Letterform Archive<p>J.C. de Widt, untitled example of original micrography, 10.63 × 12.75 in, Amsterdam, 1780.<br><br>Our last post showed the largest letters in the upcoming 10 × 10 for 10 exhibition. This item contains the smallest letters—by far. Micrography (or microcalligraphy) is the art of creating images using tiny writing. This kind of calligram has a long religious history based on the devout observation of the second commandment against images.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/10x10for10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>10x10for10</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Micrography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micrography</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Microcalligraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcalligraphy</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Calligraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Calligraphy</span></a></p>