Handwriting of the Twentieth Century

"The history of formal calligraphy has been thoroughly documented, and the demise of what people see as beautiful handwriting is frequently deplored, but the details of the teaching of this skill during this century have gone almost unrecorded. Everyday handwriting is ephemeral and school books soon disappear. The main purpose of this book is to create a historical record, however, techniques are illustrated that may be useful for teachers today, while the ever-changing views of the stylists provide examples, as well as a warning, to those who plan for the future. For those dedicated to recording the history, development, manufacture and use of writing equipment, this book provides the long awaited link between the tools and the activity of handwriting. Rosemary Sassoon's comprehensive and enthusiastic research provides a feast of detail about man's constant quest after fluent and clear handwritten script." - Michael Woods, "Journal of the Writing Equipment Society". "The older history of handwriting has been extensively explored, but now we have a wonderfully comprehensive and very readable account of how handwriting has developed and been taught during the twentieth century. It will be fascinating reading for anyone concerned with the teaching of handwriting." - Nigel Hall, Manchester Metropolitan University. "Rosemary Sassoon's latest book is a must for anyone interested in handwriting. She writes the history in such a way that one easily grasps the reasons for the successes and failures of handwriting methods. Sassoon's latest book will help to improve handwriting instruction throughout the western world." - Nan Jay Barchowsky, Calligrapher.

ISBN 1841501786   Pages 208 ISBN13 9781841501789 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Intellect Books   Weight (grammes) 354 Imprint Intellect Books   Published in Bristol Format Paperback   Height (mm) 228 Publication date 01 Dec 2007   Width (mm) 176 Library of Congress Z   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY 652.10904   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

Ch. 1		The influences on contemporary handwriting: A historical perspective		10
Ch. 2		The turn of the century		26
Ch. 3		Learning from copy books		36
Ch. 4		Simplifying letterforms		56
Ch. 5		Initiatives and models from 1930		70
Ch. 6		Educational attitudes mid-century		92
Ch. 7		Stylistic issues after 1950		106
Ch. 8		Initiatives in the 1960s		122
Ch. 9		From 1970 to the National Curriculum		134
Ch. 10		The end of the century		146
Ch. 11		Handwriting around Europe		160
Ch. 12		America and Australia		182
		Epilogue		200
		References		201
		Index		205

"..excellent and comprehensive illustrated book-which takes us through not only what happened in the United Kingdom, but brings in information about other English speaking countries such as America and Australia as well as European scripts, providing samples and explanations that are valuable as a reference... The book's well-written Epilogue merits a section being printed - It couldn't be put better by a graphologist!" -- Elaine Quigley "Graphologist" "For those dedicated to recording the history, development, manufacture and use of writing equipment this book provides the long- awaited link between the tools and the activity of handwriting. Rosemary Sassoon's comprehensive and enthusiastic research provides a feast of detail about man's constant quest after fluent and clear handwritten script." - Michael Woods, Journal of the Writing Equipment Society "The older history of handwriting has been extensively explored, but now we have a wonderfully comprehensive and very readable account of how handwriting has developed and been taught during the twentieth century. It will be fascinating reading for anyone concerned with the teaching of handwriting." - Nigel Hall, Manchester Metropolitan University "Rosemary Sassoon's latest book is a must for anyone interested in handwriting. She writes the history in such a way that one easily grasps the reasons for the successes and failures of handwriting methods. Sassoon's latest book will help to improve handwriting instruction throughout the Western world." - Nan Jay Barchowsky, calligrapher and handwriting specialist "This book is a historical record of techniques, styles and methods. But it also a passionate study of everyday typography, informed by a deep knowledge of her subject. It will be of interest to educationalists, people in teacher training, plus cultural sociologists and historians - as well as typographists and graphologists." - Roy Johnston, Mantex

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