Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing Galerie Michelle Boulet Le Jeu poster knowledge keeper

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Saucers measure between 5 1/2" to 5 3/4" across

and just good

and then brought him to life with just the right use of dark green

tethered by wire

Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing Galerie Michelle Boulet Le Jeu poster knowledge keeperAnother 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