Penmanship Manual
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Penmanship Manual
a manual for teaching handwriting, consisting of examples of ways to write letters, letter combinations, words, and sentences acceptable at general-education schools. As a rule, modern penmanship manuals are based on an unconstrained, flowing, and simple mode of forming letters, ensuring the development of a rapid handwriting.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.