Calligraphy

Lettering using pens, ink brushes, or any other equipment for writing is called calligraphy. Calligraphy, just as any other good work of art or paintings, attempts to generate emotions from the observer. Antique and vintage calligraphy at online auction gives a deeper message and communicates with them in both a linguistic and artistic sense. Antique and vintage calligraphy for sale is a writing-related art form. Antique and vintage calligraphy at auction is linked with its culture and its beauty. Buy Antique and vintage calligraphy for sale on bidsquare for the best prices.

Calligraphy is a widely valued art throughout Middle Eastern and East Asian countries. Calligraphy even surpasses other types of artwork including painting and sculpting in these countries. Calligraphy using brush goes all the way traced to the Shang dynasty in Chinese history. It had become more popular in the Han dynasty when everyone educated was obliged to be an expert at it. Most of the Western scripts are descended from the actual versions of Roman. From the 1500s to the current time, the distinction between regular handwriting and more ornate calligraphy has been maintained in a written book.

Quick facts:

• The English term "calligraphy" comes from the Greek terms Kallos that means "beauty" and Graphein that means "write". 

• The Romans are said to have been the initial people to use calligraphy.  This is evidenced by the breathtakingly beautiful script seen on numerous sculptures across Italy and Roman ruins in the United Kingdom. 

• Most European languages got new terms meaning "calligraphy" at the turn of the 1500s. Furthermore, the term "calligraphy" emerged in English only after the 1610s.