanese calligraphy is not just writing; it's a traditional art form.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Expression
Calligraphy is a form of art, so personal style and expression are celebrated.
Her calligraphy featured swirls that reflected her bubbly personality.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Writing
Unlike regular handwriting, calligraphy often involves special tools like nib pens or brushes.
He used a broad nib for the bold calligraphy on the poster.
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The poet who painted...
the cubist and surrealist movements to the world, and rose to the defense of many young artists in the face of what was often a xenophobic and narrow-minded public. As a poet, Apollinaire was passionate about all forms of art and a connoisseur of medieval literature, especially calligraphy and illuminated initials.
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A project of peace,...
some filling up the space of the calligraphy that I trace with colors. Here some blue, there some yellow, there some orange. Some others carrying some sand bags and putting them on the top of the buildings to hold those manual lifts, and some others assembling and disassembling those same lifts
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A brief history of...
an abstract celebration of the divine can still be found in arabesque patterns of Islamic textile design, with masterful flourishes of brushwork and Arabic calligraphy, where the words of the prophet assume a dual role as both literature and visual art. Likewise, in art from the early periods
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The hidden treasures of...
and vibrant ink from local plants and minerals, the scribes of Timbuktu produced texts in both Arabic and local languages. Written in calligraphy and decorated with intricate geometric designs, the books of Timbuktu were in demand among the wealthiest members of society.
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It's a church. It's a...
in Hagia Sophia's long history to be heard again after centuries of silence. But conflict remains. Hidden mosaics cry out from beneath Islamic calligraphy, valuable pieces of history that cannot be uncovered without destroying others.
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there almost couldn't be something that harkens back to the past in japan as much as making and yet he's still trying to innovate and move the craft forward and create something new and then we met a young calligraphy
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How I'm using LEGO to...
but here are some of the main ones. Yes, both use upward and downward strokes, but have completely different baselines. Arabic tends to be more calligraphic and connectivity is important to the Arabic language,
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Bill Strickland:...
as you can see it has world-class art and solve my taste because I raised all the money I said to my board when you raise the money we'll put your based on the law we have quotes and play and calligraphy
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Bill Strickland:...
That we have quilts and clay and calligraphy and everywhere your eye turns, there's something beautiful looking back at you, that's deliberate. That's intentional. In my view, it is this kind of world
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Creative hubs: China...
issues around that this is the creative work of her John ping he takes Chinese calligraphy and uses a Western format and we don't need to understand Chinese
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The poet who painted...
the cubist and surrealist movements to the world, and rose to the defense of many young artists in the face of what was often a xenophobic and narrow-minded public. As a poet, Apollinaire was passionate about all forms of art and a connoisseur of medieval literature, especially calligraphy and illuminated initials.
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A project of peace,...
some filling up the space of the calligraphy that I trace with colors. Here some blue, there some yellow, there some orange. Some others carrying some sand bags and putting them on the top of the buildings to hold those manual lifts, and some others assembling and disassembling those same lifts
Video examples
A brief history of...
an abstract celebration of the divine can still be found in arabesque patterns of Islamic textile design, with masterful flourishes of brushwork and Arabic calligraphy, where the words of the prophet assume a dual role as both literature and visual art. Likewise, in art from the early periods
Video examples
The hidden treasures of...
and vibrant ink from local plants and minerals, the scribes of Timbuktu produced texts in both Arabic and local languages. Written in calligraphy and decorated with intricate geometric designs, the books of Timbuktu were in demand among the wealthiest members of society.
Video examples
It's a church. It's a...
in Hagia Sophia's long history to be heard again after centuries of silence. But conflict remains. Hidden mosaics cry out from beneath Islamic calligraphy, valuable pieces of history that cannot be uncovered without destroying others.
Video examples
Hiroshima Photo Walk PIPE...
there almost couldn't be something that harkens back to the past in japan as much as making and yet he's still trying to innovate and move the craft forward and create something new and then we met a young calligraphy
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How I'm using LEGO to...
but here are some of the main ones. Yes, both use upward and downward strokes, but have completely different baselines. Arabic tends to be more calligraphic and connectivity is important to the Arabic language,
Video examples
Bill Strickland:...
as you can see it has world-class art and solve my taste because I raised all the money I said to my board when you raise the money we'll put your based on the law we have quotes and play and calligraphy
Video examples
Bill Strickland:...
That we have quilts and clay and calligraphy and everywhere your eye turns, there's something beautiful looking back at you, that's deliberate. That's intentional. In my view, it is this kind of world
Video examples
Creative hubs: China...
issues around that this is the creative work of her John ping he takes Chinese calligraphy and uses a Western format and we don't need to understand Chinese
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
I can't predict how reading habits will change. But I will say that the greatest loss is the paper archive - no more a great stack of manuscripts, letters, and notebooks from a writer's life, but only a tiny pile of disks, little plastic cookies where once were calligraphic marvels.
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Fumio Sasaki
Author
Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku is the shortest poem form in the world. These are a few examples of a minimalistic aesthetic in Japanese art and culture.
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Chris Riddell
British Artist
I'm not a painter by any stretch of the imagination; I'm a dyed-in-the-wool traditional illustrator, and I begin with black and white. If I need colour, I add it over the top. There's a calligraphic element to it... it's about the texture of lines on the page.
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Jeff Ross
American Comedian
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals.
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Bruno Maag
Swiss Designer
Each script has its own calligraphic and cultural history. It is more a question of matching different calligraphic styles to one another, without the features of one script dominating another.
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Brit Morin
American Businesswoman
Women today are wanting to work in the workforce but also come home and learn to bake cupcakes, to do calligraphy, to knit a blanket for their baby, to 3-D print something.
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Donnie Yen
Chinese Actor
A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.
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Cai Guo-Qiang
Chinese Artist
When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.
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Alice Waters
American Chef
I used to do calligraphy, and I'm afraid that has lapsed, but I've always been interested in book printing.
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Meghan Markle
American Actress
I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
I can't predict how reading habits will change. But I will say that the greatest loss is the paper archive - no more a great stack of manuscripts, letters, and notebooks from a writer's life, but only a tiny pile of disks, little plastic cookies where once were calligraphic marvels.
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Fumio Sasaki
Author
Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku is the shortest poem form in the world. These are a few examples of a minimalistic aesthetic in Japanese art and culture.
Quote examples
Chris Riddell
British Artist
I'm not a painter by any stretch of the imagination; I'm a dyed-in-the-wool traditional illustrator, and I begin with black and white. If I need colour, I add it over the top. There's a calligraphic element to it... it's about the texture of lines on the page.
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Jeff Ross
American Comedian
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals.
Quote examples
Bruno Maag
Swiss Designer
Each script has its own calligraphic and cultural history. It is more a question of matching different calligraphic styles to one another, without the features of one script dominating another.
Quote examples
Brit Morin
American Businesswoman
Women today are wanting to work in the workforce but also come home and learn to bake cupcakes, to do calligraphy, to knit a blanket for their baby, to 3-D print something.
Quote examples
Donnie Yen
Chinese Actor
A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.
Quote examples
Cai Guo-Qiang
Chinese Artist
When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.
Quote examples
Alice Waters
American Chef
I used to do calligraphy, and I'm afraid that has lapsed, but I've always been interested in book printing.
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Meghan Markle
American Actress
I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding.
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