I was revisiting the theory of Spencerian Penmanship recently. It is an ornamental penmanship and its golden age was about 1850-1925. In the theory there is much emphasis put on on Position, Movement, and Form. There is emphasis even on the degree of slant of the pen! In comparing Gregg Shorthand theory to it, there seems to be far less emphasis on Position and Movement. Could this be true? If so, do you suppose it’s because they would have been taught during penmanship instruction in a child’s early education?
Any thoughts about this? I’d enjoy hearing comparisons related to training/education in cursive and shorthand.