Copperplate Script

カッパープレート・スクリプト / 17th–18th century– / Style / Lettering

The ideal of the written hand born from the engraver's thin, fluent line — settled as the letter of formality, society and certificates.

Hairline-and-swell contrast / Continuous strokes / Slanted oval skeleton / Flourishes

Copperplate Script — ビッカム『ユニバーサル・ペンマン』1733–43Copperplate Script — ビッカムの書簡体Copperplate Script — 『ユニバーサル・ペンマン』のフローリッシュ
ビッカム『ユニバーサル・ペンマン』1733–43 ／ ビッカムの書簡体 ／ 『ユニバーサル・ペンマン』のフローリッシュ

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
George Bickham / English round hand / the mutual influence of graver and pen

Related entries

Source: The Met — George Bickham, The Universal Penman

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