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Gems of Penmanship by Williams&Packard

Penmanship book written in New York in 1867 by D. Williams and S.S. Packard. It has a few blackletter and other alphabets, and many freehand drawings of birds and animals. Selected alphabets: Grand Capitals, Italian Capitals, Ladies Hand, Roman Capitals, Italian, Half Block, Williams Style German Text, Williams and Packard's Steel Pen German Text, Old English, Williams and Packard's Church Text [this inspired C. Lee's Ornate Alphabet], Beveled Alphabet, Ribbon Alphabet, (continued), Soft and Twisted Alphabet, (continued), Rustic Alphabet, (continued). Selected drawings: a hand, a bird, a deer, a swan.

Digital revivals include Vintage Ornamental (2016) and Gothic Ornamental (2016) by Ludmila Riumina.

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file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p17 Grand Capitals 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p21 Italian Capitals 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p22 Ladies Hand 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p25 Hand 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p32 Bird 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p36 Deer 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p37 Roman Capitals 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p38 Italian 1867


file name: Williams Packard Williams Packards Gems 1866


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p39 Half Block 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p41 Williams Style German Text 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p42 Williams Packard Steel Pen German Text 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p43 Old English 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p44 Williams Packard Church Text 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p45 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p46 Ribbon Alphabet 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p47 Ribbon Alphabet 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p48 Soft Twisted Alphabet 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p49 Soft Twisted Alphabet 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p50 Rustic Alphabet 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p51 Rustic Alphabet 1867


file name: Williamsand Packard Gemsof Penmanship p51 Swan 1867


file name: Liudmila Riumina Gothic Ornamental 2016


file name: Liudmila Riumina Gothic Ornamental 2016b


file name: Liudmila Riumina Gothic Ornamental 2016c


file name: Liudmila Riumina Gothic Ornamental 2016d


file name: Liudmila Riumina Gothic Ornamental 2016e


file name: Liudmila Riumina Vintage Ornamental 2016


file name: Liudmila Riumina Vintage Ornamental 2016b





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