Why do birds feature so prominently in penmanship exercises? IAMPETH (The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting) recently added two scrapbooks to their rare books on calligraphy and penmanship holdings. The dated examples were from around 1900. {Large images are available} [Some of the above images were cleaned up and trimmed slightly - click for enlarged versions]
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7 comments:
Stunning pk.
As usual.
"Shoo! No flies allowed on my pen." (ha!)
gl.
amaaaazing trace...
insanely delightful
I never would have guessed penmanship exercises to be so lovely. I've just found your blog and would like to thank you for digging up gems like these.
Birds were/are a favorite motif because 1. they are very graceful creatures and 2. the connection of the bird to the quill/pen
Nice website.
James Ivey
IAMPETH Webmaster
www.iampeth.com
quill/pen
Ahhh. Of course. Now I see it was a stupid question. Heh. Thanks James.
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