Spencerian Penmanship Practice Book: The Declaration of Independence: Example Sentences with Workbook Pages Paperback – July 3, 2018

My cursive has always been pretty horrible, and I’d like to make it look a bit nicer. I love the look of Spencerian penmanship, and I really like that this book is teaching it through the Declaration of Independence. I did have some trouble with the practice though, mainly because there’s only one practice line to trace over. However, I think that’s because I’m not very used to this style of writing and that if I had a little more experience with it, that wouldn’t have mattered so much. I do like that you have enough space to really master a line of text, and that there are guides to help with the height and spacing. I like that the book lies fairly flat, because even lying on my bed, I was able to get a fairly good line of print. I also like that you can easily tear out the pages to practice on a firmer surface (or take it with you so you’re not carrying to book around!). Above all, I must reiterate how much I like that the text chosen here is the Declaration of Independence. We don’t interact with it regularly and this was a cool way to read the document.

This is a great book, especially for anyone that does calligraphy or wants to start learning. Spencerian Penmanship is a style of calligraphy used in the Declaration of Independence. Since cursive writing is no longer used in school, this would also be perfect for children. The book lies flat so it can easily be used for practice. Pages are perforated for easy removal. Sufficient space is given for practice and one line is shaded. The shaded line could be traced over to learn the technique, slant and spacing for each letter. Also, on the practice lines, are lightly shaded slanted lines to use as a guide. As you practice this style, you will also be refreshing your memory of the Declaration of Independence.

Jefferson's Declaration of Independence is a beautiful work of art. However, Spencerian Script was developed in the 1840's and wasn't around in 1776. This is a great book for learning beautiful handwriting, but let's call it Jeffersonian instead of Spencerian.

I followed the Spencerian script on this book and wrote several times the entire DoI on a regular notebook using a fountain pen. My goal for this book is to improve my daily note taking. My writing has always been decent but my hand get tired and the words get sloppier the longer I write. The DoI is perfect since it is meaningful and lengthy. I especially love the little flourishes on the last letter of each word to make the writing more expressive. To make this book more practical, I wish there is a smaller scale because most adults don’t write this big.

Great practice book! I love learning the Declaration of Independence words at the same time. My 12 year old is practicing along with me! I like how the pages lay flat and are perforated so you can tear them out. Nice quality, too.

Nice publication. I really appreciated the reprinting. Using it to improve my penmanship.

good product

Seller used someone elses photos. This is a practice book. It does not include the step by step insteuctions as shown in the photos. It's simply many practice pages. Deceptive and useless ro me.

I really love this book and it has given me practical inspiration on how to improve my Spencerian penmanship.

Un muy buen libro, práctico, y funcional para la práctica de caligrafía

Kein Buch für Fortgeschrittene.

way to elongated not a good exemple of the method

Likes: there are so many pages you can practiceDislikes: there is no instruction to lead you to write correctly