The missing ink the lost art of handwriting
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New York : Faber and Faber, 2012.
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
270 pages : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Published
New York : Faber and Faber, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Macmillan, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267).
Description
"When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like ("bold or crabbed, sloping or upright, italic or rounded, elegant or slapdash"), he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that having abandoned pen and paper for keyboards, we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person. People have written by hand for thousands of years-- how, Hensher wondered, have they learned this skill, and what part has it played in their lives? "The Missing Ink" tells the story of this endangered art. Hensher introduces us to the nineteenth-century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate script; he examines the role handwriting plays in the novels of Charles Dickens; he investigates the claims made by the practitioners of graphology that penmanship can reveal personality. But this is also a celebration of the physical act of writing: the treasured fountain pens, chewable ballpoints, and personal embellishments that we stand to lose. Hensher pays tribute to the warmth and personality of the handwritten love note, postcards sent home, and daily diary entries. With the teaching of handwriting now required in only five states and many expert typists barely able to hold a pen, the future of handwriting is in jeopardy. Or is it?..."--Jacket.
Target Audience
All Ages.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hensher, P. (2012). The missing ink: the lost art of handwriting (1st American ed.). Faber and Faber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hensher, Philip. 2012. The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting. Faber and Faber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hensher, Philip. The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting Faber and Faber, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hensher, Philip. The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting 1st American ed., Faber and Faber, 2012.
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