- Spiral-bound: 112 pages
- Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.; 3rd Revised edition edition (30 April 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0823005518
- ISBN-13: 978-0823005512
- Product Dimensions: 27 x 21.3 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 361,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Calligraphy can make a plain wedding invitation into a work of art; put a unique and beautiful label on a gift or article of clothing; or add a graceful, personal touch to even the simplest correspondence. People who are serious about calligraphy have turned to this resource since 1949 to make this intricate art easy to understand and effortless to perform. Filled with step-by-step lessons and creative exercises, this guide is a classic text on a timeless art. Readers will practice the various calligraphic alphabets (such as roman, italic, and script), brush lettering, designed letters and type. and much more through a whole host of uncomplicated techniques and methods that should benefit all students of calligraphy - whether a fine artist, an on-the-job craftsperson, or an everyday enthusiast. Readers will also find examples taken from all periods of art history, and detailed explanations of the various tools and materials people need to practice calligraphy.
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The classic, out-of-print primer for the serious beginner.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Calligraphic Lettering (Spiral-bound)
This hard-back, spiral-bound work has a plethora of alphabets for the beginning adult scribe to learn. Many classic examples from art history, and adequate detail from the author are available to guide the willing penman. One who will devote time and self-discipline for serious practice will find this work an able guide to learning classic letter formations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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The classic, out-of-print primer for the serious beginner.,
By Patrick Doyle (doylepj@sprintmail.com) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calligraphic Lettering (Spiral-bound)
This hard-back, spiral-bound work has a plethora of alphabets for the beginning adult scribe to learn. Many classic examples from art history, and adequate detail from the author are available to guide the willing penman. One who will devote time and self-discipline for serious practice will find this work an able guide to learning classic letter formations.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The Ultimate Learning Reference,
By Letter-Bug "KI" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calligraphic Lettering (Spiral-bound)
The lovely, hand-lettered text of this book distinguishes it even before you get to the wonderful, clear alphabet studies. Its spiral binding makes it very easy to refer to pages while working; and for some reason, other calligraphy texts haven't figured that out.
I do calligraphy as an amateur (literally, for the love of it) as well as for pay. I am not a teacher by profession; but whenever I teach a calligraphy class, this is my prime reference book. Recently I thought I had lost my copy, and that is when I realized how much I depend on this book. It is The Best. If you are going to own only one calligraphy guide, this is the one! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent reference for beginner or advanced calligrapher,
By M. Wood - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calligraphic Lettering (Spiral-bound)
Ralph Douglass's Calligraphic Lettering provides a good resource for beginning or more advanced calligraphers. This is one of the first calligraphy books I used as a child some 20 years ago and was so glad to see it republished again recently.
The author offers several different calligraphic hands with a brief history for each. He also includes sections on design, proportion and a couple of pages on teaching children to write - a section I am now using to teach my children. The thing I like most about this book is that it emphasises the need to practise. |
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