Faber Faber | ISBN:0865478937 | File Type: PDF, 256 pages | File size: 78.Mb | Nov. 13th, 2012
Social History: The Lost Art of Handwriting When hilip Hensher realized that he didn t know what one of his closest friend s handwriting looked like he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship It dawned on him that having abandoned fountain pens for keyboards we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person The Missing Ink tells the story of this endangered art Hensher reflects on what handwriting can tell us about personality and personal history are your own letters neat and controlled or messy and inconsistent Did you shape your penmanship in worshipf imitation of a popar girl at school or do you still use the cursive you were initiated into in the second grade Hensher guides us through Arabic calligraphy and the story of the nineteenth century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate he pays tribute to the warmth and personality of a handwritten note 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 Just as Lynne Truss inspired a new generation of grammarians and Simon Garfield unveiled the exciting world of typefaces hilip Hensher will inspire readers to pick up a pen and write The Missing Ink brings all his considerable knowledge and self effacing humor to bear on a book that will enlighten and thrill
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