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An Elegant Hand: The Golden Age of American Penmanship and Calligraphy (Library Binding)

by William E. Henning (Author), Paul Melzer (Editor)
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The period from 1850 to 1925 saw a flowering of American penmanship. In addition to itinerant writing masters, there were hundreds of private business schools, all of which taught penmanship (before the typewriter was invented). Periodicals such as The Western Penman were devoted to the subject, and expert calligraphers produced textbooks and copybooks for students. Even today, books on Spencerian calligraphy and on the Palmer method are being published (e.g., Michael Sull's Spencerian Script and Ornamental Penmanship). The present work details this period in history, devoting a chapter to each of seven experts (including Spencer and Palmer) and mentioning the work of 40 others. The text conveys the author's enthusiasm for the subject; Henning's father was himself once an editor of The American Penman and is one of the book's main subjects. Published posthumously (Henning died in 1996), this book was edited by rare book dealer and autograph collector Paul Melzer. The text is very readable, and the more than 450 illustrations are well chosen. Complementing Tamara Plakins Thornton's Handwriting in America: A Cultural History, this work is excellent for collections on the letter arts or on the history of education in America. Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
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Product Details
  • Library Binding: 307 pages
  • Publisher: Oak Knoll Press; 1 edition (April 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1584560673
  • ISBN-13: 978-1584560678
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,177,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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