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AN ELEGANT HAND, THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN PENMANSHIP & CALLIGRAPHY.
Henning, William E.
Edited by Paul Melzer
This work chronicles the history of the Golden Age of American penmanship and calligraphy. The author guides the reader through the lives and careers of some of the most important American penmen, including Platt Rogers Spencer, the Father of American Handwriting, and Spencer's gifted student, George A. Gaskell, whose books and periodicals reached hundreds of thousands of students throughout the second half of the 1800s. Paul Melzer, the editor of this work, added more than 400 examples taken from original specimens to handsomely illustrate Henning's manuscript.
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NAGASHIZUKI, THE JAPANESE CRAFT OF HAND MADE PAPERMAKING
by Barrett, Timothy
Taylor A22. One of 300 numbered copies. An excellent production by this fine private press. It builds on Dard Hunter's efforts by offering more details on how paper is made - the techniques involved in the process. The book is illustrated by Richard Flavin, who has a thorough knowledge of Japanese papermaking. Contains fourteen actual samples of Japanese paper. Bookplate. Prospectus loosely inserted.
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