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Who were calligraphists? Why were they important during the nineteenth century? (2 marks)

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A calligraphist is a person who is specialised in the art of beautiful writing.

The calligraphist artists’ job was to carefully copy important British official documents. This was done so that these can be carefully preserved for future reference in order to study or debate.

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