The missing ink : how handwriting made us who we are / Philip Hensher.
By: Hensher, Philip.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Pan Books, 2012Edition: 1st ed.Description: 274 p.ISBN: 9781447221692.Subject(s): Penmanship-Writing-Writing--Materials and instrumentsDDC classification: 652.1 Summary: When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. But does it really matter that typing and texting have largely taken the place of passionate love letters, secret diary entries and postcards home? From the crucial role of handwriting in a child's development, to the novels of Dickens and Proust -- and whether a person's writing really reveals their true personality -- The Missing Ink goes in search of the stories and characters that have shaped our handwriting, and how it in turn has shaped us. - See more at: http://www.panmacmillan.co.in/bookdetail/9781447221692/The-Missing-Ink/1889/46#sthash.Hr7TVOMb.dpufItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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[BK] | Christ PU College ->Management | PU-Evening College | 652.1 HEN (Browse shelf) | In transit from Christ Junior College to Christ PU College since 04/01/2016 | 01000542 |
When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. But does it really matter that typing and texting have largely taken the place of passionate love letters, secret diary entries and postcards home? From the crucial role of handwriting in a child's development, to the novels of Dickens and Proust -- and whether a person's writing really reveals their true personality -- The Missing Ink goes in search of the stories and characters that have shaped our handwriting, and how it in turn has shaped us.
- See more at: http://www.panmacmillan.co.in/bookdetail/9781447221692/The-Missing-Ink/1889/46#sthash.Hr7TVOMb.dpuf
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