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DVD28. Paper Delights DVD/Moote
Paper Delights DVD
by Cherryl Moote. 2004. 60 minutes.
The companion video. Presents techniques such as dry embossing, iris folding, paper quilting, bargello, basic paper folding and beginning book folding for accordion and lotus books. It is ideal for papercrafters just starting out with card making, origami and bookbinding. You get to see techniques demonstrated. Cutting sizes and detailed instructions for the projects are found in the book Paper Delights.
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B2605. Paper Delights
Paper Delights.
By Cherryl Moote. 2004.124pp. 8.5"x11". Spiral Paper.
Features card, paper folding & bookbinding ideas for papercrafters who want to showcase special papers.
Projects include dry embossing, iris folding, bargello, basic paper quilting, rotating cards, origami inkwell, origami
kimono and happi coat, a bookmark, a takeout box full of paper fortune cookie books and a miniature library in a folded slip case. 3 pages of color.
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B3074. Rare Books / Stephen H. Van Dyk
Rare Books by Stephen H. Van Dyk. 2001. 112pp. 8.5"x8.5". Paper. List $19.95
This book combines a love of the design of objects with the love of books. It presents more than 100 illustrated printed design books from the 16th to the 20th centuries. These include “patterns for inspiration” such as early natural history books, design instructional manuals, and books that document design.The last section is books that celebrate the book itself: pop-ups, limited editions, as well as decorative and fine bindings. The books are drawn from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library.
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B3053. An Abecedarium
An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II. 1997. 64pp. 5.25"x7.25". Hardcover $14.95.
A Roman capital alphabet and a gothic lowercase alphabet presented with intricate illumination. Each shown with the geometry of construction. The illumination that surrounds and frames the letters is in the naturalistic style of the Renaissance. The pages are from Mira calligraphiae monumenta.
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B2547. Art of the Pen
The Art of the Pen: Calligraphy from the Court of the
Emperor Rudolf II
By Lee Hendrix and Thea Vignau-Wilberg. 2003. 64pp. 5.25"x7-5/8". Hardcover.
This marvelous publication excerpts 48 pages from the Renaissance manuscript book, Mira calligraphiae monumenta and displays the virtuosic work of scribe Georg Bocskay. Includes a variety of italic hands, historical, invented and exhibition hands, Rotunda, blackletter. Fruit, flowers, insects, and other natural minutiae painted by Joris Hefnagel fill the spaces on each manuscript page.
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B2333. Artist & Alphabet (HARDCOVER)
Artist & Alphabet: 20th Century Calligraphy & Letter Arts in America.
Curated by Jerry Kelly & Alice Koeth. 1999. 136pp.
8" x 11". Hardcover (cloth). Retail Price $50.00.
Records this landmark exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Society of Scribes, Ltd. It assembles 100 calligraphers and lettering artists -- from Arnold Bank and John Howard Benson to Al Zanetti and Hermann Zapf -- who shaped the taste and history of the craft in America in the 20th century. 72 pages in color. Limited supply of sale price copies.
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B3055. Edward Johnston: Lettering & Life
Edward Johnston: Lettering and Life by Ewan Clayton and Phil Baines. 2007. 96pp. 8x10.5. Paper
Explores Johnston’s life and work and the influence he had on typography and calligraphy. It provides a fresh look at Johnston with 56 color and 43 b&w images of his work, along with about 25 photos from the Johnston family photograph album (including six of him in Canada in 1898).
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B2908. Fraktur mon Amour/Schlansky
Fraktur mon Amour
By Judith Schlansky. English Edition 2008. 646pp. 5"x8". Hardcover. $75.00. Now available.
Presents over 300 Blackletter fonts (capitals, lowercase, numbers, accented characters, along with a brief text
setting ). Covers rotunda, batarde, textura, schwabacher, fraktur, modern, initials/decoratives, and contemporary
fonts. For each font: date, designer and original foundry along with digital foundry/web address where applicable. Facing each font page is a decorative page using characters from the font. Printed in black and pink. CD-Rom with 130 blackletter fonts included.
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DVD33. Hand Lettering on Fabric DVD Engelbrecht
Hand Lettering on Fabric: Bali Lantern Workshop. Lisa Englebrecht. 2008. 124 min.
After an introduction to calligraphy techniques, Lisa demonstrates the important points to successful decorative writing on fabric with pen & brush. For a variety of fabrics, she shares tips on how to stain and seal, to create decorative washes, and add special effects with a variety of "inks." Lisa then creates a rich background for her hand lettering, using a few simple materials. She presents her
signature funky lettering as well as more traditional forms.
Using the techniques presented in the video, you then apply them to the construction of a collapsible Bali lantern.
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B3003. Modern Mark Making / Engelbrecht
Modern Mark Making: From Classic Calligraphy to Hip Hand-Lettering by Lisa Engelbrecht. 2008. 160pp. 8.5x11. Hidden spiral binding. List Price $24.95
Presents both traditional hands and fun and scripty modern styles. Complete alphabets are shown for a wide array of alphabets, with stroke-by-stroke instruction and examples of the hands. Demonstrates the use of the pens and ruling pens as well as metallic foils, glue pens, etc., for jazzy effects. Large gallery for inspiration. Full-color throughout. Lisa is a popular instructor at the summer conferences and now quilting conventions!
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