Letters mainly from Alfred John Fairbank, copies of articles he wrote, pages from Italian writing manuals and notes by Anna Hornby

Title

Letters mainly from Alfred John Fairbank, copies of articles he wrote, pages from Italian writing manuals and notes by Anna Hornby

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. c. 5890

Summary

Includes

(fols. 5-105) letters from A.J. Fairbank relating to the Society for Italic Handwriting, and books, exhibitions and courses he was working on to promote italic handwriting, 1952-79

(fols. 106-17) samples of Fairbank's handwriting

(fols. 118-40) A.J. Fairbank, 'Genesius de la Barrera', printed in the Society for Italic Handwriting Journal no. 63 (Summer 1970)

(fol. 141) Alfred Fairbank, A basis for a 40- (or 42-) letter alphabet with a related specimen attached (1953)

(fols. 144-54) offprint of Alfred Fairbank, 'Die Cancellaresca in Handschrift und Drucktype', from Imprimatur (1956-7)

(fols. 155-66) Alfred Fairbank, How to Teach the Italic Hand Through the Beacon Writing Books (London, 1963)

(fols. 168-73) offprint of Alfred Fairbank, 'Arrighi and Papal Briefs', from The Book Collector (Autumn 1970)

(fols. 174-8) offprint of Alfred Fairbank, 'Another Arrighi Manuscript', from The Book Collector (Autumn 1971)

(fols. 179-85) offprint of Alfred Fairbank, 'Another Arrighi Manuscript Discovered', from The Book Collector (Winter 1974)

(fols. 186-8) page from Palatino writing manual of 1566, with accompanying letter from A.J. Fairbank

(fols. 189-203) pages from an Amphiareo writing manual of 1566

(fols. 204-7) pages from a late Tagliente writing manual

(fols. 208-15) letters from Herman Cohen and John Howard Benson, 1955-6

Date

1566, 1952-79

Language

English

Physical extent

215 Leaves