The Art and Science of Handwriting

Analyzing a discipline we take very much for granted, this book considers handwriting in its scientific and artistic contexts and reflects a decade's work in both education and hospital settings. The author evaluates contributions to the discipline from the fifteenth century up to the present day, by doctors, writing masters and typographers. She argues that no one method or model has all the answers to handwriting problems and that older research, not always reported, had sometimes more to offer than many modern studies. Topics covered include: hand and pen-hold analysis, the effects of teachers' handwriting on the reproduction of handwriting, children's signatures, writers cramp, handwriting as an indicator of stress and the psychology of calligraphy.

ISBN	1841500275	Pages	192
ISBN13	9781841500270 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Intellect Books	Weight (grammes)	460
Imprint	Intellect Books	Published in	Bristol
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	190
Publication date	01 Jun 1993	Width (mm)	173
Library of Congress	Z	Spine width (mm)	13
DEWEY	652.1	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC21

	Acknowledgements	6
	Preface	7
Ch. 1	An Introduction to Letterforms	11
Ch. 2	The Hand that Writes	17
Ch. 3	Variability of Letters	39
Ch. 4	More about Personal Letters	61
Ch. 5	Children's Signatures	75
Ch. 6	An Investigation into Writer's Cramp	93
Ch. 7	Writer's Cramp: A Case Study	109
Ch. 8	How Much Do We Know about Handwriting?	119
Ch. 9	Education and Curriculum Planning	125
Ch. 10	The National Curriculum	135
Ch. 11	The Therapeutic Aspects of Handwriting	153
Ch. 12	Full Circle	167
	Epilogue	180
	References	181
	Index	185

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