Collins Calligrapher's Companion - Couverture rigide

Noble, Mary; Mehigan, Janet

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0004133781 ISBN 13 : 9780004133782

Editeur : Collins, 1999

Synopsis

A comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of the popular art of calligraphy. Section One shows how to assemble a basic kit of materials, analyzes basic letterforms and demonstrates how to put pen to paper. Section Two is the book's unique script identifier sets out over 100 different alphabets for the calligrapher and defines key points in each one to enable you to select the best one for the intended purpose. Section Three looks at the aesthetics of calligraphy and introduces the calligrapher to ideas for adding colour and textured backgrounds, embellishments and illumination to their work. Each of the 10 major calligraphic hands are reproduced as a complete alphabet with directional arrows to show order and direction of strokes. Ten variations are shown for each of the major hands.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary Noble is a calligrapher and graphic designer and she has co-authored The Art of Colour Calligraphy. Janet Mehigan is a freelance calligrapher who also teaches calligraphy and painting in Adult Education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Collins
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0004133781
• ISBN 13: 9780004133782
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simone Casetta; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italie