A result of two years of research, analysis, and writing, Primarium: Handwriting Education Across Cultures and Continents is a pioneering effort to understand the ways in which Latin-based handwriting is taught around the world.

The core of this volume is original research that provides an overview of handwriting education in 40 countries, along with a close look at the particular styles and approaches employed in each.

Much more thorough than a cursory snapshot, Primarium lays the groundwork for additional research and scholarship, and provides access to comparative teaching models and letter shapes.

The book includes discussions of cultural influences, educational reforms, and history on the methods currently used without judgment; it is a presentation rather than declaration. Project leaders Pooja Saxena and José Scaglione have written insightful essays bringing all these threads together to harmonize Primarium’s in-depth nature with its easily understood text and graphics.

Edited by Pooja Saxena and José Scaglione

Designed by Filip Blažek (Designiq)

Published by TypeTogether, 2025

Softcover, 360 pages, color and b&w images, 6.3 × 9.0 inches

ISBN: 978-8-09-084543-5