Fairburn's royal A B C. London : J. Fairburn, 110, Minories, [between 1819 and 1842].
We recently acquired a lovely volume entitled Real Pen Work: Self Instructor in Penmanship, published in 1884 by Knowles & Maxim.
This book includes step-by-step instructions on everything from how to sit properly at your writing desk to the proper degree to which to slant letters. It features samples of script, promissory notes, verses for autograph albums, and these elegant business letters.
There are handwriting exercises as well as exercises for flourishing, the latter of which sounds suspiciously like something one would find on a clean eating and wellness blog.
The bulk of the book consists of illustrations made entirely through offhand flourishing, such as this graceful swan and this squiggly family (complete with curlicue guardian angel).
There’s even a small section of ornamental lettering, including some lovely color alphabets.
If you’d like to take a look at this or any of our other books on handwriting and hand-lettering, get in touch!
Real Pen Work and Exercises for Flourishing We recently acquired a lovely volume entitled Real Pen Work: Self Instructor in Penmanship, published in 1884 by Knowles & Maxim.
M is for Mimic in today's #TypeTuesday. From the The Royal Picture Alphabet, by John Leighton. London: Ward and Lock, [between 1854 and 1861]. From our Edith Wetmore Collection of Children's Books. #providence #alphabets #rarebooks #type #childrensbooks #illustration (at Providence Public Library)