as in handwriting
writing done by hand she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy

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Recent Examples of calligraphy Today, Jesse is the owner and designer of Freja Creative — formerly known as Freed Hands — offering custom stationery, wedding and event signage and calligraphy. Skyler Trepel, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 It is written in the Kufic script, one of the oldest and most significant styles of Arabic calligraphy, which is considered difficult to read today. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Just beyond American 18th-century furniture is Japanese calligraphy. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024 Likely dating from the ninth to 10th centuries, the Blue Qur'an is one of the world's most renowned productions of the religious text and a notable example of Islamic calligraphy. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for calligraphy 

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“Calligraphy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calligraphy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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