“A flourish is to be neat and glamorous and, simultaneously, to be filled with motion, life energy, thought, and wit of the master".
                                                                                                      By - H. Kroger.

          When you hear the word calligraphy, what comes to your mind? Yes, exactly. Different forms of writing but calligraphy is more than that. Some kind of art exists that can never be supplanted by technology. Calligraphy is one of them. The word Calligraphy means beautiful writing. It comes from the Greek words Kallos which means beauty and graphein which means to write. Calligraphy is the art of putting the brush on paper properly by hand i.e.skill of handwriting. It is a visual art related to writing. You are designing and executing letters with a pen, brush, or any other writing instrument. 

History of Calligraphy

            Calligraphy originated in ancient China during the Shang dynasty period it was popular and during the Han dynasty period (206 BCE - 220 CE)it was practiced by well-educated people. But it is believed that different forms of calligraphy were created in India, Japan, Tibet, and Europe. In the dark ages, Celtic scribes and the middle ages Gothic scribes used small feather quill pens to write small letters. When the Greeks and Romans came, it is found that they carved capital letters in the manuscript. At the same time, Central Asia invented paper technology.

            As more and more people read and wrote, writing became necessary to communicate with each other. People started writing in a modern way and they considered it as an education. During the industrial revolution, Calligraphy was concealed and went out of sight. In the 1970s, the art was revived again in North America with cartridge pens, markers, and other craft things. By the beginning of the 18th century, Calligraphy was fueled up among students with some copied books and printed text published by writing masters. Before the 20th century, students were judged only by the content of their work but after the invention of the ballpoint pen, their writing techniques played very importantly in judging their skills.

        After that, the beauty and elegance of writing slowly increased among the writers and induced them to make the quality of their style. People added the expression of strokes to the letters concerning the old script styles and made their styles. That is known as Calligraphy and after that, there is no end to this beautiful art form.

Different types of Calligraphy

            Western Calligraphy - It appeared in the 10th century and it is populated for its strict rules and geometric patterns for writing. Most people use the Latin script of western calligraphy. Tools of Western Calligraphy include a flat-balled or round-nipped pen, a brush, water-based ink, high-quality paper or parchment, a knife for removing work, and templates.  

           Eastern Asian Calligraphy - This type of calligraphy originated in Japan, India, Vietnam, and Korea. This type is very easy to write letters and symbols and valued as an important heritage among people. Paper, ink, brush, inkstone, paperweight, and a desk pad are used in this type. A special piece made of rice, paper mulberries, bamboo, hemp, etc is used in Eastern Asian calligraphy.

           Southern Asian Calligraphy - The origin of Southern Asian Calligraphy is the territories of India, Nepal, and Tibet. Among the other types, Indian calligraphy was the most influential one and it used many unconventional methods.

           Islamic Calligraphy - This type can be found as an essential element of Islamic art. Best examples of this type can be found on mosque walls

         Certainly, The Art of Writing is the most miraculous of all the things man has devised…..