A comprehensive guide of over 100 different alphabets for calligraphers of all levels.
This comprehensive, wiro-bound guide to the art of fine penmanship is the ultimate easy-to use reference book for anyone interested in creating these elegant letterforms. Discover over 100 beautifully crafted calligraphic hands with step-by-step pen strokes and common group structures, and explore points of interest within each hand to ensure correct representation of the characters.
An extensive preparatory section shows you essential tools, materials and basic techniques to allow you to extend your repertoire with ease, learn new hands and refine your art.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 170 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-912217-69-4 (9781912217694)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
David Harris is an internationally recognised calligrapher who worked at several London design studios and advertising agencies before establishing his own design group. Subsequently, he took a teaching post at Exeter College of Art and Design, teaching lettering and calligraphy. He is the author of other books on the art of lettering and calligraphy.
Introduction
Preparation
Tools and Materials
Preparing to Write
Layout Basics
The Hands
The Hands Selector
Roman
Post Roman
Insular
Gothic
Renaissance
Baroque
Modern
Illumination and Ornamentation
Decorating with Gold
Glossary
Index
Credits
