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George Bickham’s Penmanship Made Easy (Young Clerks Assistant)

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George Bickham was once an enterprising eighteenth-century engraver and calligrapher who promoted the practice of proper penmanship. This volume, an unabridged reprint of his now extremely rare calligraphy manual, The Young Clerks Assistant, provided “young practitioners” with much valuable information on how one can write not only legibly but in addition with beauty and grace.
The book begins with “Directions for Learners,” a series of helpful hints on forming letters, holding the pen, arm and wrist positions, proper posture, and so forth, followed by a wealth of calligraphic specimens: alphabets, maxims, didactic verses, and other words of advice for elevating the ethical standards of the young.
For up to date calligraphers, Bickham’s guide offers an abundance of models for imitation and provides a delightful look back on the instruction manuals and teaching methods of the mid-1700s. Enhanced with many charming engravings, this tough-to-find antique teaching tool may also be read as easily for pleasure as for inspiration. It’s going to appeal to calligraphers, graphic artists, and any devotee of fine penmanship.

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