#penmanship

[yeoldenews]

A selection of animals from various 17th and 18th century calligraphy copybooks which were drawn with single lines to practice (and show off) penmanship strokes.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Rare Book Collection

Figure Alphabet. Mayer, Leipsig, 1878.

Gaskell's Guide to Writing, Pen-Flourishing, Lettering, Business Letter Writing, Etc. by G. A. Gaskell. Office of the Penman's Gazette, 1884.

[arthistoryanimalia]

How about a fancy fish flourish for #FishFriday 🐟?

From "The Penman's Paradise” by Knapp & Rightmyer (1853), reproduced in Ames' Book of Flourishes: 125 Designs by 72 Leading American Penmen (1890). Found while perusing the stacks at Winterthur Library today.

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

fun little extra that I wrote on stream, lil bit of minimum in cursive, italic, and a gothic textura

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

[professor-winter]

ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱʜɪᴘ'ꜱ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴘᴛ.1

[thatsbelievable]