The Roman Alphabet | 7th century BC

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

2. What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
formal- rigid scripts used for important manuscripts and official documents.
informal- used for writing letters and routine types of writing.

3. 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.
 serifs, institution of baselines in typography and penmanship-ensured the type was perfectly aligned.

4. From where did serifs originate?
with carving of words into stone in ancient Italy.  Roman stones man added little hooks to the tips of letter to prevent the chisel from slipping.

=5. When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
3rd century in Rome.

6. What is a ligature and why were they utilized?
a ligature is when the tips are the letters combine and they are joined. They were used because
Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.