Description: The CALLIGRAPHY & PENMANSHIP COLLECTION ~~~~~~~~ A truly unique and fascinating collection of 220 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on a USB flash drive covering all aspects of CALLIGRAPHY & PENMANSHIP. Discover the art of calligraphy in all its branches. Learn about penmanship, lettering and artistic writing. Study lessons in ornamental lettering, commercial sign writing as well as the theory and practice of creative handwriting. Explore examples from medieval Italian masters to renowned early 20th century penmen. Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely rare and hard-to-find, providing a sought after and valuable virtual library of reference material. Overall, an unrivalled collection for anyone with an interest in calligraphy, lettering, writing and penmanship. The full list of titles included speaks for itself…. This superb compilation of 220 vintage books on a USB flash drive provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here! The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows: 19th century swedish copybook - C. Damm (1858) A course in mechanical drawing by J. Reid (1900) A few suggestions of plain letterings for artists and others by C. Jacobi (1908) A key to practical sign writing by A. Lester (1903) A practical introduction to the study of Japanese writing - B. Chamberlain (1905) A Roman alphabet and how to use it by F. Frederick (1917) A scale for measuring the quality of handwriting of adults - L. Ayres (1915) A set of alphabets of all the various hands of modern use with examples in each style, designed as a text book by F. Copley (1877) A show at sho' cards; comprehensive, complete, concise by F. Atkinson (1912) A system of easy lettering by J. Cromwell (1890) A system of easy lettering. With a supplement consisting of eight alphabets by J. Cromwell (1903) A text-book of free-hand lettering by A. Daniels (1909) A textbook on lettering and sign painting (1902) A text-book on plain lettering by H. Jacoby (1901) A textbook on show-card writing show-card writing, show-card design and ornament, letter formation (1903) Ahn's German handwriting - F. Ahn (1869) Alphabets and Lettering (1918) Alphabets, numerals & devices of the Middle Ages by H. Shaw (1843) Ames' Guide to Self-Instruction in Practical and Artistic Penmanship - D. Ames (1884) An easy grammar of writing; or, penmanship analyzed - T. Perry (1800) Architectural drawing by W. Field (1922) Art of letter painting made easy by J. Badenoch (1888) Barne's National Vertical Penmanship (1898) Beatty's guide to elegant writing for self-instruction in the latest and most approved style of penmanship - S. Beatty (1876) Becker's ornamental penmanship - G. Becker (1854) Beispiele Kunstlerischer Schrift Vol 1 by R Von Larisch Beispiele Kunstlerischer Schrift Vol 2 by R Von Larisch Beispiele Kunstlerischer Schrift Vol 3 by R Von Larisch Blackboard Writing - C. P. Zaner (1911) C.C. Canan Collection of Penmanship - The Canan Book, Canan Zanerian College (1921) Calligrafia - B. Campi (1858) Calligrafia - R. Percossi (1921) Calligrafia moderna - B. Ponzilacqua (1806) Calligrafia tedesca - B. Ponzilacqua (1819) Calligraphie du dix-huitième siècle - E. Rollet (1761) CB Doner Scrapbook (1880) Chapter on lettering by Collinwood (1906) Clear type - a few suggestions concerning type, letters, books and hand-writing - S. Thompson (1907) Compendium of Spencerian or Semi-Angular Penmanship - Platt Rogers Spencer, Sr (1866) Complete Compendium of Plain Practical Penmanship - L. Kelchner (1901) Complete Manual of Commercial Penmanship - C. Spayd (1893) Constructions des lettres by L. Simonneau (1716) Daily's showcard writing system, complete in thirty-four lessons by A. Hurst (1921) Davids' practical letterer; instructions in commercial lettering with brush or pen by S. Hackes (1903) Deliciae variarum insigniumq[ue] scripturarum - J. Van de Velde (1605) Die Kartenschrift Anleitung zum Schreiben derselben für kartografische und technische Zwecke by A. Fretwurst (1903) Die Schönschreibekunst - F. Petter (1823) Directions for writing (1656) Divina proportione by L. Pacioli (1509) E. C. Mills Calligraphy Scrapbook`(1900) Elementi della calligrafia, ossia, L'arte di scrivere bene - F. Soave (1807) Elementi teorico pratici per imparare la bella scrittura - G. Savant (1807) Elements of lettering - A treatise on the history, classification, and practical application of the various styles of letters of the alphabet (1899) Elements of lettering and sign painting; (1899) Elements of lettering by F. Goudy (1922) Elements of practical pedagogy - Christian Brothers (1905) Esemplare di alfabeti diversi fregiati di fiori, di animali e di altri ornati - G. di Sanctis (1830) Esemplare di calligrafia italiana - G. Bonatti (1802) Esterbrook Presenting The Speedball Pen (1915) Examples of the chancery hand, engraved - S. Leone (1598) Exemples d'ecriture françoise - J. Helwig (1798) Exercitatio alphabetica nova et utilissima, variis expressa lingvis et characteribvs - C. Perret (1569) Fairchild's rapid letterer and show-card maker, commercial alphabet construction with brush or pen by S. Hackes (1910) Fleming's self-instructor in business & ornamental penmanship - C. Fleming (1906) Free-hand lettering by V. Wison (1906) Gage's revised and improved system of practical penmanship, complete in eleven numbers (1884) Gaskell's Compendium of Forms - G. Gaskell (1881) Gems of Penmanship - J. Duncun (1858) Gems of Penmanship (1867) Grade standards for the New York penmanship scale (1920) Graphics - a manual of drawing and writing - R. Peale (1838) Handwriting - E. Thorndike (1912) How to make effective show-cards, off hand card writing and pen lettering by a new and simple method with fifty-six original cuts by A. Reupke (1898) How to make show cards; a practical treatise for the use of retail merchants and their clerks by C. Miller (1916) How to Teach Writing A Manual of Penmanship Designed to Accompany Appletons - L. Smit (1892) How to write show cards by J. de Wild (1921) Huntington's Art of Penmanship - E. Huntington (1821) Illuminated initial letters & ancient and modern alphabets (1890) Illustrated sample book & price list of Palm's patent transfer letters, ornaments & trade designs for signs, wagons, cars, machines, etc. (1901) Incipit liber primus, Elementorum litterarum - G. Verini (1526) Instructions on modern show writing by J. Bissell (1913) Kabinet der schrijf-konst Vol. 1 - J. Baers (1761) Kabinet der schrijf-konst Vol. 2 - J. Baers (1761) Kunstrichtige Schreibart - P. Franck (1655) La operina di Ludouico Vicentino, da imparare di scriuere littera cancellarescha by L. Arrighi (1524) L'arte di scrivere - C. Paillasson (1796) Les oevvres - L. Materot (1608) Lessons in Dashy Writing (1901) Lessons in Engraver's Script - C. Jones (1914) Lessons in Engravers Script - L. Madarasz (1908) Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship - Bloser (1921) Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship - C. Zaner (1909) Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship - C. Zaner (1920) Lessons in Practical Penmanship - H. P. Behrensmeyer (1901) Lettering by T. Stevens (1916) Lettering for commercial purposes by W. Gordon (1918) Lettering for draftsmen, engineers and students; a practical system of freehand lettering for working drawings by C. Rheinhardt (1917) Lettering in ornament; an enquiry into the decorative use of lettering, past, present, and possible by L. Day (1902) Lettering of working drawings by J. Fish (1894) Lettering set, issued by the Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington (19--) Letters & lettering; a treatise with 200 examples by F. Brown (1902) Libellus valde doctus elegans, & vtilis, multa et varia scribendarum literarum genera complectens - U. Wyss (1564) Libro di M. Giovambattista Palatino cittadino romano by G. Palatino (1550) Libro di M. Giovanbattista Palatino cittadino romano nel qual s'insegna à scriuere ogni sorte lettera, antica, et moderna, di qualunque natione, con le sue regole, et misure, et essempi - G. Palatino (1548) Linear drawing and lettering for beginners by J. Fish (1901) L'ornamentazione by G. Vendrame (1923) Luthy's scientific handwriting, being an analysis of Roman script form and execution - C. Luthy (1918) Manual of Free-hand Penmanship - A. Dunton (1877) Manual of the lettering scale by L. Rust (1915) Manuscript & inscription letters for schools & classes; for the use of craftsmen by E. Johnston (1909) Mechanical drawing lettering, materials and methods by F. Kepler (1916) Mechanical drawing. Elementary and advanced by J. Reid (1910) Mechanical graphics. An educational course on the theory and practice of mechanical drawing by F. Willson (1890) Metodo Palmer de Caligrafia Comercial (1919) Mills Modern Business Penmanship - E. Mills (1903) Modelli di Calligraphia - G. Tonso (1921) Modern lettering, artistic and practical by W. Heyny (1913) Modern painting, hardwood finishing and sign writing by G. Armstrong (1914) Modern show card lettering, designs, etc by W. Thompson (1903) Monograms & ciphers by A. Turbayne (1906) Muster Alphabete (1885) New large text and Dutch striking alphabets - T. Tomkins (1785) New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship (1879) New Standard Practical Penmanship - Spencer Brothers (1881) New York city penmanship scale - C. Lister (1918) New Zanerian Alphabets - C. Zaner (1900) Ninety-five Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship - C. W. Jones (1914) Notes on technical sketching and free hand lettering for engineering students by A. Smith (1907) Nova arte de escrever - A. Araujo (1794) Noyes Penmanship - E. Noyes (1839) Nuova maniera per facilitar a fanciulli il modo di scrivere - I. Alessandri (1760) Oberlin Business College - Compendium of Penmanship - C.A. Barnett, J.T. Henderson and J.N. Yocom (1901) On the writing of the insane, with illustrations - G. Bacon (1870) One hundred alphabets for the show card writer (1919) One hundred loose leaf lessons in lettering with pen and brush by W. Gordon (1920) Ontario writing courses (1916) Oriental penmanship; specimens of Persian handwriting - E. Palmer (1884) Palmer Method of Business Writing - A. N. Palmer Company (1921) Palmers Penmanship Budget - A. Palmer (1919) Parsons' Hand Book of Business and Social Forms - Penmanship Section - W. Parsons (1890) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 28 (1903-04) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 29 (1904-05) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 30 issues 1-2 (1905) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 30 Issues 9-10 (1906) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 31 (1906-07) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 31 Issue 5 (1907) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 32 (1907-08) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 33 (January-August 1909) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 33 Issues 1-4 (1908) Penman's Art Journal Vol. 34 (1909-10) Penmans Leisure Hour (1894) Penmanship (1916) Penmanship Made Easy - George Comer & Oliver Linton (1864) Penmanship of the XVI, XVII & XVIIIth centuries, a series of typical examples from English and foreign writing books - L. Day (1911) Penmanship, a guide to good handwriting - C. Mitchell (1882) Portfolio of Ornate Penmanship - The A.N. Palmer Company (1900) Practical Business Writing - G. C. Greene (1920) Practical engineering drawing and third angle projection by F. Willson (1897) Practical Penmanship Being A Development of the Carstairian System - B. Foster (1830) Presenting the speed-ball pen, with alphabets by Gordon & George, Seattle (1915) Principles and practice of show-card writing by L. Blair (1922) Principles of penmanship; or, Rules for the attainment of elegant and expeditious writing - W. Prior (1842) Psychology and pedagogy of writing - M. Thompson (1911) Public school penmanship - A. Clark (1909) Real Pen Work - Self Instructor in Penmanship - Knowles and Maxim (1881) Real Pen Work Compendium of Penmanship - Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. (1880) Real pen work, self-instructor in penmanship - Knowles & Maxim (1881) Recueil d'alphabets - dédié aux artistes by J. Blondeau (1870) Recueil Méthodique de Principes d' Ecriture - P. Meyrat (1921) Reinhardt's correspondence course; lettering for draftsmen, engineers and students by C. Rheinhardt (1916) Righthandedness and lefthandedness, with chapters treating of the writing posture, the rule of the road, etc. - G. Gould (1908) Saggio di caratteri di moderno gusto - M. Di Pietro (1794) Scale for rating and correcting handwriting (1922) Schreibschrift, Zierschrift & angewandte Schrift by E. Johnston (1910) Sign and show card writing by C. Butterworth (1899) Speedball Text Book - Lettering, Poster Design for Pen or Brush - R. George (1911) Spencerian key to practical penmanship - H. Spencer (1866) Standard lettering by R. Claflin (1922) Straight line alphabet for lettering in the grades by M. Clauser (1916) Strong's book of designs; a masterpiece of modern ornamental art by C. Strong (1917) Student's alphabets (c1907) Studies in Pen Art - W. E. Dennis (1914) Sykes' Manual of Penmanship - Sykes (1885) The American sign writer by G. Collins (1877) The arm movement method of rapid writing - C. Zaner (1904) The art of lettering and sign painter’s manual - A complete and practical illustration of the art of sign writing by A. P. Boyce (1878) The art of show card writing by C. Strong (1907) The Art of Writing - J. Jenkins (1813) The book of ornamental alphabets, ancient and mediaeval, from the eighth century, with numerals by F. Dellamotte (1863) The Canan Book - Zaner-Bloser (1921) The Daniel T. Ames Notebook (1862) The elements of sosho - F. Piggott (1913) The essentials of lettering; a manual for students and designers by T. French (1912) The handwriting movement; a study of the motor factors of excellence in penmanship - F. Freeman (1918) The history of ink, including its etymology, chemistry, and bibliography - T. Davids (1860) The National Penman - Vol III No. 2 (1897) The Palmer method of business writing - A. Palmer (1915) The Payson, Dunton, & Scribner manual of penmanship (1873) The penman's hand-book - G. Gaskell (1883) The psychology and pedagogy of handwriting - D. Hamilton (1920) The Science of Practical Penmanship - T. Dolbear (1850) The Secret of the Skill of Madarasz (1911) The signist's book of modern alphabets, plain and ornamental, ancient and mediæval, from the eighth to the twentieth century, with numerals by F. Delamotte (1906) The teachers' and students' library a compendium of knowledge necessary to teachers, students and the general reader, embracing reading, penmanship, etc. - G. Lind (1882) The teaching of handwriting - F. Freeman (1914) The teaching of penmanship - H. Houston (1913) The theory and practice of handwriting - J. Jackson (1894) The theory and practice of lettering by C. Sherman (1897) The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing - E. Lupfer (1921) Theory and art of penmanship (1869) Theory of Spencerian Penmanship (1874) Thesavro de scrittori - U. da Carpi (1532) Walker method of writing for public and private schools - H. Walker (1922) Webb's useful penmanship - J. Webb (1796) Writing & illuminating, & lettering by E. Johnston (1917) Writing and drawing made easy, amusing and instructive - W. Chinnery (1750) An absolute must for anyone with an interest in the art of calligraphy, penmanship, lettering and writing – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price! Quick Delivery – Free postage within the UK! All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices. For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. 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Subject 2: Calligraphy, Penmanship, Lettering, Writing
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