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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book--both for reference and for writing medieval scripts with authenticity.
Its most outstanding feature, however, is its chronological presentation of the evolution of the various scripts...explained in the context of what was happening in the western world at the time, and in the convents and monasteries in particular.
The book is rich with plates showing the great diversity within the various scripts--with examples both from the great handwritten manuscript libraries of the world and from the author's own private collection.
The book is pure pleasure for a medieval calligraphy enthusiast!
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My hobby is the Middle Ages. I coordinate a scriptorium, teaching people in my local area how to do medieval style calligraphy and illumination. If a student can only afford one calligraphy book, I recommend this one! It is the best book available for those who want to work in the style of the middle ages and rennaisance. It includes a basic primer for the beginning calligrapher. More advanced artists will use the examples of the hands as a constant resource.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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AFTER BUYING/READING/GNASHING MY TEETH OVER MANY BOOKS ON CALLIGRAPHY, I FOUND THIS SUPERB BOOK. THE REST ARE USUALLY FULL OF REGURGITATED STUFF YOU CAN, FRANKLY, GET OFF THE 'NET FOR FREE; THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NORMALLY IDENTICAL TO ARTICLES FROM INTERNET AND I LEARN NOTHING NEW. SICK OF SUCH REPETITIVE SHEEP'S CLOTHING, I FINALLY RECEIVED THIS BOOK AND FOUND IT HAD TEETH... AT LAST; A WOLF OF A BOOK!
I WANT TO YELL IT OUT TO CALLIGRAPHERS EVERYWHERE; THIS IS A FAR SUPERIOR BOOK TO ANY I HAVE READ BEFORE. IT HAS CHARM. IT IS WELL WRITTEN. IT IS INTERESTING, INFORMATIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND ENABLING. BACKGROUND INFORMATION MAKES YOU FEEL RATHER AS IF YOU HAVE SLIPPED UNSEEN INTO SOME MONASTERIAL ROOM OR OTHER AND ARE PEERING OVER THE SHOULDER OF SOME MONK WHO, ALTHOUGH TIRED, COLD AND DISGRUNTLED, IS HONOUR-BOUND TO PRODUCE HIS MOST GLORIOUS WORK , PUN-FILLED OR OTHERWISE.
THIS IS A REFRESHING CHANGE TO THE OTHER BOOKS I HAVE SEEN... INSPIRING YET UNASSUMING, IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY.
... AND NOT A SHEEP IN SIGHT.
I WANT TO YELL IT OUT TO CALLIGRAPHERS EVERYWHERE; THIS IS A FAR SUPERIOR BOOK TO ANY I HAVE READ BEFORE. IT HAS CHARM. IT IS WELL WRITTEN. IT IS INTERESTING, INFORMATIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND ENABLING. BACKGROUND INFORMATION MAKES YOU FEEL RATHER AS IF YOU HAVE SLIPPED UNSEEN INTO SOME MONASTERIAL ROOM OR OTHER AND ARE PEERING OVER THE SHOULDER OF SOME MONK WHO, ALTHOUGH TIRED, COLD AND DISGRUNTLED, IS HONOUR-BOUND TO PRODUCE HIS MOST GLORIOUS WORK , PUN-FILLED OR OTHERWISE.
THIS IS A REFRESHING CHANGE TO THE OTHER BOOKS I HAVE SEEN... INSPIRING YET UNASSUMING, IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY.
... AND NOT A SHEEP IN SIGHT.
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mediaeval calligraphy:its history and techniqe
Excellant book the layout is very informative and beautifully presented.The purchase price of the book is also lower than what I imagined it would be.
Published 7 months ago by bob
Medieval Calligraphy: a very good book
This article is a very rewarding tool to work with!
It includes much historical and practical details that are most often forgotten or left unknown in such artwork. Read more
It includes much historical and practical details that are most often forgotten or left unknown in such artwork. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Etienne
A Must Have
A really good book from the point of view that it not only gives the history of the styles but through pictures and references shows how they were formed. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Valerie Hunter
excellent how-to
This is the text to introduce someone to the art of Calligraphy - if they want to do it, rather than just look at it. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 1998
Excellent resource for art historians and calligraphers
In his usual clear, comprehensive, and comprehensible style, Marc Drogin details the evolution of calligraphy from its origins to its near demise at the advent of the printing... Read more
Published on 9 April 1997
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