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Paper cuttings made by 17th-century schoolgirls discovered beneath floorboards
(www.smithsonianmag.com)
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benbreen
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23 Jul 24 04:33 UTC
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mseepgood
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Why where they so much more skilled than today's schoolchildren?
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firtoz
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Were they?
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mseepgood
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Look at the perfectly printed writing, even in italics, and the delicate crosshatching shading.
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There are kids today that can draw that well too. The handwriting, probably not, but we do not teach them that level of handwriting.
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