"society For Italic Handwriting" Journal

[caliken]

Suffice to say that I see no value in destructive criticism, and am grateful for the comments made on this issue.

 

Returning to the topic , here's a full description of the Society and its aims.

"The Society for Italic Handwriting is a Registered Charity (number 287889R), and was founded in 1952 by Alfred Fairbank, a most notable British calligrapher, & Joseph Compton, a Director of Education in London.

Its aim is to spread the practice of the Italic script. It achieves this by publishing a quarterly magazine called Writing Matters, which contains up to date information on pens, paper, writing equipment and other matters relating to the study and practice of this beautiful hand.

Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in good handwriting, an interest for one's own self-improvement in handwriting, for teachers and for those who enjoy the historical aspects of writing and calligraphy."

 

Over the years, the study of Italic script has resulted in many personal versions of the hand.

Anyone seriously interested in studying this form of writing, should seriously consider subscribing to the Society. Membership is relatively inexpensive, and is well worth while IMO.

 

Ken

Edited May 1, 2015 by Caliken

[Maurizio]

Ken - just snail mailed my membership check to the secretary so I can recieve the pdf versions of the Society's magazine, Writing Matters.

 

Thank you for posting this.

[caliken]

Ken - just snail mailed my membership check to the secretary so I can recieve the pdf versions of the Society's magazine, Writing Matters.

If you feel so inclined, you could try to obtain a copy of "Dance of the Pen" It's a retrospect coverage of fifty years of Italic Handwriting by Society members.

It's 74 A4 pages of actual examples of ordinary Italic writing showing the huge diversity possible with this hand. Italic hasn't survived the centuries without good reason!

 

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/caliken_2007/DanceofthePen.jpg

 

Edited May 19, 2015 by Caliken

[Maurizio]

Thank you Ken. The Society sells this or should I troll Amazon for a used copy?

[caliken]

I think that you're unlikely to find a copy on Amazon.

 

This book was produced as a limited edition of 350. My copy is numbered 230.

 

It was produced in 2002 and may well have been reprinted since. It's also quite possible that they have copies left over from the first run.

 

Either way, it's worth trying for a copy, as it's quite unique with examples of Italic handwriting by 96 scribes.

 

Good luck!

[caliken]

I've just found a copy via Google!

 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/dance-of-the-pen/john-fricker/foster-neville/9781904499015

 

BTW Be careful - there are other books with the same name.

Edited May 19, 2015 by Caliken

[Maurizio]

Thanks I'll search around. Don't want to use PayPal but I'll look around.

 

Thank you again.

[caliken]

You're welcome.