chancery hand

== English == === Alternative forms === Chancery hand === Noun === chancery hand (plural chancery hands) (calligraphy, historical) Either of two styles of handwriting: a written form of black letter used in France and England from about 1350, developed in the Lateran chancelry in the 13th century, or a style of cursive handwriting introduced in the 1420s by Niccolò de' Niccoli, developed from humanist minuscule; a variety of either of these styles. ==== Related terms ==== Chancery English court hand secretary hand ==== Translations ==== === See also === black letter Carolingian minuscule humanist minuscule italic