ß In Spencerian Script?

[by_a_Lady]

I have just started reviewing the Theory of the Spencerian System of Practical Penmanship, which is American and therefore doesn't include the German ß. Does anyone have a image of how it's supposed to be written?

 

 

Dominique

Edited May 26, 2019 by by_a_Lady

[sidthecat]

I have a vague recollection that it would be the double-f that substituted for a double-s in the 18th century.

[Brandywine]

Originally the "ß" is a ligature of a "long S" and a "Z" from the German Fraktur scripts.

The old German Scripts had two kinds of "S": A "long" one and a "round" one.

 

I searched Wikipedia for some pictures and I marked the "ß" and sometimes more letters of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The choice is yours!