Handwriting in America: A Cultural History By Tamara Plakins Thornton
1996 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0300064772 | PDF | 9 MB
1996 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0300064772 | PDF | 9 MB
Copybooks and the Palmer method, handwriting analysis and autograph collecting - these words conjure up a lost world, in which people looked to handwriting as both a lesson in conformity and a talisman of individuality. In this engaging history, ranging from colonial times to the present, Tamara Plakins Thornton explores the shifting functions and meanings of handwriting in America.