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Italic Letters: Calligraphy and Handwriting

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This book has been quite helpful in learning the fundamentals of itallic Calligraphy. It not only gives you a step by step guide on forming letters, it also gives you a good background in the history of Calligraphy and an understanding of its significance. I especially enjoyed the variations it gives on different letters, allowing the student of Calligraphy to formulate his or her own unique style.

I wish I had found this book 40 years ago. Well it wasn't published 40 years ago, but you get the idea. My handwriting had gotten to the point that even I could not read it. I decided to take up Italic handwriting and purchased this book. I realize now that it is a classic. All I know is that it has really helped me write better. I would strongly suggest that all parents purchase this book and have their children start to learn italic handwriting. They will be glad they did.

Barbara (and Inga) have done a superb in offering a great textbook for learning Italic calligraphy; one of the most popular scripts for lettering artists. If you're a beginner you should buy this book just to learn discpline and the basics; if you're an advanced calligrapher than you should buy this for the historical portions and to just say that you own something by the marvelous Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay -- two outstanding and legendary Pacific Northwest calligraphers!

Don't let my title mislead you; my teacher recommended this book as being easy to follow. As a left hander, I thought calligraphy was beyond me, but this book has helped me. Still a beginner, but this book has helped.

This book arrived in a timely manner. It was in the condition as described.
Very satisfied.