A comprehensive work upon the art in its various departments. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The new spencerian compendium aims to mirror the art of penmanship as its stands today, illustrating the departments of script, lettering, flourishing, and pen. Spencerian penmanship, style of handwriting developed by platt rogers spencer died 1864 of geneva, ohio. Spencerian handwriting worksheets lesson worksheets.
Formats and editions of compendium of spencerian or semi. Master penmen such as madarasz, lupfer, courtney, behrensmeyer, wonnell and many others have some of their work contained on the pages. Energetically promoted by spencers five sons and a nephew, the spencerian method became the most widely known system of writing instruction in the united states after about 1850. Build your guide save to pdf button print from pdf do not remove url watermark configuration. The most popular spencerian manual was the spencerian key to practical penmanship, published by his sons in 1866. Master penmen such as madarasz, lupfer, courtney, behrensmeyer, wonnell and many others have some of their work. New spencerian compendium by henrique martins issuu. The 1879 spencerian compendium of penmanship in pdf format.
What i love about it is that letter form wise, it shows in one overview pretty much everything that is being taught in the preceding pages, including the basic strokes and letter heights as. A place for redditors to improve, showoff, and discuss all aspects of handwriting. Bloser 1948 respectively, and what is explained on page 70 of the incredibly detailed instruction book manual of penmanship by payson. Speedball calligraphy set if you want the full experience of spencerian penmanship, a dip pen is the way to go. Platt rogers spencer is known as the father of american penmanship.
The iampeth scrapbooks contain some of the most remarkable penmanship exemplars from the golden age of ornamental penmanship 18751925. Flourishingtaken fromthe new spencerian compendium. Displaying all worksheets related to spencerian handwriting. Platt rogers spencer, whose name the style bears, used various existing scripts as. Offered for sale is a great looking 1879 first edition new spencerian compendium of penmanship. Spencers theory and practice workbooks for learning and practicing perfect lettering. Deconstructing spencerial capitals tutorial youtube. Worksheets are spencerian penmanship practice, spencerian penmanship, spencerian key to practical penmanship, by michael sull with debra sull, spencerian penmanship copybook 3 pdf, featured products created by michael sull, better handwriting for adults, cursive alphabet practice. The new spencerian compendium of penmanship created on september 4, 2005 07. Nov 18, 2012 flourishingtaken fromthe new spencerian compendium. The pdf link you send is a bit heavier, but when i zoom in at 100%, it seems to be from. Exercisesinmovements38 copies 8 copybooksandloosepaper 189 commercialcorrespondence 9 order. The pdf link you send is a bit heavier, but when i zoom in at 100%, it seems to be from the same scan as the other. Full text of new spencerian compendium internet archive.
Is that hold really distinct from that shown and described in the new spencerian compendium of penmanship on pages 6, 27 and 32 etc. Practical writing, calligraphy, text and lettering, flourishing, pendrawing p. Spencerian penmanship copybooks from mott media will teach students the intricate letters of the 19thcentury spencerian style. A great little practice word in pursuit of penmanship. Vitolo updated about 7 years ago selected pages from the new spencerian compendium of penmanship, 1879. The new spencerian compendium plate 2 posted in pointed pen calligraphy. This challenge will focus on the spencerian style, which was popular from about 18501925. From the new spencerian compendium of penmanship, 1879. Spencerian script became the standard across the united states and remained so until the 1920s when the spreading popularity of the typewriter rendered its use as a prime method of business communication obsolete. Practical writing, calligraphy, text and lettering. New spencerian compendium of penmanship new york and chicago. Much can be said about loops, possibly enough to fill a separate article. Compendium of spencerian or semiangular penmanship, platt rogers spencer, sr.
Compendium of spencerian or semiangular penmanship. Favourite spencerian book new spencerian compendium. They did this by distributing spencers previously unpublished book, spencerian key to practical penmanship, in 1866. Oct 23, 20 the 1879 spencerian compendium of penmanship in pdf format the fontfeed stay safe and healthy. This subreddit focuses on the practice of spencerian. New spencerian compendium spencerian authors download bok. Spencerian penmanship is considered the pinnacle of classic handwriting and cursivenow a lost art. New spencerian compendium of penmanship the online books. I have the speedball set, which i supplemented with some higherend nibs. New spencerian compendium of penmanship luc devroye. This calligraphy guide paper features sets of blue guidelines 14inch apart with low angle vertical.
Dear all, this is a scan of plate 2 from the new spencerian compendium. I read through most of the theory book before i began the practice drills. Times new romanthe new spencerian compendium of penmanship. Practical writing, calligraphy, text and lettering, flourishing, pendrawing by p. This spencerian method ornamental style was taught in american schools until the mid1920s.
Teachingincommeecialcolleges 6 inditidualinstruction jgg classinstruction jgi. My 30 days to better brush calligraphy challenge is my most popular post of all time so i thought it would be fun to kick off the new year with a similar challenge. New spencerian compendium, spencerian authors, 1879. Spencerian system of practical penmanship pdf, goosebumps books download free pdf, system of practical penmanship a system whose superiority is ixniversally recognized, and whose benefits are universally sought. Spencers sons, 1 file 1 file 1 file 1 file 1 file 1 file 1 file 1 file 1 file 14 files iv ison. Icf new spencerian compendium of penmanship topics penmanship genres handbooks, manuals, etc. The new spencerian compendium of penmanship, 1879 download entire book as a pdf.
The thing i love about spencerian is the gorgeous capital letters, which give so many character to the script. New spencerian compendium, spencerian authors, 1879 8151887. This looks essentially the same to me, although the drawing on the first two pages you mention is slightly more from the right front with regard to the writer, and therefore looks a little funny. Spencerian key to practical penmanship ringotools, ltd. Offering a bind up of 6 books in 1, this handson guide is the only allinone edition of l. New spencerian compendium spencerian authors download. From the new spencerian compendium of penmanship, 1879 by script in the copperplate style by dr. Today im going to show a tutorial howto for a simple fivestep method ive. If there was one book i would rescue from a digital fire, its the new spencerian compendium which is digitized and freely available online. New spencerian compendium of penmanship, part 2 names mclees, archibald, 18171890 engraver collection. His writing system was first published in 1848, in his book spencer and rices system of business and ladies penmanship. If youre interested, though, you can read the new spencerian compendium of penmanship here at internet archive or in this pdf.
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