Copperplate / Engrosser's

[Ken Fraser]

Copperplate & Engrosser's direct comparison. Same nib, same x height

[Gary]

So English Roundhand and Copperplate are the same script then ?

Gary

[Erica McPhee]

I love seeing this. It is such a great visual representation of how different they are (yet similar). What I find so interesting is that the x height is the same as I would have thought the x height was taller for the English Roundhand but it is the proportions of the ascenders that make it appear that way.

@Gary The short answer is yes. The long answer is a bit more complicated. English Roundhand and Engrosser’s Script are both frequently referred to as Copperplate. @sybillevz has written a great article about it: Why Calligraphers Hate the Name Copperplate But Use it Anyway 

[Ken Fraser]

AS Erica says, they are very similar but there are several subtle differences. I love eighteenth century English Roundhand. So much so, that I more or less abandoned writing Engrosser's Script are there didn't seem much point in writing both.
I used the name Copperplate for a simple practical reason. In my working life as as calligrapher, very few people in the UK knew what English Roundhamd looked like, whereas Copperplate was, and is, a recognised style.