Handwriting of the Twentieth Century (gnv64)

Handwriting of the Twentieth Century
by Rosemary Sassoon
Routledge | July 1999 | ISBN 0-203-22262-8 | PDF | 216 Pages | 25.3 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Handwriting-Twentieth-Century-Rosemary-Sassoon/dp/0415178827

This fascinating and wide-ranging book charts developments in the teaching and study of handwriting over the course of the twentieth century.
The book shows how changing educational policies, economic forces and inevitable technological advance have combined to alter the priorities and form of handwriting. This 'long and sometimes sorry story' tells also of the sheer pain and hard work of children forced to follow the style of the day, and of the reformers who have sought to simplify the teaching and learning of handwriting over the years. Illustrated throughout with examples from copybooks and personal handwriting from across the world, the book is a compelling historical record of techniques, styles and methods.

About the Author
Rosemary Sassoon (born 1931) is an expert of handwriting, particularly that of children. She is the creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces.In 1988, she earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in Berkshire, England. She spent two years researching and designing a typeface that used letterforms which children found easy to read. The subsequent design is the Sassoon Primary typeface. Since 1987 Sassoon has, in partnership with Adrian Williams, developed a range of font products for reading and handwriting education in schools. These typefaces are now used worldwide for both the teaching and reading of handwriting.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The influences on contemporary handwriting A historical perspective 1
Chapter 2 The turn of the century 16
Chapter 3 Learning from copy books 25
Chapter 4 Simplifying letterforms 45
Chapter 5 Initiatives and models from 1930 59
Chapter 6 Educational attitudes mid-century 80
Chapter 7 Stylistic issues after 1950 93
Chapter 8 Initiatives in the 1960s 108
Chapter 9 From 1970 to the National Curriculum 119
Chapter 10 The end of the century 130
Chapter 11 Handwriting around Europe 143
Chapter 12 America and Australia 164
Epilogue 182
References 183
Index 187

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