Author: Tamara Plakins Thornton
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300074413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.