Real Pen Work: Self-Instructor in Penmanship (1881) — Digital Download
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The self-instructor in real pen work, as an instant download.
Real Pen Work: Self-Instructor in Penmanship (1881) by Knowles & Maxim teaches flourished penmanship by the self-instruction method — ornamental pen-work plates for the student learning without a master. The cover shows the book’s ornamental title page, the “REAL PEN WORK” masthead.
Inside this 1881 manual:
American penmanship at its peak: Spencerian script and ornamental flourishing taught the way the old penmen taught it — muscular-movement drills, page after page. Calligraphers, penmen, and lettering artists studying Knowles & Maxim’s 1881 method get 106 pages of copy to work from.
Details:
- Complete 1881 edition scan — 102 pages
- Self-instruction in flourished pen work
- Ornamental plates for independent study
- Copy-book pages for daily drill — muscular movement, shades, and flourishes
- Ornamental capitals and script hands to study stroke by stroke
- 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
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