January 23rd – National Handwriting Day

example of manuscripts - handwriting

Page of Manuscript – In Search of Lost Time – Marcel Proust – 1913

 

To hand write a letter or send an email. Maybe a text. Perhaps a tweet. How do you stay in contact with your friends and family?

The fast tweet or text to confirm a date? Fine perhaps on the spur of a moment…. but when you want to share thoughts, ideas and big concepts – now that is when you need handwriting!

Matt Reimann of Books Tell you Way.com explains why the manuscripts we have of the Book of Kells, The Declaration of Independence and US Constitution, Frankenstein and The Search of Lost Time argue in favor of handwriting! For entire blog. Click