Friday, March 9, 2012

The Roman Alphabet | 7th century BC


What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet?
Greek alphabet

What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
Formal: important documents

Informal: letters

Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?
easy to use
From where did serifs originate?
Carving of words in stone & they didn't want the chisel to slip

When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
Wanted type perfectly aligned in rows

What is a ligature and why were they utilized?
The closeness of letters- alignment


Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.

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