Penman's Art Journal . y be takenfor run or rim. It cannot be called the best legi-ble writing. The combinations in, un, im, ni, nu. etc.,are very frequent and must be clearly written to avoiduncertainty. In the third word is seen perfect legibil-ity; [it cannot be called anything but rim and itneeds no dot above the i to determine its identity aswould be in either of .the others. What has lent legi-bility to the third word ? The full, rounded give rotundity to the letters and clear separa-tions between the letters. But some vertical advocatemay say— Cant we have rounded turns in v
Penman's Art Journal . y be takenfor run or rim. It cannot be called the best legi-ble writing. The combinations in, un, im, ni, nu. etc.,are very frequent and must be clearly written to avoiduncertainty. In the third word is seen perfect legibil-ity; [it cannot be called anything but rim and itneeds no dot above the i to determine its identity aswould be in either of .the others. What has lent legi-bility to the third word ? The full, rounded give rotundity to the letters and clear separa-tions between the letters. But some vertical advocatemay say— Cant we have rounded turns in verticalscript ? Certainly, but your words are no more legible than medium-slant, round hand—and must be writtenin a constrained, unnatural way, as Col. Parker says;by dragging the hand, while ,the slant style lets thehand slide along naturally—a great difference in favorof the latter. fositiun at the Deak. The easiest position at the desk allows the left arm torest upon it while the right arm swings easily to the. right from the shoulder. (The two forearms formnearly a right angle.) The cut here given shows therelative position of arms, paper, and desk. Resting theleft forearm on the desk, turns the left side slightly tothe desk, though the position is essentially a front posi-tion. If the edge of the paper be kept parallel to the frontedge of the desk the slant will be medium. Penmen donot quarrel about slant. The chief thing about it is tohave it uniform. Morement Exercises, Prom the first, pupils should be drilled in simple armmovements, and the foundations laid for a style thatlooks beyond the school-room standard that is easy toread. Here are specimens.
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