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Jeremy Barrick said:

"By the middle of the nineteenth century, handwriting moved from an art to a science. No longer was handwriting simply a mechanical skill. Instead, it was seen as involving both mind and body., "an active process in which the souls was uplifted and the body disciplined. Victorians were to form their letters as they formed themselves, through moral self-elevation and physical self-control." (p.58-59 Baron)
The link to my blog:
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JeremyBarrick/2008/02/el336_baron_the_art_and_scienc.html

Kayla Sawyer said:

Which Baron? There are two.

Kayla Sawyer said:

"No longer was handwriting simply a mechanical skill... it was seen as involving both mind and body, 'an active process in which the soul was uplifted and the body disciplined.'"

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaSawyer/2008/02/baron.html

I don't have my book at home at the moment to check, but you and Jeremy did the right one, Kayla.

ChrisU said:

"Leading the charge were two American teachers of penmanship. The first, Platt Rogers Spencer ... (advised teachers) to spell out the precise physical movements that writers should make in forming letters. ... A second major school of American penmanship was launched by Austin Norman Palmer. ... Palmer advocated "real, live, usable, legible, and salable penmanship." ... Palmer was content to eliminate Spencer's mental aspects of writing, reducing penmanship to a mechanical level by imprinting "the memory of motion into the muscles." (Baron, "The Art and Science of Handwriting," Writing Material 59)"


Trackback: http://blogs.setonhill.edu/ChristopherUlicne/024364.html

"Like a speakers accent, handwriting was used to pinpoint a writers social place" (Baron 58)

"...the goal wasn't to teach composition-where conformity is hardly a virtue, but rather the technical skill of copy-writing." (Baron 59)

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DavidCristello/2008/02/wm_baron.html

stormy knight said:

Why do I always forget to post the links here...

...here ya go:

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/StormyKnight/024376.html

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