Japanese+calligraphy


 * __Calligraphy__

Calligraphy** (from Greek //κάλλος// //kallos// "beauty" + //γραφή// //graphẽ// "writing") is the art of beautiful writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"

A style of writing is described as a **script**, **hand** or **alphabet** (Fraser & Kwiatkowski 2006; Johnston 1909: Plate 6).