Indian Palaeography c14.25
Indian Palaeography c14.25
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(4) The fourth change is the result of fondness for flourishes. There are several ways in which this is expressed. They are shown in Fig. 10. IV–VI. In the first place the medial vowels develop curls, as shown in Fig. 10. IV. In the second place the long verticals bend either at the lower end or at the upper (Fig. 10. V). In the third place some of the letters become notched in the middle, as shown in Fig. 10. VI. Finally, the upper and lower flourishes balance on either side of the main letters in the centre, producing a calligraphic effect, as in the case of the inscriptions from Nagarjunikonda and Jogeyyapeta.