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Pointed Pen Variations
Books and other media
B1638. Brush Lettering by Reaves and Schulte. Paper. $29.95
B1851. Pointed Pen Variations by Mike Kecseg. $19.50
A useful and beautifully as well as exemplary portfolio alphabet sheets from Mike's Pointed Pen Alphabets. The pointed brush capital forms in these books can also be written with the flexible pointed pen!
Mike also recommends these other books for your pointed pen library:
B255. The Universal Penman Engraved by Geoge Bickham. Paper. $21.95
B368. Ames Compendium of Practical and Ornamental Penmanship. Paper. $8.95
B2476. F. W. Tabblyn's Home Instructor in Penmanship. Spiral. $24.95
B1816. Learning to Write Spencerian Script. by Michael Sull and Debra Rapp. Paper. $17.50
B2831. A Passion for the Pen: The Art of Georgina Artigas edited by Brenda Casey Zoby. Retail Price $24.95. JNB $19.95
B3064. The Script Letter by Tommy Thompson.Out-of-print, however their are a few used copies available. $11.00
B2470. An Elegant Hand by William E. Henning. Hardcover $59.95. JNB Price $57.49
Script and Cursive Alphabets. Out-of-print.
Brushstroke and Freestyle Alphabets. Out-of-print.
Supplies
Pens: Oblique penholder: pointed pen nibs (Ex. Hunt #101, Gillott #303, Hiro #41, Nikko "G" or your favorite pointed nib).
Tools: Straight edge; pencil; protractor or adjustable triangle.
Ink/Paint: Black ink (Ex. Higgins Eternal, McCaffrey's, Moon Palace Sumi or ink stick and grinding stone); gouache: white or Dr. PH Martin's bleedproof white, black, 2-3 colors of your choice.
Paper: Graph paper 11x17" with 1/8" squares; 1-2 sheets of quality art paper (Ex. Arches HP, Canson Mi Tientes, Diploma Parchment); at least one sheet of black or dark colored paper of your choice.
Misc..: Mixing tray; mixing brush.
Optional: Drawing/slant board; T-square.
Materials Fee: None
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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
List Price $29.95
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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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". Three-ring Binder
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.
***Due to the poor condition of these books we now sell them in a three ring binder. We have cut off the binding and drilled holes in the pages without losing any of the lettering. If you prefer a copy still in the original binding we can send you a copy, but the binding will likely fail.
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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 Sull. 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" x11".
Retail Price $24.95 SALE Save $10.00
A collection of calligraphic jewels from Georgina's 50 years of creating beautiful letters. Includes 32 pages with pointed pen lettering: invitations, certificates & awards, logos, and 8 art pieces from the Calligrapher’s Engagement Calendars. She was a master with the broad edge pen, as well. The book displays many of her 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. 40 color plates. At this price, it should be in every point pen scribe's library.
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B3064. Script Lettering For Artists / Thompson
Script Lettering For Artists / Thompson
Used Book
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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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H48. Peerless/Ziller Oblique Holder
Ziller Oblique Pen Holder
These less expensive oblique pen holders are pre-adjusted for our most popular pointed nibs. Metal flange, grey plastic handle. Specify Gillott 303, Gillott 404, Brause 66EF, Hunt
101, Nikko G, EF Principal. This holder can be adjusted for virtually any nib. Please let us know the nib you use & we will pick the closest holder.
For the Hiro 40, order PRIN
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H51. Century Oblique Penholder
Century Oblique Holder
These gorgeous turned wood pen holders have a metal flange. They are made to hold the Gillott 303 and Hunt 101 (and similar sized nibs). They can be adjusted with needle
nosed pliers to fit other nibs. Wood Penholder.
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