English script (calligraphy)
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English script is a cursive style, especially for capital letters, first used in the 18th century in England
, and later across the world. This very cursive script appeared with the spread of metallic quill
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and later across the world. This very cursive script appeared with the spread of metallic quill
Quill
A quill pen is a writing implement made from a flight feather of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, metal-nibbed pens, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen...
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