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Contemporary Calligraphy
Gillian Hazeldine
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Description for Contemporary Calligraphy
Hardcover. Describes and demonstrates how to write formal scripts well and then adapt and vary them to enhance and interpret texts. This book begins with a historical overview of letters from the Trajan inscription of 110 AD to the Renaissance. It includes a comprehensive section on tools and materials and how to begin. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1056.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780709087458
SKU
V9780709087458
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About Gillian Hazeldine
Gillian Hazeldine is a Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators (SSI) and a Full Member of Letter Exchange. Originally trained in Graphic Design, she worked in advertising for twenty years before beginning calligraphy. Her work has been published in many books and journals and she teaches widely at all levels. She is co-author of the SSI's Correspondence Course ... Read more
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