Editing Penmanship (section)

{{Short description|Technique of writing with the hand}}
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[[File:Spencerian example.jpg|thumb|Example of classic American business cursive handwriting known as [[Spencerian script]] from 1884]]
[[File:Токий предмет (ручка), зажатая в трех пальцах, позволяет выводить тонкие рисунки.JPG|thumb|A thin object (pen), held with three fingers, allows one to draw thin lines.]]
'''Penmanship''' is the technique of [[writing]] with the hand using a [[writing instrument]].  Today, this is most commonly done with a [[pen]], or [[pencil]], but throughout history has included many different [[writing implement|implements]].  The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called "[[Hand (handwriting)|hands]]" while an individual's style of penmanship is referred to as "[[handwriting]]".