The historical position of regular script is as follows:
Regular script is also called official script and real script. In ancient times, it was called official script and official script. In terms of types, there are big letters, middle letters, small letters and big letters; As far as the evolution of regular script is concerned, it can be roughly divided into two types: the North Monument and the Tang Monument. In a broad sense, regular script should also include seal script and official script, because they both have dignified characteristics. Since the tablets in the Northern and Southern Dynasties were dominated by Wei, the northern tablet world is also called Wei Bei, which is a treasure in the art of regular script in China.
Judging from a large number of epitaphs of the Northern Wei Dynasty unearthed in the last hundred years, it is precisely because it has just degenerated from the official script, and it is in the initial period when the official script is changed and there is no body, so its face is changeable and it is full of ancient interest. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than a thousand kinds of North Monuments, which are important materials for us to study the model law. Regular script was produced in Wei Chu at the end of Han Dynasty (early 3rd century).
From the documents No.2 and No.3 unearthed in Mawangdui, it can be seen that the prototype regular script of the silk book at that time had begun to take shape. The early regular script had a strong sense of official script. As we all know, Zhong You, a famous book named Wei, the originator of regular script, was slightly flat in small regular script, with heavy and ancient stippling, which was very interesting. His representative works included Declare Table, Force Life Table, He Jie Table and Post on the Tomb Field.
Generally speaking, the style of regular script in the Tang Dynasty is round or square, fat or thin, with different styles, but in terms of structure, it can be roughly divided into two types: oblique tight knot and wide knot. In terms of style, all of them have the beauty of dignity, symmetry, coordination and harmony, thus showing the perfection or maturity of regular script in the Tang Dynasty.
Font classification:
Lower case, as the name implies, is the smallest type of regular script, which was founded in Zhong You in the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. He used to be an outstanding master of official script, and the brushwork of regular script was also born in han li, and his brushwork was as vivid as playing in the sea. However, the structure is wide and flat, the horizontal painting is long and the straight painting is short, and the legacy of the official points still exists. However, the model method has been prepared, and it is actually the ancestor of the official book.
block letters, in general, people call real books that are more than one inch and less than a few inches square block letters. The larger characters of real books are called "list books" and "broken books". According to the accumulated experience of calligraphers in past dynasties, learning calligraphy should start with writing big letters and doing basic exercises. Master the stippling, structure and white cloth in block letters, so that stippling is accurate and accurate, and the structure is appropriate.