handwriting
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thumb|Example of classic American business cursive handwriting known as [[Spencerian script from 1884]] thumb|A thin object (pen), held with three fingers, allows one to draw thin lines. Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called "hands" while an individual's style of penmanship is referred to as "handwriting".
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Handwriting based on Latin script
- Handwriting based on Chinese script
- Teaching methods and history
- Books used in North America
- Schools in East Asia
- Motor control
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Example of classic American business cursive handwriting known as [[Spencerian script from 1884]] thumb|A thin object (pen), held with three fingers, allows one to draw thin lines. Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called "hands" while an individual's style of penmanship is referred to as "handwriting".
==History== ===Origins===
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