1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451342003321

Autore

Sassoon Rosemary

Titolo

Handwriting of the twentieth century [[electronic resource] /] / Rosemary Sassoon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2007

ISBN

1-281-18744-5

9786611187446

1-84150-991-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

652.10904

Soggetti

Penmanship - History - 20th century

Writing - History - 20th century

Paleography

Paleography, English

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Chapter 1: The Influences on Contemporary Handwriting A Historical Perspective; Chapter 2: The Turn of the Century; Chapter 3: Learning from Copy Books; Chapter 4: Simplifying Letterforms; Chapter 5: Initiatives and Models From 1930; Chapter 6: Educational Attitudes Mid-Century; Chapter 7: Stylistic Issues After 1950; Chapter 8: Initiatives in the 1960's; Chapter 9: From 1970 to the National Curriculum; Chapter 10: The End of the Century; Chapter 11: Handwriting Around Europe; Chapter 12: America and Australia; Epilogue; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The history of formal calligraphy has been thoroughly documented, and the demise of what people see as beautiful handwriting is frequently deplored, but the details of the teaching of this skill during this century have gone almost unrecorded. Everyday handwriting is ephemeral and school books soon disappear. The main purpose of this book is to create a historical record, however, techniques are illustrated that may be useful for teachers today, while the ever-changing views of the stylists provide examples, as well as a warning, to those who plan for



the future. An individual sample of handwriting...

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910149431403321

Autore

Brown Daniel <1983->

Titolo

Hugh de Lacy, first Earl of Ulster : rising and falling in Angevin Ireland / / Daniel Brown [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : , : The Boydell Press, , 2016

ISBN

1-78204-902-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 309 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Irish historical monographs ; ; [xvii]

Disciplina

941.603092

Soggetti

Nobility - Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) - History - 12th century

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) History 12th century

Great Britain History Angevin period, 1154-1216

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 May 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Beginnings Birth, brotherhood and the burden of lineage -- 2 Rise The making of an earl, 1201–05 -- 3 Ascendancy Lordship in Ulster, 1205–10 -- 4 Fall The road to rebellion, 1205–10 -- Conclusion -- Appendices The acta of Hugh de Lacy, 1189–1242 -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book charts the striking rise, fall and restoration of the first earl of Ulster, Hugh II de Lacy, described by one contemporary chronicler as 'the most powerful of the English in Ireland'.  A younger son of the lord of Meath, de Lacy ascended from relatively humble beginnings to join the top stratum of Angevin society, being granted in 1205 the first earldom in Ireland by King John. Subsequently, in 1210, having been implicated in rebellion, Hugh was expelled from Ulster by a royal army and joined the Albigensian crusade against Cathar heretics in southern France. Unusually, after almosttwo decades in exile and a second revolt against the English crown, de Lacy was restored to the earldom of Ulster by King Henry III in 1227, retaining it to his death, c. 1242.



Situated in the north-east of Ireland, Ulster's remoteness from centres of colonial administration allowed Hugh de Lacy to operate beyond the normal mechanisms of royal control, forging his own connections with otherpowerful lords of the Irish Sea province. The fluidity of noble identity in frontier zones is also underlined by the career of someone who, according to his political needs, presented himself to different audiences as a courtly sophisticate, freebooting colonist, crusading warrior, or maurauding 'Irish' ruler.  The foundation for this study is provided by Hugh de Lacy's acta, providedas an appendix, and representing the first collection of comital charters in an Irish context. These cast fresh light on the wider themes of power and identity, the intersection of crown and nobility,and the risks and rewards for ambitious frontiersmen in the Angevin world. Daniel Brown obtained his PhD from Queen's University Belfast, and completed his research on Hugh de Lacy as a postdoctoral fellow at Trinity College Dublin.