The Roman Alphabet | 7th century BC

What was the basis of the Roman uppercase alphabet? A variant of the Greek Alphabet.
What were the purposes of the formal and informal styles of lettering? Formal: A rigid script used for important manuscripts and official documents. Informal= Quicker style used for letters and routine types of writing
Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make? Serifs, stonesman, little hooks on the tops of letters to prevent the chisel from slipping; imstitution of the baseline into typography and penmanship.
From where did serifs originate? They originated with the carving of words into stone.
When and where did lowercase, or minuscule, letters develop? 9th century BC in Greece.
What is a ligature and why were they utilized? Connecting letters in type, like script
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