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B1137-2. Vol II of Spencerian Script &.../Sull
Volume II of Spencerian Script and Ornamental Penmanship
By Michael R. Sull. 1989. 8.5"x11". Paper. Spiral bound. Retail Price $29.95.
It contains the penmanship of Platt Rogers Spencer, and features over 1,000 reproductions of ornamental alphabets, correspondence writing, signature designs, novelty styles, and off-hand flourishing as penned by the great master penman. Volume I is no longer available.
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B1253. Write Now/Getty & Dubay
Write Now
By Inga Dubay and Barbara Getty. 2005. 96pp. 8.5"x11". Paper.
A self teaching manual for a monoline italic based handwriting. Highly recommended. Second edition.
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B1277. Explicatio Formarum Litterarum/Aris
Explicatio Formarum Litterarum: The Unfolding of Letterforms.
By Rutherford Aris. 1990. 50pp. plus 23 foldout plates. 9.5"x 12.25". Paper over boards.
This book displays as graphically as possible the development of the forms of the Latin letters from the first to the fifteenth century. The foldout plates contain nearly 200 black & white reproductions of various scripts. The text relates the development of letters to that of other arts, making comparisons that shed light on the spirit of an entire age; for example, between the evolution of gothic letters and the pointed arches in gothic cathedrals. Many other fascinating insights into medieval thought, culture & history are included in the book.
Download the errata sheets for Explicatio Formarum Litterarum.
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B145. Zanerian Manual of Alphabets &...
The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing. 1981. 140pp. 8"x10.5". Spiral.
The first 21 pages by E.A. Lupfer provide some of the best copperplate instruction available.He is a master of the hand.
Other engrossing alphabets are shown as well as many examples of engrossed pieces. Revised & reissued at intervals since it was first published as Zanerian Alphabets in 1895. Now printed on 80# gloss paper.
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B1501. Addressing Invitations/Breman
Addressing Invitations: Proper Forms of Address
By Joan Breman. 4.75" x 8.5" folded.
Only a small folder, but for those new to addressing invitations for weddings and other formal occasions, it provides rules for outside and inside envelopes, addresses for clergy, military, university titles, along with postal suggestions and some additional hints. Can save you time and trouble.
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B152. Ornate Pictorial Calligraph/Lupfer
Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy
By E.A. Lupfer. 78pp. 8"x11". Paper.
Instructions and examples of pictorial flourishes: Quills, birds, swans, etc.
Price increase by publisher May 2008.
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B1619. Hebrew Calligraphy Styles/Jonas
Hebrew Calligraphy Styles
By Gina Jonas. 1996. Second edition. 24pp. 5.25"x 8.25". Paper.
Jonas has revised & reprinted her instructional manual adding three contemporary styles & reworking some of the original ones to make them closer to historical models.
Covers Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Ancient, & Mizrachi. Exemplar, ductus & notes on construction given for each style.
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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.
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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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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B1672. Blue & Yellow Don't Make Green/Wilcox
Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green
By Michael Wilcox. 2002. 200pp. 8.5"x10.75". Paper. Retail Price $26.99.
This essential guide presents an easy to follow,
step-by-step format for perfecting the art of color mixing.Uses a double primary set, including warm and cool shades of blue, yellow and red. 480 color illustrations.
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