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Illumination Instructional
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B2837. Masterpieces Illuminated Letters & Borders
Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders
By WR Tymms and MD Wyatt. 2006. 57pp. 8.75"x11". Paper. $14.95 SALE
More than 350 decorative designs, including 256 letters drawn from 6th to 16th century Bibles and other manuscripts. This collection includes decorated capitals, acanthus leaf, white vine, and two versal alphabets. Large, easy to copy examples. Full-color throughout.
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DVD41. Drawing & Painting the Acanthus Leaf / Buczek
Drawing and Painting the Acanthus Leaf DVD. Rosemary Buczek. Approx 120 minutes
Covers the basics elements of drawing and painting the Acanthus Leaf. In three segments, Rosemary approaches a basic level for beginners, an intermediate level, and an advanced level of drawing and painting this leaf. Additionally, she includes a set of patterns for you to download. Rosemary Buczek has taught illumination at both the summer calligraphy conference and the IAMPETH convention.
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B2953. Celtic & Anglo Saxon Art / Westwood
Celtic & Anglo Saxon Art & Ornament in Color by J.O. Westwood. 2007. 64pp. 8.25 x11. 53 full-color plates. Paper $14.95. Sale
From the fifth through the eighth centuries, Irish and Anglo-Saxon artists originated, cultivated, and perfected a style of art unparalleled and completely distinct from that of any other part of the world. Selected from incredibly rare illuminated manuscripts, this volume spotlights a wondrous variety of that ancient ornamental artwork. Characteristically mingling decoration, script, and text, the images are alive with intertwined lacings, abstract animal figures, meticulously drawn letters, winding scrolls of foliate designs, and uniquely solemn religious imagery.
This reproduction of a 19th century book of miniatures and ornaments provides a wealth of examples of knotwork, initials, animals, and human figures. The examples are particularly easy to use as models. They have been redrawn rather than photographically reproduced, and the color palette, while still rich, has been distilled to fewer colors. Reprint of facsimiles of the Miniatures and Ornaments of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts, Day and Son Limited, London, 1868.
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B2787. Bible of Illuminated Letters/Morgan
The Bible of Illuminated Letters: A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy by Margaret Morgan. 2006. 256pp. 5.75" x 7.75". Hidden spiral hardcover.
Retail Price $24.99.
Step-by-step instructions for creating 12 illuminated alphabets including Celtic, Saxon, Gothic, Romanesque and Modern Revival. Both caps and minuscules are presented along with borders and decorations. Gilding is also covered. Gallery of historical and contemporary illuminated letters. More than 400 color illustrations.
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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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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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DVD14. Gilding for Calligraphers DVD
Gilding for Calligraphers.
By Sally Mae Joseph (Sally Teague), one of the scribes working on the St. John's Bible.
Selecting and preparing vellum, slaking plaster and making gesso, gilding using loose leaf gold, preparing gum ammoniac and gilding with transfer gold, painting with shell gold and color. 130 minutes.
All our DVD’s are made to run on USA and Canada machines. If you live outside North America, you should check with the manual for your machine to see if it can play NTSC format DVD’s. If your DVD player can’t play our DVD’s, your computer may be able to.
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B2956. Ornamental Letters
Ornamental Letters
By Catherine Auguste. 2007. 107pp. 8.5x8.5. Paper
List Price: $19.95.
Step-by-step instructions on creating illuminated letters in a variety of styles. Explores different themes: flowers, leaves and branches, animals and fabulous creatures. For each she shows some variations in layout and colors so you can create your own illuminated letters or copy the models.
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DVD16. Modern Gilding for Calligraphers DVD
Modern Gilding for Calligraphers.
By Sally Mae Joseph (Sally Teague), one of the scribes working on the St. John's Bible.
Curing and cutting quills; using quills and metal pens on paper and vellum; writing with gesso; using brushes on fabric; combining traditional and modern sizes; and laying looseleaf, transfer, shell gold, & platinum on vellum, paper & fabric. 70 minutes.
All our DVD’s are made to run on USA and Canada machines. If you live outside North America, you should check with the manual for your machine to see if it can play NTSC format DVD’s. If your DVD player can’t play our DVD’s, your computer may be able to.
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CD21. Technique of Raised Gilding (CD)
The Technique of Raised Gilding
By Jerry Tresser. 2006. 72pp. CD. Specify Flipbook or 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.
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