An old copybook of letter and calligraphy models in the Deutsche Wechselzugschrift style by Georg Wagner, published by Heintze & Blanckertz in Berlin. Dedicated to an angular German script with thick and thin strokes, it combines printed models and blank ruled spaces for practicing the reproduction of the characters. The letters and numbers are accompanied by numbered strokes and dotted outlines detailing their construction with a broad-nibbed pen. Examples of words, commercial inscriptions, and price tags complete the exercises, along with a presentation of the Ato nibs used to create them.
✦ Period: Circa 1940 ✦ Provenance: Germany, Heintze & Blanckertz, Berlin ✦ Dimensions: approx. 29 × 21 cm ✦ Material: Paper, printed softcover ✦ Contents: 16 pages, letter, number, and composition models; German text ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, models well preserved and practice spaces unfilled on the pages shown. Patinated paper, a few foxing marks and slight signs of use.
An old copybook for exploring German broad-nibbed pen scripts and their applications in the work of sign painters.
