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Contemporary Calligraphy : How to Use Formal Scripts Today by Gillian Hazeldine (2011, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press

ISBN-100709087454

ISBN-139780709087458

eBay Product ID (ePID)112575020

Product Key Features

Book TitleContemporary Calligraphy : How to Use Formal Scripts Today

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicTechniques / Calligraphy

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorGillian Hazeldine

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length11.4 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal745.61

SynopsisContemporary Calligraphy describes in detail and demonstrates clearly through the many accompanying diagrams, how to write formal scripts well and then adapt and vary them to enhance and interpret texts., Contemporary Calligraphy describes in detail and demonstrates clearly through the many accompanying diagrams, how to write formal scripts well and then adapt and vary them to enhance and interpret texts. The book begins with a historical overview of letters from the Trajan inscription of 110 AD to the Renaissance. There is a comprehensive section on tools and materials and how to begin. Then the focus is on good writing of six major scripts based on historical models, moving on to show how each script can be adapted through weight and form change, pen manipulation and pressure change to make it a lively and contemporary form. Design, layout, use of colour and information on paper are included, along with the use of alternative tools, the pencil and the pointed brush, to draw and paint letters. The book is a comprehensive and practical manual for both the beginner and for the more experienced student who wants to take their writing up to another level., 'Contemporary Calligraphy' describes in detail, and demonstrates clearly through the many accompanying diagrams, how to write formal scripts well and then adapt and vary them to enhance and interpret texts.

LC Classification NumberNK3600