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The Lord's Prayer in Gregg and a variety of 19th-century systems Dutch stenography using the "System Groote". Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language.
The above photo is of a manuscript copied on paper in the early 19th century, and is now MS 2166 of the Schoyen Collection, near Oslo, Norway. It is written in Punjabi language on paper, Gurmukhi script. This is a photograph of a two-dimensional manuscript copied in early 19th-century from a much older text.
Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), who first presented it in 1837. [1] Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most part, written as they are spoken.
English: Guru Gobind Singh, 19th century depiction. The tenth guru Gobind Singh (1675-1708), approx. circa 1830. Opaque watercolours on paper. India, Punjab state or Pakistan, Punjab province. Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.95.
Its floral ornaments, the curved forms, as well as the emphasis on graphical realisation inspired the type designers of the start of the 20th century. A popular art nouveau font was Eckmann, designed by graphic artist Otto Eckmann. Furthermore, the influence of art nouveau was expressed in a lot of book illustrations and ex libris designs.
Children were taught the art of letter-writing, as well; they were particularly taught to form letters neatly with instructive books filled with drawing and line instruction. [14] One of these such books, " Elementary Drawing Copy Books ," incorporated traditional alphabet practice with instructions on drawing elements of the natural world. [ 14 ]
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A copybook, or copy book is a book used in education that contains examples of handwriting and blank space for learners to imitate. [1] Typical uses include teaching penmanship and arithmetic to students. A page of a copy book typically starts with a copybook heading: a printed example of what should be copied, such as a single letter or a ...