The Roman Alphabet l 7th Century BC

Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form. 

What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet? They used a variant of the Greek alphabet.


What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering? 

Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make? The Romans refined several distinct styles of lettering which were used for different purposes. The contributions it made was that a rigid, formal script was used for important manuscripts and official documents, a quicker, informal style was used for letters and routine types of writing.

From where did serifs originate? With the craving of words into stone.

When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop? 

What is a ligature and why were they utilized?