The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626540381 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 130 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Eager's techniques have been widely used throughout the United States and inspired the resurgence of Italic classes and clubs from coast to coast.In this step-by-step, trace-and-copy manual, renowned Italic instructor Fred Eager shows how to develop the ideal handwriting—legible and beautiful, yet characteristically your own.. A Teach-Yourself Guide to Italic HandwritingThe Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting is your key to mastering the Italic hand in just minutes a day. The foundation of the Eager system is a dual approach: you learn calligraphic and cursive simultaneously—one handsome, the other functional—to synthesize a perfect balance. Originally developed in the early Renaissance as a "speedwriting" technique by Papal scribes who
Highly recommended and after too many years it is back in I dicovered this book in the late seventies just before my first marriaige. It allowed me to do our wedding invitaions in handwriten italic (over 50 with envelopes invitaion reception invitaion and return envelopes). It also was my workbook for an adult class in a local school and other classes. Usually I let the students do the work and lessons and note areas they need to improve or correct. The trace and copy method works well and Eager adds lessons on correcting mistakes, learning to work letter by letter of nonsence words to impove accuracy. Highly recommended and after too many years it is back in print.. Great for learning Italic Calligraphy! I'm taking a short course in calligraphy and we are learning the Italic style. This book was recommended by the instructor and I was happy to find a used one on Amazon at a decent price (the original selling price when the book was published was $3.95). The instructor is not using this as a text, but I'm using it for daily practice. It is divided into short, intense lessons that mix reviewed material, new material, and a preview of the next lesson. I am enjoying working through the book. The Italic lettering is taught first by laying tracing paper over the lettering in the book to learn the strokes, then by copying without tra. Best guide EVER for learning and teaching Italic handwriting Terry I was given this book over 30 years ago by a dear friend and it sparked a life long interest in calligraphy. Over the years, I've learned many other hands besides Italic and purchased many, many books and I can still say that this is the best learning and teaching guide I've ever used.Mr. Eager focuses on the letter shapes, which the student practices with felt tip pen until he/she has mastered the letter form. Then the fun begins! He teaches the student to write those same letters using a chisel tip pen (a calligraphy pen) and the results are magical. I've taught my own 7 children as well as many others throughout the years u