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The Calligrapher's Handbook [Paperback]

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  • Paperback: 260 pages
  • Publisher: Taplinger Publishing Company; 2 Sub edition (August 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0800811984
  • ISBN-13: 978-0800811983
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,451,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ever wondered how to make gild? Wonder no more!, August 19, 2000
This review is from: The Calligrapher's Handbook (Paperback)
This is probably the essential reference for calligraphers wanting to move beyond writing on paper and with randomly purchased inks.

Most books on calligraphy technique are largely devoted to lettering guides and some minimal instruction on materials. Not this one! The book contains a series of chapters written by acknowledged experts in the field.

This book is about gilding described in more detail, about cutting quills, about binding books, about preparing vellum. In short, about all those lovely calligraphy materials and techniques so often described in aggravating inadequacy in so many calligraphic how-to's.

Written well, that even the most fearful beginner can follow the instructions, this book is a boon for every calligrapher who wants to move beyond copying the ductus.

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Calligraphy is a craft requiring singularly few tools - the writing instrument, the ink and the writing surface are the only essentials. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
quill barrel, calfskin vellum, formal penmanship, double pencils, formal calligraphy, genuine ultramarine, platinum leaf, lacing material, parchment surface, sheepskin parchment, parchment size, dry blotting paper, pen angle, writing edge, gum ammoniac, edged pen, broad pen, page proportion, pumice powder, gold tooling, powder gold, fibre texture, stick ink, vellum binding, curved strokes
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Edward Johnston, Marion Richardson, Alfred Fairbank, Calligrapher's Handbook, Graily Hewitt, British Library, Irene Base, Sam Somerville, Book of Kells, British Museum, George Allen, Irene Wellington, John Prestianni, Middle Ages, Unwin Ltd
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