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Dear Arrighi, Could you tell me the difference between Copperplate and Spencerian? Are they related? Do you use the same pen and ink? Signed, Pretty Writer Dear Pretty Writer, I can explain it best by giving a little history of both. "Copperplate" is a name given this round hand style...

Dear Arrighi, Why is Italic script the firsthand to be taught when it is so much harder to master than some of the other styles? Signed, Still Struggling Dear Still Struggling, In some programs where the students have made a long term commitment, there is a better approach to the...

Dear Arrighi, I've read about books being written on papyrus rolls & then on parchment pages in books called "codex". Can you tell me what this means and what were the first codex books? Signed, Book Worm Dear Book Worm, I have turned to the book, "The Art & History...