"Frank Netherton"

Title

"Frank Netherton"

Subject

Inscription, Handwriting, Paratext

Description

This handwriting is a puzzle waiting to be solved. An intricate inscription, this handwriting features many flourishes and dots that add to the beauty, if also the illegibility. This style of handwriting likely means that the writer belonged to a more privileged class and they were taught to write in this fashion.

Creator

B. Pardon and Son

Source

"Frank Netherton: or The Talisman" 23h8117

Publisher

The Religious Tract Society

Date

1870

Original Format

Book

Files

Baldwin inscription pic (2).jpeg
Date Added
April 6, 2015
Collection
Inscriptions
Item Type
Still Image
Tags
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Citation
B. Pardon and Son, “"Frank Netherton",” The Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Paratext Exhibit, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ufbaldwinparatexts.omeka.net/items/show/19.