English Handwriting, 1400-1650

English Handwriting, 1400-1650

Author: Jean F. Preston

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13:

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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

A Manual of Graphology or the Study of Handwriting

Author: Arthur Storey

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-03-06

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 1447488601

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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

A Handwriting Manual

Author: Alfred Fairbank

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2018-08-15

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 0486833364

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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.


The Art of Cursive Penmanship

The Art of Cursive Penmanship

Author: Michael R. Sull

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1510730524

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A thorough guide to making your cursive writing efficient, legible, and expressive.


Write Now

Write Now

Author: Barbara Getty

Publisher: Continuing Education Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780876781180

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They Write Their Own Sentences

They Write Their Own Sentences

Author: Paladin Press

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13:

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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

Italic Calligraphy and Handwriting

Author: Lloyd J. Reynolds

Publisher: Taplinger Publishing Company

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780800842840

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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.