cursive vs running hand

cursive

noun
  • Joined-up handwriting. 

  • A manuscript written in cursive characters. 

  • A cursive character, letter or font. 

adj
  • Having successive letters joined together. 

  • Running; flowing. 

  • Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time). 

running hand

noun
  • A style of rapid handwriting without lifting the pen. 

How often have the words cursive and running hand occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )