Open library: Penmanship of the XVI, XVII & XVIIIth centuries by Lewis F. Day

[tintenfuchs]

Hi folks,

I found this book from 1911 in the open library, which has some nice examples of various writings from previous centuries. Of course I needed to share this with you! You can read it online, download the PDF or even a file for your e-book-reader. Nifty! There are some really cool pieces in there and some are just weird.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7115088M/Penmanship_of_the_XVI_XVII_XVIIIth_centuries

Enjoy, I sure did! And I'll be doing some more digging on archive.org and on the open library website, so I might post some more gems if I find any.

[AndyT]

Many thanks for that, worth having for the secretary hand plates alone.  Also, I've mentally filed away that excellent phrase "ingenuity in making divers curious figures" for use at a later date.   

[Starlee]

This is a great source. Thank you for sharing!

[Heebs]

Love it! Thanks.

[Roseann]

Wonderful!
Thank you!!

[Linda Y.]

Wow! Some lovely lovely examples in here! Thank you so much for sharing 

[Erica McPhee]

Some beautiful flourishes, too!

[zurabeth]

There are many lettering books on Open Library.  If you'd like to check out my list of books there, on Lettering, go here.  https://openlibrary.org/people/zeeb/lists/OL52843L/Lettering_Typography_Penmanship

[tintenfuchs]

There are many lettering books on Open Library.  If you'd like to check out my list of books there, on Lettering, go here.  https://openlibrary.org/people/zeeb/lists/OL52843L/Lettering_Typography_Penmanship

Thanks!

[inkcatcher]

OH WOW! Thank you for sharing Ate!