Author: Tamara Plakins Thornton

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780300074413

In this engaging history, the author demonstrates handwriting in America from colonial times to the present. Exploring such subjects as penmanship, pedagogy, handwriting analysis, autograph collecting, and calligraphy revivals, Thornton investigates the shifting functions and meanings of handwriting. 57 illustrations.