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008 060811r19851874miua j 000 0 eng d
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocm70880759
035 $a(OCoLC)70880759$z(OCoLC)29680749
035 $a(NNC)10976427
040 $aOQX$cOQX$dBAKER$dGZM$dEXB$dOCLCF
050 4 $aLB1590$b.T43 1985
082 04 $a372.634$222
245 00 $aTheory of Spencerian penmanship for schools and private learners :$bdeveloped by questions and answers, with practical illustrations : designed to be studied by pupils in connection with the use of the Spencerian copy-books /$cby the "Spencerian authors."
246 14 $aTheory of the Spencerian system of practical penmanship in nine easy lessons
260 $aMilford, Mich. :$bMott Media,$cc1985.
300 $a52 p., [1] leaf of plates :$bill. ;$c20 cm. +$e5 pupil practice books.
500 $aOriginally published by Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, 1874.
505 0 $aTheory book -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5.
520 $aThe Theory book uses a question and answer format to teach the theory of forming all letters from a few basic strokes. This course can be used by all ages to learn or improve cursive writing, or, as a course in calligraphy. The copybooks or pupil practice books provide opportunities to practice the theory.
520 $aBook 1 introduces all the short letters that need only four strokes to produce.
520 $aBook 2 adds some of the all letters ("t" and "d") and the numbers 1-9.
520 $aBook 3 completes the lower case alphabet and introduces most of the capitals.
520 $aBook 4 completes the capital alphabet and provides practice on all the letters as they appear in words.
520 $aBook 5 presents sentences and sayings for writing practice.
650 0 $aPenmanship.
650 7 $aPenmanship.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01056963
700 1 $aSpencer, Platt R.$q(Platt Rogers),$d1800-1864.
852 81 $brbx$kPLIMPTON$hA092 1985$iT34
541 $cGift$aof Terry Belanger