calligraphy
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a signature
Etymology
Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).
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Noun
calligraphy (countable and uncountable, plural calligraphies)
- (uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
- 1981, Wayne E. Begley, 2: The Symbolic Role of Calligraphy on Three Imperial Mosques of Shāh Jahān, Joanna Gottfried Williams (editor), Kalādarśana: American Studies in the Art of India, page 7,
- This paper will explore the role of calligraphy on three royal mosques built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658): […] .
- 1987, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islamic Art and Spirituality[1], page 27:
- There is, however, a temporal separation between the earthly crystallization of Quranic calligraphy and the advent of the Quranic revelation.
- 2004, Leslie Cabarga, Logo, Font & Lettering Bible[2], page 78:
- Calligraphy, however, can seem like a live concert recording with a shallow, raw sound and awkward "accidentals." But calligraphy has grown on me, and a distinction must be made between the calligraphy of high school diplomas and that of experts whose work is often breathtakingly beautiful.
- 1981, Wayne E. Begley, 2: The Symbolic Role of Calligraphy on Three Imperial Mosques of Shāh Jahān, Joanna Gottfried Williams (editor), Kalādarśana: American Studies in the Art of India, page 7,
- (countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
- 2008 March 15, Roberta Smith, “Fair Goes From Feast to Tasting Menu”, in New York Times[3]:
- Around the corner, at Goedhuis, among more contemporary calligraphies, the fat and fuzzy brushwork of Zeng Yizeng (born 1973) stands out.
- (countable) A document written in decorative style.
- 2004, Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7, page 169,
- Only a small number of Trungpa Rinpoche's calligraphies have been reproduced heretofore, some in very limited editions.
- 2004, Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7, page 169,
Synonyms
- (art or practice of decorative writing): chirography, penmanship
Related terms
Translations
art of writing with decorative strokes
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Further reading
calligraphy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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