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The big compendium for penmen, as an instant download.
The Penman’s Hand-Book (1883) by G. A. Gaskell is the big compendium for penmen and students — a wide-ranging handbook of penmanship, lettering, and the penman’s art. The one-volume reference for the writing trade.
Inside this 1883 treasury:
Letterforms with history: this 1883 volume gathers medieval and illuminated letterforms, drawn at a scale you can work from. Lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers after period-correct Roman, medieval, or ornamental capitals start here. Trace the plates at full size, then adapt the capitals to your own layouts — that is what they were drawn for.
Complete your shelf: See also The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing (1918), Alphabets Old and New (1906), The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient & Modern (1860).
Details:
- Complete 1883 edition scan — 268 pages
- Wide-ranging penman’s compendium
- Penmanship and lettering reference
- Plates drawn at working scale — trace, adapt, and letter from them
- Ornamental, Roman, and medieval hands in one reference
- Initials and borders for illuminated and decorative work
- Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
- PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships
