Modern revival
Not many people can write this way. It calls for great control
and a light touch. This example can be described as a set hand,
or formata, with carefully shaped letters and few joins.
From Beacon Writing, book 5, Alcuin Press Portland, Oregon, 1978
Modern revival
Alfred Fairbank (1895–1982) inspired us
H e wrote like a renaissance master. His talent led an italic revival in Britain. I regret that copyright restrictions only allow me to show his model alphabet. A Handwriting Manual (Watson-Guptill, New York 1976) is a gentle guide to italic.
