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- noun See
caligraphy .
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- noun Alternative form of
calligraphy .
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Examples
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But eventually I needed some guidance in caligraphy proper, so I imposed upon one of our "educated" slaves the huge honour of acting as my writing master.
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He said something along the lines of “you must master your caligraphy, your feelings, your swordsmanship and a gentle art.”
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Think of Islam's medieval armies sprawling from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans depositing their geometrically interlaced ornamenture and caligraphy along routes carved out by swords.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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You can end up with a wide nib (probably what was used for that, similar to a modern caligraphy pen), or a very narrow, sharp nib.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010
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Think of Islam's medieval armies sprawling from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans depositing their geometrically interlaced ornamenture and caligraphy along routes carved out by swords.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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You can end up with a wide nib probably what was used for that, similar to a modern caligraphy pen, or a very narrow, sharp nib.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010
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I have always been into penmanship and my parents even gave me a caligraphy set when I was a teenager.
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She is primarily known for her large-scale Holocaust wall hangings created with fabric, sewing, painting, printing, applique, embroidery, beading, stenciling and caligraphy.
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She is primarily known for her large-scale Holocaust wall hangings created with fabric, sewing, painting, printing, applique, embroidery, beading, stenciling and caligraphy.
Personal Information for Judith Weinshall Liberman Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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The Chinese caligraphy is going to be replaced by a gibberish fantasy language, the distinct martial arts are being replaced because they don't think that they're that important that's what they said, they're removing the humor to make it more "political" and the visual styles are being dropped to more generic.
Is There Hope for The Last Airbender? - Pink Raygun.com 2009
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