Section of 19th C. Penmanship Notebook with Block Letter and Calligraphic Alphabets Porcelaine D'Auteuil copyright 1936

copyright 1936

Which makes me love it 10 times more

structurally sound and completely usable but also lovely just as a sculptural object I think

and perhaps a hat in hand

Stephen believed it American

Section of 19th C. Penmanship Notebook with Block Letter and Calligraphic Alphabets Porcelaine D'Auteuil copyright 1936What I especially love about this partial 19th century penmanship notebook is how modern the hand drawn block letter alphabets seem, especially in contrast with the beautifully executed Spencerian calligraphy on other pages as if the former descended from another time and place entirely! I also really love the interplay of the lettering and the printed grids of the paper. I'd be pretty tempted to frame up one or two of these. 13 1 4" x 8 3 8". Four