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and universal of the arts—calligraphy for the ordinary man.This book shows thedirect relationship between the style of cursive writingproduced during the Italian Renaissance and the beautifuland legible hands which eminent men and women are nowusing for their everyday purposes.  \nMr.Aubrey West is a man of affairs who only came intothe subject at the beginning of last year;and as an enthusi-astic amateur he initiated the production of a fountain-penwhich has the qualities of the quill.He recently gave aTelevision broadcast on the subject which evoked animmense volume of correspondence,showing the publicinterest in this activity which can give so much pleasureand relaxation.  \nThe schools and educational authorities are vitally in-terested.Eton and Harrow compete for prizes in calli-graphy and the subject is being taught and practised atschools throughout the country.  \nThis book will communicate the author's enthusiasmand will inspire its readers to take a lively interest intheir handwriting.  \nWRITTEN BY HAND  \nFIRST PUBLISHED IN 1951  \nThis book is copyright under the Berne Convention.Apartfrom any fair dealing for the purposes of private study,research,criticism or review,as permitted under theCopyright Act,1911,no portion may be reproduced byany process without written permission.Enquiry shouldbe made to the Publishers.  \n# ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\n\nAnyone writing on calligraphy must acknowledge hisdebt to Mr.Stanley Morison,who has by his scholarshipincreased the pleasure which the subject brings to itspractitioners.The Author acknowledges his great debtto Mr.Alfred Fairbank,who introduced calligraphy tohim,and who inspired his first efforts;to Sir SydneyCockerell,who has given friendship,advice and en-couragement of an order that only those privileged toknow him can appreciate;to Lord Cholmondeley,for his great assistance at all times,and the rewardinginterchange of ideas as between one amateur andanother;to Professor Francis Wormald,for havingkindly read part of the manuscript;and to Miss Pilsburyfor invaluable assistance in the preparation of some ofthe illustrations.  \nThe Author thanks his friends who have permittedtheir hands to be illustrated.He is indebted to SirEdward Bridges and the Clarendon Press,Oxford,forpermission to reproduce the manuscript poem of RobertBridges;to Sir Sydney Cockerell for permission toreproduce Lord Wavell's letter and the manuscriptsshown on pages 9,I9,33 and 51(the Morris);to Mr.Peter Scott for permission to reproduce the lines fromCaptain Scott's Autograph Journal;and to the BritishMuseum and the Victoria and Albert Museum forpermission to reproduce certain illustrations.  \nThe cartouche design of the title-page is of theSpanish school of the XVIth century,by FredericZuccaro.  \n*  \nCONTENTS  \nThe Argument7The StoryI3Some Hands of the Past 53Some Contemporary Hands 55Bibliography70  \nWho would not be struck with reverence ifa Kingwere to send him a letter written by his own hand?But how do we rapturously prize the letters wereceivefrom friends and sages,traced by their veryhands?Then indeed we seem to hear them and tobehold them standing in our presence.Whenwritten by another hand,a letter is scarcely worththe name ofa letter:amanuenses add so much oftheir own.Even when dictated word for word,thereis still wanting that inestimable secrecy,for thingsare so diferently expressed or suppressed when athird unwelcome person is taken into confidence.Inone word,there is none of that free intercourse offriend with friend.  \nERASMus:Diagolus de recta Latini Graeciquesermonis pronunciatione.  \n...none but those who respectnobody,and think themselvesexempted from all regards due toSociety can well neglect to have atolerable handwriting","cbCaibP6TRmVJwaW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibP6TRmVJwaW","pdf",4036847,80,"English","# ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\n## CONTENTS\n# The Argument\n## The Story\n## Some Hands of the Past\n## Some Contemporary Hands\n## Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What 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