A Handwriting Manual

Written by one of the masters and full of good advice. The author was a influenced of the "father of the calligraphy renewal" Edward Johnston, whose classic "Writing and Illuminating, and Lettering," first published in 1906 and in print continuously ever since, created a new interest in calligraphy and a new school of excellent scribes. (BTW Johnston's book is available through Amazon as well).Fairbanks was a founding member of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators in 1921 . He was involved in the foundation of the Society for Italic Handwriting in 1952; his work and 1932 textbook A Handwriting Manual were influential on the italic script handwriting taught in British schools.This book deals with cursive (handwriting) and not lettering per se. It belongs in every calligrapher's library.

The bible of handwriting.

Awesome book wrote by an artist. Great copy and even better price.

I bought this used and it arrived exactly in the condition described. The book itself contains lots of descriptive information about italic handwriting and how to do it. It also has black and white pictures of examples of handwriting eg from Elizabeth I and various schoolchildren and adults. There are some exercises given, but not as many as in the Lloyd Reynolds book.For anyone starting to learn italic handwriting, whether to improve normal handwriting or for calligraphy, this book is a must.

Good book on a sadly neglected skill.

Very Good! Thank you.RWW

perfect!

Ottimo testo consegnato nei tempi previsti e nelle condizioni di stato descritte. se possibile abbassare i costi di spedizione in qunato nel mio caso è costato più il trasporto che il libro.