1610s, from Greek kaligraphia, from kallos "beauty" (see Callisto) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Related: Calligraphic. The usual comb. form in Greek was kalli- "beauti [..]

Decorative handwriting or lettering. Related: Yun-Fei Ji, The Three Gorges Migration, 2009

decorative handwriting or script.

"Calligraphy has been defined by Stanley Morison (in the Encyclopaedia Britannica) as ‘freehand in which the freedom is so nicely reconciled with order that the understanding eye is pleased to... [..]

The art of elegantly beautiful handwriting. A highly skilled penman is a calligrapher. The term also refers to handwritten characters, words, pages, and entire documents that meet the aesthetic requir [..]

It is often called the ‘art of fancy lettering’ by means of an ink pen. This style of writing is described as a script and is often used for wedding invitations etc.

(n) beautiful handwriting

Writing very minutely and yet clearly. Peter Bale, in the sixteenth century, wrote in the compass of a silver penny the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, the Ten Commandments, two Latin prayers, his [..]

Handwriting as art, in printing and drawing, Calligraphy is a free and rhythmic use of line to accentuate design, and often has more focus on design than legibility. Lettering pens are the primary too [..]

Handwriting as art. In printing and drawing, Calligraphy is a free and rhythmic use of line to accentuate design, and may have more focus on design than legibility. Lettering pens are the primary tool [..]

In printing and drawing a free and rhythmic use of line to accentuate design. It is seen at its best in Japanese wood-block prints and Chinese scrolls. Also, fine, stylized handwriting using quills, b [..]

The art of highly ornamental handwriting.

a decorative way of writing letters enlarged by illustrations or ornaments.

(adj. calligraphic) – decorative writing prized for its aesthetic qualities. (See examples of Arabic calligraphy and descriptions of key scripts: figs. 11, 13, 14.)

Calligraphy is simply handwriting as an art and craft. Calligraphy plays an important role in art and design across the World in religious as well as profane art. In both Chinese- and Arab-speaking co [..]

The art of writing and/or giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner.

(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written. * '''1981''', Wayne E. Begley, ''2: The Symbolic Role of Calligraphy on Three [..]

The art of handwriting, or letters formed by hand.