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The Art of Cursive Penmanship: A Personal Handwriting Program for Adults
Advice from a recognized master penman how adults can improve letterforms, legibility, legibility and make written language both fun and expressive.
Unlike traditional primary grade handwriting manuals that seek to introduce the basic techniques of written language to young students, The Art of Cursive Penmanship presents the subject of handwriting as a valuable and spontaneous skill for the adult. In this context, it remains an intimate ability of communication and expression; a personal asset for life.
By internationally recognized master penman, Michael R. Sull, The Art of Cursive Penmanship focuses on practical self-study techniques designed to accommodate anyone's personal or professional schedule. With determined and consistent use, the daily application of these methods will result in progressive improvement of letterforms, legibility, letter spacing, creating one's signature, the appearance of an individual's penmanship, and the physical action of handwriting through proper posture, correct use of hand and arm muscles, paper position, and a comfortable speed of writing.
Recommendations are also offered on the most efficient writing instruments to use, so that handwriting becomes a pleasant activity to be enjoyed, rather than an action merely to be effected.
Unlike traditional primary grade handwriting manuals that seek to introduce the basic techniques of written language to young students, The Art of Cursive Penmanship presents the subject of handwriting as a valuable and spontaneous skill for the adult. In this context, it remains an intimate ability of communication and expression; a personal asset for life.
By internationally recognized master penman, Michael R. Sull, The Art of Cursive Penmanship focuses on practical self-study techniques designed to accommodate anyone's personal or professional schedule. With determined and consistent use, the daily application of these methods will result in progressive improvement of letterforms, legibility, letter spacing, creating one's signature, the appearance of an individual's penmanship, and the physical action of handwriting through proper posture, correct use of hand and arm muscles, paper position, and a comfortable speed of writing.
Recommendations are also offered on the most efficient writing instruments to use, so that handwriting becomes a pleasant activity to be enjoyed, rather than an action merely to be effected.
176 pages, Spiral-bound
Published July 3, 2018
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December 31, 2022
A practice guide to improve one‘s handwriting. We start with a discourse on the history and technicalities of handwriting. There is instructions on the correct sitting posture, how to place the paper, how to use your writing implement, on fountain pens and so on.
Chapter 5 is the beginning of the practical part. I confess to skimming the theoretical part of the book (chapters 1-4, the first 100 pages). Too much information for my reason of getting this — to practice my handwriting.
To the practice part and the physical set-up of this book: I don‘t get why this book is spiralbound. Ok, I can open the pages wider and hence write more easily on the practice pages. But the only way this would have made sense to me: being able to open the binding and take out the practice pages. Or have them come as a separate practice journal. The way this is now I have to either deface this book by writing in it and make it unusable for others or I have to make copies of the practice sheets, if I want to keep this book pristine. I probably shouldn‘t be too fussed about it. I will write directly into the book… or am I supposed to rip out the practice sheets, so I can write on a flat surface, aka that‘s the reason for the spiral-binding? I suppose I really have to, as I am supposed to shift the paper when writing… would have been nice for the blank practice sheets to have been one-sided, aka no having been printed on both sides of the sheet.
Ok, onwards to the lesson plans of Chapter 7 and practice part of this thing…
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Update 9 months later:
I never touched the practice part. Besides my comments about not liking the set-up, I also came to the conclusion that it makes no sense for me to practice with a book aimed at US Americans. The writing style is too different to what I learned at school. I will put this aside permanently and look for something else more suited to my writing style.
Chapter 5 is the beginning of the practical part. I confess to skimming the theoretical part of the book (chapters 1-4, the first 100 pages). Too much information for my reason of getting this — to practice my handwriting.
To the practice part and the physical set-up of this book: I don‘t get why this book is spiralbound. Ok, I can open the pages wider and hence write more easily on the practice pages. But the only way this would have made sense to me: being able to open the binding and take out the practice pages. Or have them come as a separate practice journal. The way this is now I have to either deface this book by writing in it and make it unusable for others or I have to make copies of the practice sheets, if I want to keep this book pristine. I probably shouldn‘t be too fussed about it. I will write directly into the book… or am I supposed to rip out the practice sheets, so I can write on a flat surface, aka that‘s the reason for the spiral-binding? I suppose I really have to, as I am supposed to shift the paper when writing… would have been nice for the blank practice sheets to have been one-sided, aka no having been printed on both sides of the sheet.
Ok, onwards to the lesson plans of Chapter 7 and practice part of this thing…
+*+*+*+
Update 9 months later:
I never touched the practice part. Besides my comments about not liking the set-up, I also came to the conclusion that it makes no sense for me to practice with a book aimed at US Americans. The writing style is too different to what I learned at school. I will put this aside permanently and look for something else more suited to my writing style.
March 22, 2022
This book is logically organized and thorough. Unfortunately, I don't totally love the handwriting style that's being modeled, so I'm not inclined to spend many, many hours practicing it until it becomes second nature to me. Perhaps someday I'll use the tips and lessons in this book to practice a style that I aspire to use.
January 9, 2021
I got this for a Christmas present. I enjoyed reading through it quickly and plan to use the lesson plans for improving my handwriting.
Great for any adult interested in the technical aspect of hand writing or improving one’s penmanship. Brief historical backdrop of the standardizing of handwriting in America. Includes writing drills, lesson plans for improving, model line examples, and blank practice sheets.
Great for any adult interested in the technical aspect of hand writing or improving one’s penmanship. Brief historical backdrop of the standardizing of handwriting in America. Includes writing drills, lesson plans for improving, model line examples, and blank practice sheets.
May 13, 2022
Five stars for teaching me a new passion.
I found it challenging to consistently practice each day but the format is a good balance of history, technique, and practice.
I found it challenging to consistently practice each day but the format is a good balance of history, technique, and practice.
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