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Handwriting

Scope note

The forming of letters and words by hand.

This term has 17,185 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object category
Technique
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000252927

Broader Terms used

writing (processes)

Equivalent Terms used

handwritten

Created

13yrs ago

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