Paul Standard (May 19, 1896 – January 1, 1992) was an American

calligrapher Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...

and author, who immigrated from Russia in 1903. His books included: * ''Calligraphy’s Flowering, Decay and Restoration'', Society of Typographic Arts, 1947 * ''Our Handwriting'', 1947 * ''Arrighi's Running Hand'', 1979

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Handwriting exemplar A handwriting exemplar is a piece of writing that can be examined forensically, as in a handwriting comparison. The use of an exemplar is especially important to questioned document examination. History Use Handwriting exemplars are used by a do ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Standard, Paul American calligraphers 1896 births 1992 deaths