The Complete Guide to Calligraphy: Techniques and Materials - Hardcover

The Complete Guide to Calligraphy: Techniques and Materials.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Zustand: Gut. 159 p.: Ill. Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Buchrücken ausgeblichen, einige, wenige Flecken auf Schutzumschlag, Kopfschnitt minimal angeschmutzt, Bleistifteintrag auf Schmutztitel, sonst ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / dust jacket slightly rubbed, spine faded, few stains on dust jacket, head edge minimally soiled, pencil entry on half title, otherwise a good and clean copy. - Calligraphy is literally the art of beautiful writing. Today, emerging from centuries of tradition, it is practised all over the world in new and ever more expressive forms. The Complete Guide to Calligraphy is the first comprehensive work on the subject, combining a detailed«xploration of calligraphic styles and their history, with extensive practical coverage of equipment, materials and techniques. The story of the development of writing, from pictograms and hieroglyphics to italic and copperplate scripts, is outlined and illustrated in detail. A practical section dealing with surfaces, media and tools, including step-by-step guides on how to make your own quill and reed pens - plus a special feature on gilding technique - leads into a thorough analysis of contemporary letterforms and alphabets. Useful hints on layout and design demonstrate how to set out a wide range of different types of work; a concluding section provides a concise summary of the applications of calligraphy: in print, for display and as decoration. Covering all aspects of calligraphy from the purity of Chinese brushwork and the intricacies of medieval script, to modern letterforms, The Complete Guide to Calligraphy is the definitive book on the art of fine writing. / CONTENTS Introduction The development of writing Media and materials Basic letterforms Layout and design Special applications Glossary Index Acknowledgements. ISBN 9780714823188 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 716. Artikel-Nr. 1206306

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