Classical handwriting

This is a sample of handwriting from an orderly book in what would become the U.S. military, in 1794. Is handwriting a lost art? Classical Conversations has developed the PreScripts cursive writing series to reinforce memory work learning for students old enough to hold a crayon all the way through cursive mastery.

DIY Antique School Wall Chart I have a real fondness for antique school primers and am always on the lookout for them. I love the simple, sweet illustrations in them, and am very drawn to the alphabet pages and pages that show the diacritical marks that helped young pupils to learn to read. Antique primers aren't too hard to come by, but antique school charts are a little more difficult and are expensive. I'd love to own an original, but

American Scribe Font The Declaration Of Independence Was

The Declaration of Independence was of course authored by Thomas Jefferson, but Jefferson's is not the classic handwriting on the copies familiar to most Americans. That belonged to Timothy Matlack, an early patriot who fought in the Revolution, sat with the prosecution at Benedict Arnold's court martial, penned copies of documents for General George Washington, and lived to age 99. When the Continental Congress ordered the Declaration to be "fairly engrossed on parchment," the task fell to…

American Scribe is a historical handwriting font that replicates the penmanship on the Declaration of Independence, authored by Thomas Jefferson but engrossed by Timothy Matlack. The first and best Declaration of Independence font.

I warned you a few days ago that I'm a slow learner, and all the troubles I had with my bakery sign didn't teach me my lesson not to choose elaborate fonts to cut out on vinyl with my Silhouette machine. I truly expected this project to be a failure and probably be a total waste of time, but I felt compelled to try it anyway. Here's why. I bought an adorable 1895 school primer. It is filled with some

I wrote the short journal entry above by combining memories of being a newlywed with my imagination. It was fun to write! I combined several graphics for the pink rose digital collage. Here are my sources: *The Graphics Fairy* ornate frame French sheet music Victorian ornament *The Vintage Moth* hand-penned letter *Vintage Images* soft pink rose Background for the journal entry: *Shadowhouse Creations* softly aged sepia texture Thank you! Hope you find yourself an unsuspecting victim of…