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B2455. Illumination for Calligraphy/Mehigan
Illumination for Calligraphy
By Janet Mehigan. 96pp. 2001. 8.5"x11.5". Paper. Retail Price $21.95.
This how-to manual presents designing and layout, gilding,
ornamentation and more. Full-color throughout.
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B2611. Illuminated Alphabet PB/Noad
The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction
to Creating Decorative Calligraphy
By Patricia Seligman. Calligraphy by Timothy Noad. 1994.
160pp. 9"x9". Paper.
This how-to book about making illuminated letters
presents: Celtic, Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance,
Modern Revival. Step-by-step illustrations for drawing,
gilding, and painting these decorated letters. This lush book is crisply printed in color throughout. For each initial letter, an initial from a manuscript is shown. A wonderful book!
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B2873. 1001 Illuminated Letters/Jones
1001 Illuminated Initial Letters
By Owen Jones. 32pp. 9.25" x 12.25". Paper.
Michael Sull uses this resource for illuminated initials for recognition scrolls and other pieces. Many examples of each letter with the examples presented in a range of sizes.
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CD14. Technique of Raised Gilding (CD Book)
The Technique of Raised Gilding
By Jerry Tresser. 2006. 72pp. CD in PDF format.
This practical gilding manual provides a scientific and historical analysis of the materials and techniques for
raised gilding with gesso and provides step by step instructions. Tresser approaches gilding as chemist to demystify the craft process and help you to be consistently successful. Provides an in-depth discussion of the preparation and application of the gesso. CD includes color photos, not in the original printed edition. (You need Adobe
Acrobat Reader, a free downloadable program, to view/print the book.)
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B2837. Masterpieces Illuminated Letters & Borders
Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders
By WR Tymms and MD Wyatt. 2006. 8.75"x11". Paper.
More than 350 decorative designs including 256 letters. A wonderful selection from 19th century sources.
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B2547. Art of 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 new publication excerpts 48 pages from Mira calligraphiae monumenta. This renaissance MS 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. It’s a marvel!
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B1645. Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta
Mira calligraphiae monumenta: A 16th-Century Calligraphic
Manuscript
Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel, edited by Lee Hendrix & Thea Vignau-Wilberg. 1992. 412pp. 5.25"x7.5". Hardcover with cloth covered slipcase. Retail Price $150.
This is a manuscript copybook with a vast array of contemporary (1561-62) and historical hands. It is a lettering extravaganza of incredible technical skill. 30 years after its creation it was illuminated by Europe’s last great illuminator.
Reproduced in complete facsimile accompanied with a commentary.
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B2179. Nature Illuminated
Nature Illuminated: Flora & Fauna from
the Court of Emperor Rudolph II.
Hardcover
Similar book from the same manuscript
as The Art of the Pen (B2547).
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B2002. RTU Ornate Letters & Initials
Ready-to-Use Ornate Letters and Initials
1995. 64pp. 8.25" x 11". Paper.
813 different initial letters are printed one side only on glossy paper. This cornucopia of capitals presents letters in a wide variety of styles. All are copyright free.
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CD11. Turning the Pages CD-ROM
Turning the Pages: The Collection.
2004.
This CD-ROM allows you to view approx 32 pages each
from 12 great manuscripts. Each page has notes and you can use your magnifying glass over the page to see the details! Manuscripts: Lindesfarne Gospels, Luttrel Psalter, Sforza Hours, Sherborne Missal, Golden Haggadah, Diamond Sutra, Sultan Baybars’ Qur’an, Leonardo’s Notebook,Vesaliu’s Anatomy, Blackwell’s Herbal, Jane Austen’s History of England, The Golf Book.A truly amazing CD!
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