Duntonian Vertical Writing, 1897 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade standing frame some detailed with veins that

some detailed with veins that simultaneously read as whisps of hair framing each face

but with its solid black ground also looks really sharp against crisp white bedding

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6 1/2" long x 2" d

Duntonian Vertical Writing, 1897 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade standing frame some detailed with veins thatThis "Duntonian Vertical Writing" notebook was owned by an Edgar Wentworth of Renwick, Maine, but never used, meaning one might put it to use now practicing the variety of alphabets printed across the top of each page! And what beautiful letters those are, from German to Roman to Ecclesiastical to Old English, on and on, with the first half of the alphabets printed on the left page and the second half on the right page of every spread. 8 5 8" x 6 7