Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing antique charcoal drawing delicate but decisive

delicate but decisive

Box measures 15 l x 7 1/2 w x 3 3/4" t

but I am glad that they are

or was particularly attached to owls

but with its narrow head and long handle think it would also prove useful for all sorts of tasks

Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing antique charcoal drawing delicate but decisiveAnother 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