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What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
formal: for important manuscripts and official documents
informal: for letters and routine types of writing
Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?
widely known because it is still used in the world today, its contributions ensured that type was perfectly aligned in rows and greatly contributed to type aesthetics
From where did serifs originate?
the carving of words into stone
When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
in the 7th century in Greece
What is a ligature and why were they utilized?
a ligature is when two characters are joined as one, utilized to control spacing
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