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.

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
• 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