The Roman Alphabet | 7th century BC

What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet?it was basically a variant of the greek alphabet

What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
Formal was used for religion and important documents, but the informal was quicker and used for letters, and more trivial writings

Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?it solidified the art of handwriting/ calligraphy

From where did serifs originate?stone carvers not wanting their chisels to slip, carved little notches on the end of letters

When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?they were developed by the romans during the roman empire in rome

What is a ligature and why were they utilized?it is the joining of two letters in order to prevent awkward spacing.

Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.