There are numerous publications about handwriting in general and Italic handwriting specifically, the majority of the latter being published in the UK in the 1950s and 60s. While no longer in print these are well worth the effort of tracking down (see Related Links for details of specialist booksellers) and have more to offer than their undeniable period charm.
Particularly recommended are those by Alfred Fairbank and Tom Gourdie in the UK, and Fred Eager and Lloyd Reynolds in the US, who have all produced excellent Italic guides.
Society Publications
The following two publications can be ordered from The Treasurer. For postage costs and details of how to order, email treasurer@italic-handwriting.org.
Handwriting Manual
A Simple Guide to Italic Handwriting by Nancy Winters. Price: £5 (ex p&p).
50th Anniversary Book
Dance of the Pen: Celebrating 50 years of The Society 1952-2002, edited by John Fricker, Foster Neville and Ludwig Tan. Price: £15 (ex p&p).
Publication Covers
A selection of covers from related or interesting publications is shown below. Click on a thumbnail to view a larger image.
- Dance of the Pen
- Handwriting: Everymain's Craft
- Early Italian Writing-Books: Renaissance to Baroque
- Platignum Copy Book Number Three: Italic
- Write Italic
- From Scribble to Script
- Written by Hand
- Handwriting Sheets
- The Gourdie Italic Handwriting Cards
- Better Handwriting
- The Irene Wellington Copy Book
- A Handwriting Manual
- Italic Calligraphy & Handwriting: Excercises & Text
- Italic Handwriting
- Arrighi's Operina
- English Handwriting
- The Development of Italic Handwriting
- Sweet Roman Hand
- The New Better Handwriting
- Guide to Italic Handwriting
- Teaching Children to Write
- Three Classics of Italian Calligraphy
- Beacon Writing
- Italic Writing
- Cursive Hands
- Italic Handwriting for Schools
- Handwriting for Today
- The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting
- The Art of Handwriting
- The Oxford Copy-Books
- Italigraph Handwriting
- Italigraph Handwriting Copy Books
- Good Writing
- Your Penmanship
- Good Handwriting
- Handwriting: A National Survey
- Luminario