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that consist of sets of letterforms for use with metal print or computer. More broadly letterforms may be discussed wherever letters appear stylistically—in
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For example, medieval scholars may discuss the particular handwritten letterforms that distinguish one script from another.
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Manuscript and Inscription Letters for Schools and Classes and for the Use of Craftsmen ... With 5 plates by A.E.R. Gill
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The history of letterforms is discussed in fields of study relating to materials used in writing.
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includes the study of letterforms carved in stone or other permanent materials.
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treats the letterforms of decorative writing, usually in ink. In the field of
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is the study of writing in ancient and medieval manuscripts.
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Eric Gill
Victoria and Albert Museum
Royal College of Art
typography
palaeography
calligraphy
epigraphy
letter's
glyph
character
grapheme
Epigraphy
Palaeography
Calligraphy
typography
type design
typefaces
graffiti
Arabic alphabet
Cyrillic script
Man'yĹŤgana
Hentaigana
Long s
R rotunda
Typeface
Computer printer
Glyph
Grammatology
Graphemics

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