What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet?
Variant of the greek alphabet
What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
Important manuscripts and official document for ridged scrips, informal was used for routine type writing
Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?
It is the easiest to use and serifs originated, institution of the baseline in typography
From where did serifs originate?
carving of words into stone
When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
developed much later
What is a ligature and why were they utilized?
The line that is used on a t or an f and they were made to make writing easier
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