Jump to navigation

  •  
  •  
  •  

  • Courses
  • Resources
  • Case study
  • Showcase
  • Tools
  • Gallery
  • Videos

Search form

Animation Design Communication Design Design Fundamentals Interaction Design Product Design Tools for Design Open Design
Home / Courses / Chronology of Calligraphy Art / 30,000 BC to 1 BC

.

  • yohoho
  • Design Course

    Chronology of Calligraphy Art

    History of Calligraphy art
    by
    Farzan Kermaninejad
    IDC, IIT Bombay
    30,000 BC to 1 BC
     
    • Printer-friendly version

    30,000 BC: The primitive drawings found in the Chauvet Cave, in the South of France depict graphic designs of animals.
     

    14,000 BC: Similar designs showing animal figures have been seen in Lascaux cave of France.
     

    3,100 BC: Sumerians did Pictographic record-keeping on clay.
     

    2,500 BC: Some of the early cuneiforms.
     

    2,000 BC: The picture is of Early Cretan pictograph/ Phaistos Disk.
     

    1,000 BC: Initial traces of development of alphabets in Greece.
     

    850 BC: Aramaic alphabets were developed.
     

    753 BC: Rome was founded by Romulus.
     

    600 BC: The first Roman alphabet appeared in Rome, and by the first century developed into Roman imperial capitals carved on stones, Rustic capitals painted on walls, and Roman cursive for daily use. In the second and third centuries the Uncial lettering style developed. The monasteries preserved the calligraphy traditions during the fourth and fifth centuries, when the Roman Empire fell and Europe entered the Dark Ages.
     

    250 BC: Small Chinese Calligraphic seals were used.

    • 30,000 BC to 1 BC
    • 1st to 10th Century AD
    • 11th Century AD
    • 12th Century AD
    • 13th Century AD
    • 14th Century AD
    • 15th Century AD
    • 16th Century AD
    • 17th Century AD
    • 18th Century AD
    • 19th Century AD
    • 20th Century AD
    • Downloads
    • Contact Details
    • Credits

    Creating Digital-learning Environment for Design



    • Courses
    • Resources
    • Case study
    • Showcase
    • Tools
    • Gallery
    • Videos
    • Animation Design
    • Communication Design
    • Design Fundamentals
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • Tools for Design
    • Open Design
    • Contribute to our Dsource
    • About
    • People
    • Events
    • Job@D'source
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Download App
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    Indian Language
    English Bangali Gujarati Hindi
    Kannada Malayalam Marathi Punjabi
    Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu