"The Roman Alphabet | 7th century BC"

What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet?
in 7th century BC, the romans used a variant of the Greek alphabet as the basis

What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering?
rigid formal script was used for important manuscripts and offcial documents. A quicker, informal style was used for letters and routine types of writing.

Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make? institution of the baseline in typogrphy and menmanship.

From where did serifs originate?
with the carving of words into stone. stonesman added little hooks to the tips of the letters to prevent the chisel from slipping.

When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop?
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What is a ligature and why were they utilized?N/A Post an example of the Roman alphabet in visual form.