Title: Handwriting in America
First published: 1996
Description: 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.
Subjects: History, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Writing, Writing, Penmanship, United states, social life and customs, Calligraphy, Handwriting
Places: United States
LC classification: Z40 .T46 1996