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The Complete Guide to Calligraphy: the Essential Reference for all Calligraphers

1 review
Quantum Publishing

Oceana, 2006

The Compleat guide to Calligraphy
This is a large colorful paperback put out by Quantum Press, London. They are a republishing house and as such there is no author listed. However someone knew what they were doing. This book has a little background and history, some suggested tools and materials and then how to do and ductuses. So far not unusual. The last half of this book is projects and this part is singular. Step by step ...

Canticle of the Sun (The Calligrapher's Notebooks)
St. Francis Of Assisi

Shambhala, 2002

Between 1225 and 1226, in the last year of his life, Francis of Assisi composed his celebrated "Canticle of the Sun" (also known as the "Canticle of the Creatures"), in which he gives voice to a feeling of appreciation for, and intimate closeness to, the sun, the moon, the earth, and all the elements of natureâ€”which he addresses as "brother" and "sister." Frank Missant's extensive knowledge of the art and culture of the Italian Middle Ages ...

The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them

18 reviews
David Harris

Barron's Educational Series, 2003

Great!
This is a great book for beginners. It has a great layout and is easy to understand.

In Love with the Way: Chinese Poems of the Tang Dynasty (The Calligrapher's Notebooks)
Francois Cheng

Shambhala, 2002

The poetry selected for this volume comes from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), an era when the influence of Buddhism was at its strongest in China. The best loved and most influential of all Chinese poems come from this period. Like all books in the Shambhala Calligraphy series, In Love with the Way takes a classic spiritual text that has been a subject for calligraphers for many yearsâ€”and uses it to showcase a uniquely modern example of the ...

Written Letters: 33 Alphabets for Calligraphers

8 reviews
Jacqueline Svaren

Taplinger Publishing Company, 1986

One of my favorites...
This attractive, information-packed book inspired me at a time when I was ready to drop calligraphy. It focuses on increasing the intermediate calligrapher's repertoire of alphabets, rather than on introductory material. The variety of beautifully lettered alphabets provide inspiration for many projects. I highly recommend it.

Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600-1900 (Museum of Fine Arts)
David J. Roxburgh, Mary McWilliams

Museum Fine Arts Houston, 2008

In Islamic culture, calligraphy has long been considered a quintessential art form. This beautiful writing practice constitutes an expression of piety, and calligraphers are among the most highly esteemed artists. Traces of the Calligrapher portrays the intimate world of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture. It brings together the “tools of the trade”—works in their own right that are rarely ...

Layout and Design for Calligraphers

2 reviews
Alan Furber

Taplinger Publishing Company, 1984

Layout and Design for Calligraphers
As a teacher of calligraphy, I have used Alan Furber's book many times. He does a great, yet simple job of explaining basic graphic design and layout techniques, but from a calligraphic perspective. The book is filled with actual examples of everything he discusses. From thumbnails to full layouts, Alan gives the reader a "good" way and a "better" way to arrive at a finished piece. He covers ...

The Calligrapher: A Novel

23 reviews
Edward Docx

Mariner Books, 2005

Though lovers shall be lost, love shall not
This is a story of a modern libertine living in London, doing a very peculiar work for a living. This man is witty, charming, and women adore him, and he thinks of himself as the perfect Casanova. Until one day a moving van came unexpected... So begins one of the wittiest, finely written, learned and disarmingly funniest stories of love in modern times, with characters you won't forget. A ...

Rudolf Koch: Letterer, Type Designer, Teacher

1 review
Gerald Cinamon

Oak Knoll Press, 2000

Everything You Need to Know About Rudof Koch!
Literally everything you need to know about Rudolf Koch! I had to do a research on this guy and this book pretty much is the ONLY book with in depth information on Rudolf Koch. Has plenty of images too of him, his works, his studio...lots of stuff!

The Calligraphers' Night (New Fiction Series)
Yasmine Ghata

Hesperus Press, 2007

1923. The young Rikkat is being brought up in the belief that her entire life will be devoted to the art of calligraphy. That same year, Atatürk’s republic breaks away from the Islamic tradition, progressively abolishing the Arabic language and scripts in favor of a modified version of the Latin alphabet. Once the sacred ministers of Allah, calligraphers are now being marginalized and their schools closed. The resulting suicide of ...

The Calligrapher's Studio Kit
Claire Secrett, 2003

Ages 14 and over Packed with helpful hints and tips from an experienced Calligrapher. Step-by-step projects show you the whole process-how to complete a piece of work from the simplest beginnings. More than 250 inspiring examples of the calligrapher's art. Spiral binding allows the book to lie flat, making it convenient and easy to use while you work. Kit contains everything yu need to get started.

Gudrun Zapf Von Hesse: Binds, Handwritten Books, Typefaces, Examples of Lettering and Drawings

Mark Batty Publisher, 2002

This book is the first major retrospective publication illustrating the work of Gudrun Zapf von Hesse-an important German lettering artist, type designer and bookbinder. This book features 150 color plates and is a visual essay of her accomplishments in bindings, handwritten books, typefaces, lettering and typography, drawings, and other art works. An introduction written by the noted Professor Hans A. Halbey reviews her lifework.

Album Prefaces and Other Documents on the History of Calligraphers and Painters (Muqarnas Supplement)
W. M. Thackston

Brill Academic Publishers, 2000

Painting for Calligraphers

2 reviews
Marie Angel

Overlook Hardcover, 1997

beautiful and useful
This book contains examples of some wonderful small-scale paintings, along with advice on materials and techniques. The painting subjects are mostly drawn from nature, with very few historical examples. I'd recommend this book for people who are interested in making their own calligraphy or small book projects and would like to incorporate natural subjects into their work. It is not a ...

Celtic Design and Ornament for Calligraphers

2 reviews
Jack Mackinder

Thames & Hudson, 1999

Author's reply to the reader from Chandler
Your reviewer from Chandler has missed it entirely. Anyone considering buying my book should be aware that it is all about creating your own designs in the style of the 8th century Insular manuscripts, not about copying someone else's examples. "basically shows the basic border layouts" What the book shows is the precise, geometrically defined rectangles that the 8th century Irish scribes used. ...

Jay's Journal of Anomalies : Conjurers, Cheats, Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters, Imposters, ...

11 reviews
Ricky Jay

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001

Odd Tastes? Read This Book.
Wonderfully entertaining and enjoyable scholarship on extremely odd topics: flea circuses, hunger artists, nose-removal devices, and humbug of all sorts. Jay proves himself once again to be not only a supremely talented performer on the stage but on the page as well. Peruse this and be amazed at what people found entertaining a century or two ago... it's not so different from what you watch ...

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