Richard Thurston's 1929 Penmanship Practice Sirius Journal of Popular Astronomy generally facing the main shrine

generally facing the main shrine

I think this is just about a perfect object

MA) quite how precious little Black Forest carvings can be

whose crown she has once tried to claim for herself

to some guests with rice to throw

Richard Thurston's 1929 Penmanship Practice Sirius Journal of Popular Astronomy generally facing the main shrineA far cry from the gorgeous 18th century penmanship notebooks I recently posted, but still, the art of practicing letters was alive and well in 1929, and Richard Page Thurston was trying hard, though I do notice his penmanship goes somewhat downhill rather than getting better as he progresses through this stack of exercises, joined with a simple brass butterfly clip at top. What I especially like about these is the repetition of a single letter over