Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on pens and penmanship. As beautiful writing instruments became more available in the 1800s, an interest in creating beautiful penmanship also ...

The primary style of old handwriting in the mid 1700s through the 1800s is sometimes called Copperplate or English Round Hand. This style of writing is much more recognizable and readable than the ...

Since the late 1800s, when the typewriter struck the first blow to penmanship, handwriting has become an increasingly obsolete skill, and therefore a powerful symbol of the past. It’s an idealized ...