Collection: Calligraphies

The calligraphy means, etymologically, "beautiful writing", the art of forming the handwriting characters. This word comes from ancient Greek : κάλλος (kállos, "Beautiful") and γραφεĩν (grapheîn, "to write").

Almost all civilizations that practice writing have developed an art of "calligraphy". However, some of them have elevated it to a special status according to particular historical or philosophical contexts. This can lead to a questioning of the very use of the word "calligraphy" when applied to non-Greco-Roman cultures.