Letters mainly from Alfred John Fairbank, copies of articles he wrote, pages from Italian writing manuals and notes by Anna Hornby, 1566, 1952-79

File

MS. Eng. c. 5890

Held at the Weston Library

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

Dates

215 Leaves

MS. Eng. c. 5890

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