# The Theory and Practice of Handwriting

THE
THEORY AND PRACTICE
OF
HANDWRITING
BOOKS ON VERTICAL PENMANSHIP
BY
JOHN JACKSON, F. E. I. S., M. C. P.
THE
THEORY AND PRACTICE
OF
HANDWRITING
A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR THE GUIDANCE OF SCHOOL BOARDS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS OF THE ART WITH DIAGRAMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
JOHN JACKSON, F. E. I. S., M. C. P.
AUTHOR OF ‘THE SYSTEM OF UPRIGHT PENMANSHIP OR HYGIENIC HANDWRITING,’ ‘VERTICAL vs. SLOPING WRITING,’ ‘HARISON’S VERTICAL PENMANSHIP PADS,’ ETC.
REVISED EDITION.
NEW YORK WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON 1894.
[All rights reserved]
COPYRIGHT 1894 By William Beverley Harison
CONTENTS
* CHAPTERPAGE
* I.Introductory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II.Writing in Relation to Hygiene................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
* III.Upright or Sloping Writing–which?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
* IV.Size, Thickness, Continuity, Shape, etc.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
* V.Headline or Blank Copy Books–which?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
* VI.Desks, Books, Slates, Pens, Ink................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................73
* VII.Positions of Writer Book and Pen................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
* VIII.Analysis of Alphabet and Words................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94
* IX.Methods, and Instructions for Class Teaching................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................103
* X.History and Revival of Vertical Writing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................110
* XI.Bibliography with short descriptive notices................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................126
* APPENDICES
* I.Specimens of Handwriting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
* II.Essay by Dr. Schubert................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................140
* III.Extracts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................157
* Index................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
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