The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic

The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic

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<p><b>A Teach-Yourself Guide to Italic Handwriting</b></p> <p><i>The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting</i> is your key to mastering the Italic hand in just minutes a day. Originally developed in the early Renaissance as a "speedwriting" technique by Papal scribes who wanted to combine beauty and legibility with speed, Italic handwriting continues to appear today on diplomas, wedding invitations, and other special announcements.</p> <p>Now through modern teaching methods developed by Fred Eager, this handwriting can be yours. 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. Eager's techniques have been widely used throughout the United States and inspired the resurgence of Italic classes and clubs from coast to coast.</p> <p>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.</p>