Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing side opening 5" long with corkscrew

5" long with corkscrew

largely for export to England

While I personally favor the dogs

The is a bit of irregularity to its form

and to look great doing it

Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing side opening 5" long with corkscrewAnother beautiful antique British calligraphy practice notebook with hand marbled cover, this one of a Master Samuel Brown, 1820. This one begins with a Spencerian calligraphy drawing of a swan on the first inside page, then proceeds to page after page filled with juicy repeated words (banishment; kingsman; quicksilver) and phrases to live by: "Attempt not impossibilities"; "Be ever industrious"; "Beware of bad examples"; "Cautiously avoid temptations