The Greek alphabet.
What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
Formal was used for documents and manuscripts. Informal was for letters and other routine types of writing.
Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?
Institution of baseline typography and penmanship, aesthetics, serifs, and the Romans made sure it was aligned in straight rows.
From where did serifs originate?
Cave and wall inscriptions so the tools will hold their place on the wall.
When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
The Romans used it for informal letters.
What is a ligature and why were they utilized?
They were put together to help form words, not sounds on paper.
Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.
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