Foundations of Calligraphy (Spiral-bound)

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Product Description

A calligraphy instructional manual by a master scribe who is also a master teacher. Sheila Waters has taught a generation of calligraphers through summer classes and weekend workshops. Her long awaited manual presents instruction and analysis of a wide variety of hands, as well as, design for calligraphers. Chapters include Foundations, Capitols, Blackletter, Gothic Cursives, Uncial & Half Uncial, Carolingian, Italic and Italic Variations, Analysing Letterforms & Practicing Effectively and Design & Layout. Includes eight color pages of Sheila's inspiring work. Hardcover concealed spiral binding.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 126 pages
• Publisher: John Neal Bookseller (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966530519
• ISBN-13: 978-0966530513
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #691,180 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 29, 2007

By	Kathy Feig "penkathy" (Sutton, Quebec) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the finest instruction book on calligraphy I have ever read and I am a seasoned scribe of 28 years; as a teacher I refer to this book and highly recommend it to my students.

5.0 out of 5 stars great reference book, September 28, 2009

By	Manya M. Meador - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Sheila Waters does such great work and it will be a pleasure to be able to look through this book and glean information from time to time.