Business Penmanship pays tribute to the commercial calligraphy of an era when mastery of the pen was a cornerstone of education and business practice.
In the early 19th century, Platt Rogers Spencer (1800–1864) developed the cursive writing method that would become the most highly regarded and widely used standard in the business world. Before the Civil War, Spencer established himself as the undisputed authority on calligraphy, also distinguishing himself as a fervent advocate for business education in the United States.
Toward the end of the 19th century, calligraphy was formally integrated into business curricula, giving rise to specialized institutions. Among the most influential was the school founded by Charles Paxton Zaner and his partner E. W. Bloser. Later, in the early 20th century, Austin Palmer introduced the Palmer Method, a system that quickly became the predominant standard for calligraphy throughout the United States.
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