The Practice of Letters: The Hofer Collection of Writing Manuals, 1514-1800

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After the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, the art of writing in manuscript took on fresh meaning. Printed manuals for the teaching of lettering and handwriting quickly appeared, marketed to a growing literate readership anxious to express humanistic values through fine writing. Mixing the aesthetics of calligraphy with innovative new means of printing, writing manuals thus reflect both the proliferation of print technology...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0914630180

ISBN13:9780914630180

Release Date:March 2005

Publisher:Houghton Library

Length:152 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"

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