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B10. Copperplate: Beyond the Basics -- Book List
C11. Contemporary Pointed Pen -- Book List
Mike will take part in the book signing session/social on Wednesday evening.
For Copperplate, Mike especially recommends The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing. (B145,$39.95) He also recommends using The Zanerian Manual in combination with Mastering Copperplate (B1109, $14.95) by Eleanor Winters.
He recommends these other books for your pointed pen library. The brush lettering books are useful for his Contemporary Pointed Pen class. The pointed brush capital forms in those books can also be written with the flexible pointed pen!
B255. The Universal Penman Engraved by George Bickham. $21.95
B368. Ames Compendium of Practical and Ornamental Penmanship. $7.95
B2476. F. W. Tamblyn's Home Instructor in Penmanship. $24.95
B1816. Learning to Write Spencerian Script. Michael Sull and Debra Rapp. $17.50
B2831. A Passion for the Pen: The Art of Georgina Artigas edited by Brenda Casey Zoby. Retail Price $24.95. $19.95 LMS Special:free set of Artigas note cards with purchase of book.
B1638. Brush Lettering by Reaves & Schulte. $29.95
The Script Letter (Out-of-print)
B2470. An Elegant Hand. William E. Henning.$59.95. JNB Price $57.49
Script and Cursive Alphabets.
Brushstroke and Freestyle Alphabets.
For beautiful (and useful) exemplar alphabet sheets of Mike's Pointed Pen Alphabets, purchase a copy of his portfolio: Pointed Pen Variations (B1851, $19.50). More info soon on his colorful pointed pen alphabet t-shirt!
B11. Copperplate: Beyond the Basics -- Supplies
NEED TO BRING: Basic Tool Kit; pointed pen nibs (e.g., Hunt #101,
Gillott #303, Hiro #41, Nikko "G," Leonardt EF Principal or your
favorite pointed nib); oblique pen holder; McCaffery's ink; layout or
grid paper (with 1/8" squares); 1-2 sheets of quality art paper (e.g.,
Arches HP, Canson Mi-Teintes, Diploma Parchment); at least one
sheet of black or dark colored paper of your choice; protractor
or adjustable triangle; gouache (white or Dr. Martin's Bleedproof
White, black and 3–4 colors of your choice).
C11. Contemporary Pointed Pen -- Supplies
NEED TO BRING: All of the supplies for B11; straight pen holder.
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B145. Zanerian Manual of Alphabets &...
The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing. 1981. 140pp. 8"x10.5". Spiral.
The first 21 pages by E.A. Lupfer provide some of the best copperplate instruction available.He is a master of the hand.
Other engrossing alphabets are shown as well as many examples of engrossed pieces. Revised & reissued at intervals since it was first published as Zanerian Alphabets in 1895. Now printed on 80# gloss paper.
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B1109. Mastering Copperplate/Winters
Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Manual by Eleanor Winters. 1989. 192pp. 8.25" x 11". Paper.
A self-contained manual for serious students including beginners. Part one places copperplate in historical context. Part two begins with a glossary and detailed information on pens, paper, ink and other materials. It includes indispensable technical tips, guidelines, how to use the pen, and 99 pages of detailed instruction covering minuscule, capitals, numbers, punctuation and writing in various sizes.
Part three deals with writing in color, and the design and execution of simple projects such as envelopes and small poems.
Price increase by publisher May 2008.
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B255. Universal Penman/Bickham
B255 The Universal Penman
By George Bickham. (1741). 212pp. 9"x13.75". Paper.
212 pages done by a number of English master penmen of the 1700s, all engraved by Bickham. Shows a variety of copperplate hands in a variety of sizes. Much non-pictorial flourishing. This is not an instructional manual, but for the study of letterforms this is the best historical source book.
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B368. Ames Compendium of Practical.../Ames
Ames Compendium of Practical & Ornamental Penmanship By Daniel T.Ames. 1883. Reprint 1978. 60pp. 8.5"x11". Paper.
Eight pages of good instruction on writing and letterforms
(Spencerian & copperplate) are followed by examples and alphabets. Flourishing (birds, feathers, etc.) is next followed by pages of 19th century ornamental lettering of all sorts. If you are interested in pointed pen writing, this book is a must buy.
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B2476. FW Tamblyn's Home Instructor Penmanship
FW Tamblyns’s Home Instructor in Penmanship
F.W. Tamblyn. 2001. (Reprint of the 7th ed, 1938). 174pp. 8.5"x5.25". Spiral.
80 pages of instruction on basic script starting with holding the pen and positioning the paper, followed by pages of exercises, letterforms, words, and sentences to copy. Then 33 pages on Artistic Writing (Spencerian) -- instruction on adding the stresses to capitals and appropriate lowercase letters. Smaller sections on Engravers Script, broadedged
alphabets, off hand flourishing, engrossing and diplomas. A great reprint. A highly recommended manual.
The current printing has a lighter cover.
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B1816. Learning to Write Spencerian/Sull
Learning to Write Spencerian Script
By Michael Sull & Debra Rapp. 1993. 75pp. 6.75" x 8.5". Paper.
An instructional manual for Spencerian covering equipment
and tools, practice, and extensive instruction on the individual letters. This book gives the main instructional material from Volume I of Spencerian Script and Ornamental Penmanship, which is no longer available.
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B2831. Passion for the Pen: Artigas/Zoby
A Passion for the Pen: The Art of Georgina Artigas
Edited by Brenda Casey Zoby. 2006. 64pp, 8.5" x1 1".
Retail Price $24.95
There are 32 pages with pointed pen lettering, mainly on invitations, certificates & awards, logos, and 8 art pieces from the Calligraphers Engagement Calendars along with many traditional American style illuminated recognition/ retirement/resolution scrolls. Born in Cuba, Artigas emigrated to the USA in the 60's and worked for the Ames & Rollinson Studio in NYC for nearly a decade before moving to Miami and setting up her own studio. 28 full color plates.
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B1638. Brush Lettering/Schulte & Reaves
Brush Lettering.
By Eliza Schulte (Holliday) & Marilyn Reaves. 2nd ed. 2006. 128pp. 8.5"x11". Paper.
This complete how-to guide for both chisel edged and pointed brush lettering demonstrates how to use brushes & how to clean and care for them.Model alphabets are provided. Full of examples of brush lettering from a variety of masterful scribes. One of our bestselling titles. New edition.
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B2470. Elegant Hand/Henning
An Elegant Hand: The Golden Age of American Penmanship and Calligraphy
By William E.Henning. Edited by Paul Melzer. 2002. 320pp. 8-1/2"x11". Hardcover. Retail Price $59.95.
Chronicles the history of the Golden Age of American penmanship, guiding the reader through the lives and careers of important American penmen beginning with Platt Rogers, Spencer, the Father of American Handwriting and Spencer’s gifted student, George A. Gaskell, whose books and periodicals reached the hundreds of thousands of
students throughout the second half of the 1800s.
Illustrated with more than 400 examples, most from
original specimens.
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B1851. Pointed Pen Variations/Kecseg
Pointed Pen Variations
By Mike Kecseg. 8.75".
Kecseg has taken five pointed pen alphabets and produced a broadside of each. Each has a full lower case alphabet and a quotation and is reproduced on a tan or white sheet with gold and silver flecks and white silk threads. These sheets of varying size are held in a paper folder. See Calligraphy Review Spring 1993 Annual, pages 43-44, for a color reproduction. It is a beautiful presentation. There is no instruction.
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