as in handwritings
writing done by hand
she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy
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manuscripts
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The book’s heroine, Catherine Morland, is an avid reader of the popular novels of the day, and has a specific fondness for Ann Radcliffe’s real-life 1794 best seller, The Mysteries of Udolpho, a tale of ghostly figures and hidden manuscripts.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Unlike ornate religious manuscripts associated with royalty or elites, the copy of the Quran that Mamdani will use is modest in design.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Calligraphies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calligraphies. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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