italic vs shorthand

italic

noun
  • An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance. 

  • A typeface in which the letters slant to the right. 

adj
  • Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century. 

  • Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique. 

shorthand

noun
  • A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. 

  • Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. 

verb
  • To write in shorthand. 

  • To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. 

  • To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand. 

How often have the words italic and shorthand occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )