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Show f - ' sm at. 3 - M;:-:- V CHRIS CAMPBELL Unusual Occupation most of today's calligraphy is still being practiced. "I spent eight days, 18 hours a day, studying the art of ancient calligraphy and actually actual-ly learning how to write it," she said. "I was one of the most fascinating and challenging challeng-ing experiences of my life." SHE SAID she has been studying calligraphy for about four years - after becoming intrigued in-trigued by the art form found in old manuscripts in the libraries of University of Maryland. "Calligraphy is now an art form, not a necessary craft," Chris emphasized. "Calligraphy "Calligra-phy can include emotions and bring out the inner-feelings of calligraphers. It's as much an art as painting." CHRIS SAID she will use her newly found talent in teaching classes at Davis County Community School (night classes) at Woods Cross ; High and will also teach in her ; home. Commercially, the art can be used for invitations, scrolls, diplomas, announcements, certificates and many other documents than someone wants beautifully and professionally profes-sionally written, she concluded. By GARY R. BLODGETT CENTERVILLE Chris Campbell, of Centerville, has a very unusual occupation and - - hobby. She's a calligrapher -- studying the art of beautiful and ancient writing. CALLIGRAPHY began back in the 5th Century, or before, be-fore, says Chris. All of the old manuscripts and documents of that era and for several centuries centur-ies later were written by calligraphers. callig-raphers. "There were only a few per-' per-' sons - mostly Monks -- who did all of the reading and w rit- - ing," she said. "But only gov-: gov-: ernment or religious works were written during this era." SHE EXPLAINED that most were written by Monks be-; be-; " cause they were the most educated edu-cated and who could devote their lives to these writings. "It would take months, sometimes years, to write books or lengthy documents because of all the detail that went into the handwriting. .-: : Each letter would be detailed F with pictures of beasts or birds, and each had a signifi-: signifi-: : cant meaning." she explained. LETTERS WERE of illu- minated yellow paint -- or 24- karat gold ! : These letters were printed on vellum, which is dried . . ' animal skin that was .specially : prepared for manuscripts and ' : documents. They were written with feather or other crude writing instrument. "STUDY OF calligraphy is fascinating." she said. "It represents rep-resents a completely different way of life and each writing reveals new. and exciting informal in-formal ion about that era of history." his-tory." She noted, however, that until recent years calligraphy was almost a dead art. "IT HAS been revived in recent re-cent years and now there are hundreds of persons who are seriously studying and practicing practic-ing calligraphy," she said. Chris recently attended "Calligraphy Connection." a conference of top calligraphers callig-raphers from throughout the United States. Canada and England. En-gland. AMONG THE noted instructors in-structors at the conference was Donald Jackson, of London, Lon-don, who is the official scribe for Queen Elizabeth who has written many of the official documents for the English Royalty. The most recent document he wrote (in calligraphy) was the "Document of Consent" between the Queen and the Royal Couple prior to the July 29th wedding. THE CONFERENCE was held at St. John's University, near St. Cloud. Minn., which is the home of the world's largest Monastery, and where |