as in handwritings
writing done by hand
she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy
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manuscripts
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Our timetable promised close-up encounters with Shakespeare’s Folio and Kafka’s manuscripts, art classes, classical recitals, after-hours banquets in museums.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026 -
This was common practice in ancient times, as parchments were expensive, leading scribes to reuse old manuscripts to archive new information.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Calligraphies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calligraphies. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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