Where Calligraphy originated?

The Calligraphy originated during the Stone Age. Letters did not exist then but things were described by making pictures. The major events of the caveman’s life were described by the caveman on the walls of the cave in the form of pictorial representation. Based on the Gothic style of the monks, in 15 century, Johannes Gutenberg discovered the printing press. This allowed a faster printing of books. Although the use of printing press was high, the handwriting skill was in demand. Italians during this time invented the italic script, which became popular throughout most of Europe. read less

Before there were computers to do our writing for us, people depended on writing text by hand. For formal texts and meaningful pieces, many people relied on calligraphy, which was a form of beautiful and ornamental handwriting. Calligraphy has been used since ancient times, and many civilizations incorporated it into their texts, including ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. In fact, the word calligraphy is derived from two Greek words: kalli, which means beautiful and graphia, which means writing. read less