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I was trying to actually read the text and then I figured out Leonardo da Vinci wrote in mirror writing (writing in the direction that is the reverse of the nat
by rivaldo 10y ago
I was trying to actually read the text and then I figured out Leonardo da Vinci wrote in mirror writing (writing in the direction that is the reverse of the natural way for a given language).
Apparently nobody is quite sure why he did this. weird.
- gknoy 10y agoWhen you write with a dip pen (e.g. calligraphy), writing from left to write will smudge the ink if you are left-handed. Writing the opposite direction preserves the same convenience of movement as right-handed writers have when doing calligraphy, and avoids smudging the ink. It seems an elegant solution for someone who is left-handed.