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B2769. Foundations of Calligraphy
Foundations of Calligraphy
By Sheila Waters. 2006. 126pp. 9"x11.25". Concealed spiral binding $35.00
Sheila Waters’ long awaited Foundations of Calligraphy is now available! Sheila Waters is not only a master scribe, but a master teacher. She has made both her life’s work. For over 20 years of summer workshops, she took scribes through their paces for up to six weeks of in-depth instruction in letterforms (historical and modern) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Students came as far away as Australia and Japan for these intensive classes. Throughout the rest of the year she taught and continues to teach many weekend workshops sponsored by calligraphy guilds throughout the USA and Canada. She is also a frequent instructor at the international calligraphy conference held each summer.
*****This book is currently being reprinted. If you order it, your copy will ship in early May 2008. If you live in the USA, there is no additional shipping charge. If you live outside the USA, we will contact you before processing the other items on your order.******
Foreign Shipping costs if you order Foundations by itself: Uninsured: Canada $11. UK $22. Japan, NZ, AU $21 Insured: Canada $24. Europe, Asia, AU, NZ $38, South America. $33.
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B2225. Enrich Your Calligraphy/Wilson
Enrich Your Calligraphy
By Diana Hardy Wilson. 1996. 175pp. 7.75"x11.25". Hardcover. Retail Price $29.99.
This is not a book about letterforms but about how to go about creating calligraphic pieces. Further, unlike many recent calligraphy books, this book is generous with the
text rather than being a printed slide show with captions. Wilson explains how to be a maker of
calligraphic work with both practical and philosophical
discussions about design, creativity and the actual production.
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B2830. Finding the Flow/Jonas
Finding the Flow: A Calligraphic Journey
By Gina Jonas. 2006. 85pp. 8.5" x 11". Spiral bound. Paper .
A new approach to calligraphy for all levels,which acquaints the scribe with the essential but largely unexplored dynamics of stroke technique. Through stroke exercises with pencil and edged pen you explore vital movement and sensitive touch. You discover how shoulder, arm, fingers and pen combine with alternating of pressure. The exercises lead to an intimate understanding of the edged pen: a foundation for formal alphabet study, creative
alphabet design and artistic self-expression! Begin
your calligraphy practice, before starting formal
alphabet study, by warming up, sensitizing, and
integrating mind and body. Full of illustrations
and diagrams.
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B2811. A&C Hand Lettering PAPERBACK/Cicale
The Art and Craft of Hand Lettering
By Annie Cicale. 2004. 192pp. 10"x10". Paper. Retail Price
$17.95.
Annie Cicale is well known to calligraphers throughout the USA and Canada from the many workshops and classes she has taught for guilds and at many of the summer
conferences. She now has a book with fine alphabets and good instruction. Exemplars include foundational, italic, roman, black letter, uncial, italic handwriting, pointed pen, brush lettering and ruling pen alphabets. She covers
design and includes a generous gallery. Color throughout.
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B2013. Art of Calligraphy/Harris
The Art of Calligraphy: A Practical Guide to the Skills and Techniques.
By David Harris. 1995. 128pp. 8.75" x 11.25". Paper.
This instructional manual presents 24 or so historical hands from rustic to italic. For each hand one or more historical examples are shown. Sometimes an enlarged detail or a
modern work in the hand are also given. Harris also gives us some background info on each hand. The instructional material includes exemplar alphabets and a ductus printed in several colors of transparent ink that show the individual strokes and their sequence. Hints on letter formation are
given. All illustrations are in full color.
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B2623. Calligrapher's Bible
The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them
By David Harris. 2003. 256pp. 6.3"x8.2". Hardcover, hidden spiral. Retail Price $24.95.
A brief section on tools, materials and techniques is followed by an amazing array of alphabets: medieval and modern, formal and informal. Each has an exemplar alphabet with ductus, including pen angle changes within strokes for certain alphabets. The opposite page has instructions on the basic structures of the letters for the hand. Includes broad edge, pointed pen, and brush alphabets. The small size & spiral format makes it easy to use. (Note: The instructional photos for the pointed pen script alphabets do not follow the standard practice in the USA).
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B1994. Calligraphic Flourishing/Hildebrandt
Calligraphic Flourishing: A New Approach to an Ancient Art
By Bill Hildebrandt. 1995. 132pp. 7" x 10". Paper.
"Flourishing"here covers swashes, cadels, cartouches, and intricate knotwork patterns used to embellish letters, text or as stand alone ornaments.Hildebrandt covers the strokes and principles for proper flourishing, from simple curves, spirals and loops to complex cadels and cartouches.His contagious sense of humor is evident as is his long experience teaching calligraphy. Flourishes, like letters, can be done well or badly & often a scribe attaches clumsy flourishes to decent letters. This book will help you understand how to make decent embellishments.
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B2832. 1-2-3 Calligraphy/Winters
1-2-3 Calligraphy: Letters and Projects for Beginners and Beyond.
By Eleanor Winters. 2006. 128pp. 8.75" x 9.25". Hardcover.
While there is duplication from her first book for kids, this is Calligraphy for Kids II. First there is a thorough review of Italic. Then instead of Uncial and Foundational, this one presents gothic variations including Gothicized italic. A series of projects follows. While this one works by itself, Calligraphy for Kids is a better book for beginners. It presents Italic, Foundational, Uncial & basic Blackletter.
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B2933. Calligraphy & Illumination: Learn the Art of Beautiful Writing
Calligraphy and Illumination: Learn the Art of Beautiful Writing
By Cari Ferraro. 2007. 32pp. 10.25"x13.75". Paper.
A good beginner’s book with solid alphabets (13 total) in a
large format. Also presents a range of borders and
illuminated initials to paint or color. "...an ideal instruction manual for teaching beginners" - Alice
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B2627. Calligraphy: Easel Does It/Howells
Calligraphy Easel-Does-It
By Ouchida-Howells. Paper.
Edited by Nancy-Ouchida Howells. 2004. 96pp. 10-5/8"x8". Spiral.
Clear step-by-step instructions for using calligraphy and creating projects including a place card, menu, invitation, poem, album/scrapbook covers, family tree, wrapping paper, gift tag, greeting card, and a wooden box. The projects progress from simple to complex, covering a wide range of techniques, including paper folding, writing with resist, drawing with a pen, flourishes, watercolor washes, writing with multi-colors, layered writing and collage. For beginner or intermediate scribe. The flip-over, easel style format allows the book to stand upright. The card stock pages are ring-bound, making the pages easy to view while working. 170 full color photos.
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