The pattern analysis is based on such characteristics as the degree of slant and pressure, relative letter size, breaks between words and lines, the shapes of letters and their relationship to each other. The major contribution of the proposed method is the development of appropriate transformations of the handwriting image to a decision matrix. The method was used in an experiment that analyzed 4,000 handwriting specimens of 100 different writers. The recognition rate was 99.05 percent, which allows optimistic expectations for a successful practical application of the system. Charts, illustrations, and handwriting samples are given. The bibliography contains four entries.