a
fine, elegant
style of handwriting.
an elegant and ornate
form of handwriting characterized by a
slant to the
right, regular
loops and vertical strokes that are thicker than the horizontal strokes. This
type of writing began with penmen who copied manuscripts for people to
read, some of whom
developed highly elaborate styles. In
order to print multiple copies, such lettering was commonly reproduced on
copper printing
plates, and this
style of writing thus came to be known as copperplate. Well,
maybe he could write in a flowing, copperplate
hand everything else, but if he couldn't sign his name he'd have a
hard time convincing people he wasn't illiterate.
a
fine, elegant
style of handwriting. Well,
maybe he could write in a flowing copperplate
hand everything else, but if he couldn't sign his name he'd have a
hard time convincing people he wasn't illiterate.
- Study and Education (13 Aug. 64) n. an elegant and ornate
style of handwriting, that became popular in the 1700s, characterized by a
slant to the
right, regular
loops and vertical strokes that are thicker than the horizontal strokes. Taught to schoolchildren in Europe and the United
States during the 1700s and 1800s, copperplate was based on models of handwriting created by
masters in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Their works were engraved onto polished
copper printing
plates (hence the name) and used to make books and manuals which demonstrated styles of handwriting as well as proper presentation and
layout for formal correspondence.
a handwriting characterized by
lines of sharply contrasting thickness achieved through the
use of a very
fine pen applied with varying
pressure.
a
fine, elegant
style of handwriting. Well,
maybe he could write in a flowing, copperplate
hand everything else, but if he couldn't sign his name he'd have a
hard time convincing people he wasn't illiterate. TStudy and
Education (13
Aug. 64)