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Old 11-03-2005, 08:47 AM   #8
axlrosen
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
It's my understanding that Oriental writing depends heavily on the shape and size of the squiggles and lines that comprise the characters. Hard to believe that carving can convey the nuances.
For Chinese at least, the beauty of Chinese calligraphy depends heavily on the nuances of the brush strokes. But the readability doesn't, any more than it does for English. For example there are many different chinese fonts such as here
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