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Sassoon Williams [Rosemary Sassoon]

Born in 1931, Rosemary Sassoon is a British handwriting and script expert who has worked a lot on didactic scripts for children. She obtained a PhD from the University of Reading for her work on how models and teaching methods affect children's handwriting. She is the author of these texts:

• The Practical Guide to Calligraphy. London: Thames and Hudson, 1982.
• The Practical Guide to Lettering & Applied Calligraphy. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1985.
• Handwriting: A New Perspective. Cheltenham, England: Stanley Thornes Ltd., 1990.
• Handwriting: The Way to Teach It. Cheltenham, England: Stanley Thornes, Ltd., 1990.
• Better Handwriting with G.S.E. Briem. Teach Yourself Series, 1994.
• Handwriting of the Twentieth Century: from Copperplate to Computer. Routledge, 1999.

She is best known for her Sassoon Primary font family (primary school writing; see the 2000 typeface Sassoon Infant). Her fonts were developed by Adrian Williams of Club Type. At MyFonts, they operate as Sassoon-Wiliams. The list:

• Sassoon Book.
• Sassoon for Start-Bee (2020).
• Sassoon Felt.
• Sassoon Infant and Sassoon Infant Pro (2020).
• Sassoon Joined NORDIC.
• Sassoon Joined ENGLISH.
• Sassoon Montessori.
• Sassoon Patterns.
• Sassoon Primary.
• Sassoon Primary Cond.
• Sassoon Sans.
• Sassoon Write.

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