Saintomer was a very successful writing teacher, who essentially instructed merchants. Even though he had a very high opinion of himself, he was not as talented as his reputation would suggest, but he was a very good teacher. Saintomer published many books, a later edition of this one can be seen here pages missing.
Another version of the title page can be seen here. Like most French publications on the art, it contains a few letterpressed pages dedicated to the theory, followed by plates of illustration. It is an interesting publication, that perpetuated the transmission of the traditions linked to the profession of Maitre Ecrivain. This interesting manuel was written in French by a Dutch writing teacher. It consists of thorough explanations on all things connected to handwriting, especially when it comes to instructing children.
If you understand French, you may find some useful information in there. PAS Jan , Mathematische of wiskundige behandeling der schrijfkonst… , This book was written in Dutch and in French and consists of a mathematical demonstration of writing principles.
It is not precisely a copybook but it shows in detail how to draw each letter in Roman capitals and lowercase based on typographic models , italic romans, French bastard and some gothic hands, including Dutch ornate capitals.
Numbers ar not forgotten… This is going to be especially useful to hand letterers. Manuscripts from various sources : 17thth century. This collection of manuscripts from various Dutch calligraphers includes examples of Dutch and French hands. Polanzani was a reputable Italian engraver. The book shows examples of a cursive script close to the French Batarde.
Contains examples of the English round hand. Examples of a hand inspired from the French Ronde and Batarde, that was quite frequent in early 19th century italian copybooks. Palomares was a paleographer and pioneer in the study of Spanish historical hands, he was concerned by the decline of Spanish calligraphy and, with his book, instituted a revival in the art of fine writing.
Servidori set aside the teachings of Morante and Palomares in favor the English Round Hand, which he preferred. In his informed opinion, the English writing masters had best succeeded in developing a hand that was both beautiful and practical.
He admired the works of Snell and Shelley in particular. All the plates are in the second volume. It is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the development of calligraphy after the invention of the printing press : lots of samples copied from the greatest masters. The models of capital letters are still very influenced by the Italian Hand and the works of Dutch masters, with some very peculiar looking variations.
Some very complex ornamentation cadels is present in the margins, the hand itself is kept quite simple. However, the copybooks below show that the English hand was marginally known and studied by writing masters. This book focuses mainly on the kurrent-Schrift, giving examples of lowercases, capitals of various sizes and complexity and of course some ornamentation.
Examples of the Kurrent and other hands used in the German-speaking countries, including beautiful Fraktur examplars, as well as some examples of italian and French hands.
This book was written by the secretary to a German prince, but it deals with the major French hands. The style is very simple, with very few decorative strokes. This copybook covers the kurrent schrift and some older-looking round hands. One page shows examples of drills close to those we do today. This book about the French Ronde and Batarde is closer to the French copybooks from the 17th century. The author managed to imitate the works of French, Dutch, Italian and English masters quite well….
Examples of calligraphy in the English style followed by examples in Kurrent schrift. The inspiration is certainly drawn from English copybooks. This coopybook focuses on the Current-Schrift. Thank you so much for putting all this information together. I am a beginner, I started practicing Copperplate English Roundhand last month.
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