{"id":1374,"date":"2023-01-12T07:07:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T07:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:23:15","slug":"history-of-handwriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/history-of-handwriting\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Handwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/history-of-handwriting\/#1_The_History_Of_Handwriting\" >1. The History Of Handwriting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/history-of-handwriting\/#2_Lets_dive_down_the_lane_of_ancient_times_to_its_origin\" >2. Let\u2019s dive down the lane of ancient times to its origin.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/history-of-handwriting\/#3_History_Of_Handwriting_Many_Centuries_Ago\" >3. History Of Handwriting, Many Centuries Ago<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb0033f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fb0033f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Interesting And Unknown Facts About The Invention Of First Ever Handwriting In The World<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dc7adf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17dc7adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_History_Of_Handwriting\"><\/span>1. The History Of Handwriting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1533\" src=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/History-of-Handwriting.jpg\" alt=\"History of Handwriting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/History-of-Handwriting.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/History-of-Handwriting-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/History-of-Handwriting-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/History-of-Handwriting-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. History Of Handwriting Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dc7adf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17dc7adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ed4a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ed4a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>Our generation has got it easy, isn\u2019t it? Our modes of communication are mostly online these days, but down the years when there was no internet, have you wondered about the ways in which people would communicate?<\/p>\n<p>This leads us to ancient times of letters and carvings, none of which would be possible without handwriting. Without handwriting being the basis of communication, human evolution just wouldn\u2019t have been possible. To know what Handwriting exactly is and the different <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/handwriting-fonts\/\">fonts<\/a> of Handwriting click on this link.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Lets_dive_down_the_lane_of_ancient_times_to_its_origin\"><\/span>2. Let\u2019s dive down the lane of ancient times to its origin.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scholars agree Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) is the earliest origin of handwriting dating back to 5,500 years.<br \/>\nThe first ever form of handwriting, cuneiform writing was created by using a reed stylus to make wedge-shaped indentations in clay tablets.<br \/>\nTheir script was written on 38 L clay tablets and was called 39 A cuneiform.<br \/>\nWith cultural and language diversities, there were other forms of handwriting that were found in various places.<\/p>\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small squared\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/demo\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #fa2660;\" >Book a Demo<\/a>\n<p>Following Mesopotamia cuneiforms, the Egyptians started writing various forms of handwriting with the help of papyrus and reeds brushes.\u00a0 The use of this made their writing more smooth and hassle-free.<\/p>\n<p>Post this around 1500 BC the ancient Phoenician alphabet was developed. It comprised 22 phonetically based symbols. It was widely used under the rule of the great Alexandre. By 800Bc it was widely spread to parts of Egypt, Persia, and India.<\/p>\n<p>Improve your handwriting speed and write neatly with our <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/handwriting-improvement-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handwriting Improvement Course<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44aaed84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44aaed84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_History_Of_Handwriting_Many_Centuries_Ago\"><\/span>3. History Of Handwriting, Many Centuries Ago<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf8e6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cf8e6a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>Time and again there were more diversities leading to better and more elegant forms of writing.\u00a0 Handwriting became an asset and people who excelled in the art of beautiful handwriting came to be called as penmen. There were colleges established just for learning good handwriting and various handwriting styles. Most of the official documents such as land deeds, marriage, and birth were written by Master penmen who gained their penmanship through learning how to <a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/blog\/how-to-write-beautiful-calligraphy-with-a-normal-pen\/\">write beautiful<\/a> handwriting.<\/p>\n<p>Zenarian college of penmanship was one such college established by Charles zenar, which produced Mater penman who excelled in the art of good handwriting.<\/p>\n<p>Dating centuries back, it used to be a symbol of status and people were trained for it. Manuscripts that were handwritten were standardized. Going further, in the 17th-century professional penman who was trained with excellent handwriting were appointed to write documents of the US declaration of independence.<\/p>\n<p>Book a FREE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handwriting improvement demo session<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In Simple Words Handwriting Is That Form That The Writing Instrument Takes When Placed And Freely Moved On Paper. It Can Be Called As Writing Using Pen Or Pencil Which Is Held In The Hand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vletter.com\/help\/font-faq\/history-of-handwriting.html#:~:text=Around%203000%20BC%20Mesopotamian%20cuneiform,medicine%3B%20create%20literature%20and%20more.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">history of handwriting<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small squared\" href=\"https:\/\/callistyle.in\/all-courses\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #fa2660;\">Check our All Courses<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting And Unknown Facts About The Invention Of First Ever Handwriting In The World 1. The History Of Handwriting 1. History Of Handwriting Today&#8230; Our generation has got it easy, isn\u2019t it? 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