calligraphy
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We see a handsome bound manuscript from Reims from the 1260s, the ghost of an erased architectural drawing visible beneath the calligraphy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
It looked disorientingly familiar to a fellow Egyptian American: Art from Egypt lined the walls, with brass pieces and calligraphy you’d find in a Cairo bazaar.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
Even Marcus Smith's personalised boots – featuring Quins' diamonds in the colours of England and the Philippines, Baybayin calligraphy and Jasmine blossom – couldn't distract from his team's troubles.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Signage for new and defunct art galleries appear with letters roasted dry by the relentless California sun until the edges of words peel away, looking like they were written in calligraphy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
In an elegant motion—the kind you associate with calligraphy or Zorro—she spray-painted the letter M onto the wall above the desk.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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