Round hand, the Glossary
Round hand (also roundhand) is a type of handwriting and calligraphy originating in England in the 1660s primarily by the writing masters John Ayres and William Banson.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Apostolic Camera, Asemic writing, Bastarda, Blackletter, Book hand, Calligraphy, Chancery hand, Controller-General of Finances, Copperplate script, Copybook (calligraphy), Court hand, Cursive, Dover Publications, England, George Bickham the Elder, Handwriting, Handwriting script, History of writing, Italic script, John Ayres, Kuenstler Script, Palaeography, Penmanship, Renaissance, Ronde script, Rotunda (script), Sack of Rome (1527), Secretary hand.
- 1660s establishments in England
Apostolic Camera
The Apostolic Camera (Camera Apostolica), formerly known as the was an office in the Roman Curia.
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Asemic writing
Asemic writing is a wordless open semantic form of writing.
See Round hand and Asemic writing
Bastarda
Bastarda or bastard was a blackletter script used in France, the Burgundian Netherlands and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries. Round hand and bastarda are Western calligraphy.
Blackletter
Blackletter (sometimes black letter or black-letter), also known as Gothic script, Gothic minuscule or Gothic type, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately 1150 until the 17th century. Round hand and Blackletter are Western calligraphy.
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Book hand
A book hand was any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during ancient and medieval times. Round hand and book hand are penmanship and writing.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing. Round hand and Calligraphy are penmanship and writing.
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Chancery hand
The term "chancery hand" can refer to either of two distinct styles of historical handwriting. Round hand and Chancery hand are Western calligraphy and writing.
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Controller-General of Finances
The Controller-General or Comptroller-General of Finances (Contrôleur général des finances) was the name of the minister in charge of finances in France from 1661 to 1791.
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Copperplate script
A copperplate script is a style of calligraphic writing most commonly associated with English Roundhand. Round hand and copperplate script are penmanship and Western calligraphy.
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Copybook (calligraphy)
A copybook is a book containing examples of calligraphic script, meant to be copied while practicing calligraphy.
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Court hand
Court hand (also common law hand, Anglicana, cursiva antiquior, and charter hand) was a style of handwriting used in medieval English law courts, and later by professionals such as lawyers and clerks. Round hand and court hand are Western calligraphy and writing.
Cursive
Cursive (also known as joined-up writing) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. Round hand and Cursive are penmanship, Western calligraphy and writing.
Dover Publications
Dover Publications, also known as Dover Books, is an American book publisher founded in 1941 by Hayward and Blanche Cirker.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
George Bickham the Elder
George Bickham the Elder (1684–1758) was an English writing master and engraver. Round hand and George Bickham the Elder are penmanship.
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Handwriting
Handwriting is the personal and unique style of writing with a writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil in the hand. Round hand and Handwriting are penmanship.
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Handwriting script
A script or handwriting script is a formal, generic style of handwriting (as opposed to personal handwriting), within a writing system. Round hand and handwriting script are penmanship, Western calligraphy and writing.
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History of writing
The history of writing traces the development of writing systems and how their use transformed and was transformed by different societies. Round hand and history of writing are writing.
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Italic script
Italic script, also known as chancery cursive and Italic hand, is a semi-cursive, slightly sloped style of handwriting and calligraphy that was developed during the Renaissance in Italy. Round hand and Italic script are penmanship and Western calligraphy.
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John Ayres
John Ayres (fl. 1680–1700), an English author, scribe and publisher.
Kuenstler Script
Kuenstler Script is a formal script typeface.
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Palaeography
Palaeography (UK) or paleography (US; ultimately from παλαιός,, 'old', and γράφειν,, 'to write') is the study and academic discipline of the analysis of historical writing systems, the historicity of manuscripts and texts, subsuming deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysis of historic penmanship, handwriting script, signification and printed media. Round hand and Palaeography are Western calligraphy and writing.
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Penmanship
Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Round hand and Penmanship are writing.
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Ronde script
('round' in French) is a kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look. Round hand and Ronde script are Western calligraphy and writing.
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Rotunda (script)
The Rotunda is a specific medieval blackletter script. Round hand and Rotunda (script) are Western calligraphy.
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Sack of Rome (1527)
The Sack of Rome, then part of the Papal States, followed the capture of Rome on 6 May 1527 by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, during the War of the League of Cognac.
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Secretary hand
Secretary hand or script is a style of European handwriting developed in the early sixteenth century that remained common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for writing English, German, Welsh and Gaelic. Round hand and Secretary hand are penmanship, Western calligraphy and writing.
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See also
1660s establishments in England
- Oystering
- Round hand
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_hand
Also known as English round hand, English roundhand, Roundhand.