Handwriting in America

Handwriting in America
Author: Tamara Plakins Thornton
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 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.