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Ground-breaking insight on the importance of American calligraphy to the
world of calligraphy,
this work published by Oak Knoll Press contains over 400 illustrations -
most from original specimens!
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AN ELEGANT HAND
The Golden Age of American
Penmanship and Calligraphy
by William E. Henning and edited by Paul Melzer
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This work chronicles a period in American history when the ability to
"write a good hand" was a key to prosperity both for the individual and for
the nation. In his account of the teacher-student lineage of seven master
penmen, author William E. Henning effectively disproves the popular notion
that the United States passed through a dark age in the nineteenth century
during which the lettering arts were lost or ignored. Instead, we see that
the numbers of expert penmen abounded during this time and into the
twentieth century.
Henning guides the reader through the lives and careers of some of the most
important American penmen in history. A
partial list of famous penmen the author covers are: Platt Rogers Spencer,
the Father of American Handwriting; George A. Gaskell (Spencer's gifted
student), whose books and periodicals reached hundreds of thousands of
students throughout the second half of the 1800s; Louis Madarasz,
considered the most skillful of all writers in shaded script; Austin N.
Palmer, whose method of penmanship was taught throughout American schools, etc.
With over 400 illustrations, many from the author’s father’s collection
which he began in the early 1890s. An Elegant Hand offers an exciting and
detailed view of the many styles of penmanship and calligraphy: Spencerian
Script; Ornamental Penmanship; flourished designs of birds; Copperplate;
business writing (many variations); broad-pen calligraphy, especially
German Text and Old English; and many other styles. The work also features
a glossary of terms and a selection from the elder Henning's memoirs
describing his earliest years in the profession.
March 2002, hardcover, 8½ x 11 inches
320 pages, 400 illustrations
ISBN 1-58456-067-3
Order No. 68991 - Price $59.95 or £42.00
You can order this book at http://www.oakknoll.com/pressrel/hand.html
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