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calligraphy


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Preferred Term

calligraphy

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Works composed primarily of beautiful, elegant letters or flourishes that are typically created by hand with a pen, either in unjoined characters or in cursive writing. May also refer to similar works created by computer or another means.

Variations

calligrafia

caligrafía

kalligrafi

skönskrift

calligraphic works

kalligrafie

schoonschrijfkunst

calligraphie

Kalligraphie

Schönschreibkunst

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