History of handwriting and the devolopment of latin calligraphy through discovery of printery

Transmitting messages through pictures, display and portraying have been found for thousand years. The realm of these magnificent lines can be perceived as the memory of humanity. The users can express everything they feel and they think or express everything by making concrete them through using regular indicators or icons. The first handwriting have begun with cave paintings and then it have become a communication form between people. People have always acted with the instinct of doing and finding better ways. Therefore, the studies have become more aesthetic with the development of the art of writing. This development process has formed formation of calligraphy and calligraphy has developed as a distinct branch from arts. Calligraphy has been a piece of art as a result of consistency and being a mental discipline. Good handwriting is a symbol of spirit and kingdom of magnificent realm. Calligraphy is one of the most significant inventions of thousands years of human history. Even though the calligraphy training has been given in a conscious way in Europe and in other parts of world, this is not true for our country. Latin calligraphy has its own way of teaching. Thus, to be able to really understand Calligraphy, its training should be expanded to all educational institutions. Today handwriting has stemmed from using resources of different civilizations. The development process of handwriting from past to present and how it evolved as well as teaching techniques of handwriting has been examined within this thesis. A literature review of handwriting, the stages of handwriting till the discovery of printing in 1450s has been conducted and presented.