What is Copperplate script?
{{Distinguish|text=[[Copperplate Gothic]], a 1901 typeface}} {{Multiple issues| {{unreferenced|date=November 2021}} {{complex|date=September 2023}} }} [[File:Bickham-letter-detail.png|thumb|A sample of a copperplate engraving on page 194 of ''The Universal Penman'', first published {{Circa|1740|1741}}. An example of [[George Bickham the Elder|George Bickham]]'s [[Round hand|English Roundhand]] lettering and engraving ability.]] A '''copperplate script''' is a style of [[calligraphy|calligraphic]] writing most commonly associated with [[Round hand|English Roundhand]]. Although often used as an term for various forms of pointed pen calligraphy, Copperplate most accurately refers to script styles represented in [[Copybook (education)|copybooks]] created using the [[Intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio printmaking method]]. The term ''Copperplate Script'' identifies one of the most well-known and liked calligraphic styles of all time.{{cn|date=November 2021}} Earlier versions of this script required a thin-tipped feather pen. Later, with the rise of industrialization, the use of more flexible and durable fine-point metal nibs became widespread. Many masters offered their contributions of the copperplate script, but what really stood out was the work of the writing master and engraver [[George Bickham the Elder|George Bickham]], who in his book ''The Universal Penman'' (1733–1741) collected script samples from twenty-five of the most talented London calligraphers. Copperplate was undoubtedly the most widespread script in the period between the 17th and 18th centuries,{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} and its influence spread not only throughout Europe but also in North America. {{stub}} [[Category:Calligraphy]]