Re: Klingon Script

From: John Cowan [mailto:jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM]

> Barry Garcia scripsit:
>
> > God is it the ugliest script i've seen, besides Cherokee
> > (i'm sorry, but Cherokee is far too ornate for me). What
> > kind of pen do they use to write THAT style? :). I guess
> > you have to drink lots of blood wine constantly to
> > get that style of writing down :).
>
> My theory is that to write you have 30-odd punches and a hammer,
> with the materials depending on what you are writing on.  If you
> are inscribing the text on your enemy's skin, for example, you
> want leather punches. For writing on the wall, you need a large
> ink pad and letterpress-type lead slugs.
Alternatively, the Klingon script given could be a standard
typeface used by printers and engravers. Handwritten klingon may
be written with a special kind of brush and would probably look
somewhat similar, but simplified for daily use.

Punches and presses, I think, would be to slow and awkward for
daily use, but may have lead to the printed typeface.

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