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[[Image:LishuHuashanmiao.jpg|right|thumb|Clerical script from the [[Han Dynasty]]]] |
[[Image:LishuHuashanmiao.jpg|right|thumb|Clerical script from the [[Han Dynasty]]]] |
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The '''clerical script''' ({{zh-ts|t=隷書|s=隶书}}) is an archaic style of [[Chinese calligraphy]] which, due to its high legibility to modern readers, is still being used for artistic flavor in a variety of functional applications such as headlines, signboards and advertisements. Highly angular, it developed from the [[seal script]] and is the precursor to the [[regular script]] that Chinese is usually written in today. A character written in clerical script is often wider than it is high. |
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Revision as of 06:21, 30 July 2006
The clerical script (simplified Chinese: 隶书; traditional Chinese: 隷書) is an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy which, due to its high legibility to modern readers, is still being used for artistic flavor in a variety of functional applications such as headlines, signboards and advertisements. Highly angular, it developed from the seal script and is the precursor to the regular script that Chinese is usually written in today. A character written in clerical script is often wider than it is high.
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