Author: Barbara GettyPublisher: Continuing Education Press
ISBN: 9780876780947
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Author: Michael R. SullEnglish Handwriting, 1400-1650
Author: Jean F. PrestonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This practical guide to handwritings in English features 31 plates of 33 manuscripts along with their transcriptions. Together they illustrate many diverse hands from the formal Textura used by medieval scribes to the Secretary and Italic of Queen Elizabeth I's time and later. Many plates are accomp
A Manual of Graphology or the Study of Handwriting
Author: Arthur StoreyPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447488601
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Originally published in London, 1922. The aim of this fascinating book is to enable the reader to analyse character from handwriting. Contents Include: Psychology of Handwriting. Physiology of Handwriting. Connections between Physical condition and Handwriting. Recognition of Activity in Handwriting. Imagination. Tendencies. Autographs. Handwriting as an Art. Diagrams. Why we write as we do. Scheme for systematic observation of handwriting traits. etc. The book is well illustrated with writing examples etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
A Handwriting Manual
Author: Alfred FairbankPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486833364
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Classic introduction by expert calligrapher presents fundamentals behind every aspect of the art of penmanship, from equipment to best techniques. Many pages of demonstration scripts provide helpful accompaniment to clear instructions.
Author: Alfred Fairbank
Author: Barbara GettySpencerian Handwriting
Author: Platts Roger SpencerPublisher: Ulysses Press
ISBN: 1612435289
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Spencerian penmanship is considered the pinnacle of classic handwriting and cursive--now a lost art. Offering a bind up of 6 books in 1, this hands-on guide is the only all-in-one edition of L.P. Spencer's theory and practice workbooks for learning and practicing perfect lettering.
They Write Their Own Sentences
Author: Paladin PressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Everything put down on paper creates a unique image that can be traced, analyzed and reconstructed, revealing evidence unseen by the naked eye. FBI labs specialize in the study of handwriting, typewriting, rubber stamps, seals, printing methods, obliterations, alterations and charred paper. This manual reveals the methods used to follow the elusive paper trail, drawing on FBI case files.
Italic Calligraphy and Handwriting
Author: Lloyd J. ReynoldsPublisher: Taplinger Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780800842840
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is designed for the use of students and teachers who believe that they need more detailed direction in learning Italic than is available in Mr. Fairbank's Manual or in Mr. Benson's The First Writing Book. It is recommended that these three books be studied together, especially the writings of Alfred Fairbank, to whom we are all indebted for the Italic revival.
