George Bickham's Penmanship Made Easy, Or, The Young Clerk's Assistant)

George Bickham's Penmanship Made Easy, Or, The Young Clerk's Assistant) PDF Author: George Bickham
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486297798
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Unabridged reprint of extremely rare 18th-century manual offers helpful hints on forming letters, holding the pen, arm and wrist positions, and posture. Includes rich sampling of alphabets, maxims, didactic verses, and other words of advice. Charmingly illustrated instruction manual for calligraphers, commercial artists,and devoteés of fine penmanship.

The Universal Penman

The Universal Penman PDF Author: George Bickham
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486206165
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
"An essential part of any art library, and a book of permanent value not affected by seasonal styles." — American Artist. Here is Bickham's famous treasury of English roundhand calligraphy from 1740. Includes 125 pictorial scenes, over 200 script pictures, 19 complete animals, 275 lettered specimens, more than 100 panels, frames, cartouches, and other effects, and more.

Ornamental Penmanship

Ornamental Penmanship PDF Author: Thomas Tomkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780486244495
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description
Handsome volume collects one work each by two eighteenth-century masters of calligraphy. Presents authentic calligraphic alphabets, flourishes, messages, other decorative elements. 75 plates.

Fraktur

Fraktur PDF Author: Ruthanne Hartung
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811771369
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
The Pennsylvania Dutch are noted for the beautifully designed and hand-lettered documents known as fraktur. These include birth and marriage certificates, family trees, bookplates, awards, and house blessings. Leading fraktur artist Ruthanne Hartung adapts the craft to modern tastes and needs in this practical how-to book, with information on tools, step-by-step instructions, ideas for design, lettering and coloring techniques, and a variety of projects. An assortment of traditional patterns to apply to personal frakturs are included.

Ornamental Calligraphy

Ornamental Calligraphy PDF Author: George J. Becker
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486276786
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A remarkable series of studies, including 23 complete alphabets, in ornate penmanship. Among the lettering styles: Roman print, German text, Old English print and English church text.

Medieval Calligraphy

Medieval Calligraphy PDF Author: Marc Drogin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486261425
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Spirited history and comprehensive instruction manual covers 13 styles (ca. 4th–15th centuries). Excellent photographs; directions for duplicating medieval techniques with modern tools. "Vastly rewarding and illuminating." — American Artist.

Historic Texarkana

Historic Texarkana PDF Author: Beverly J. Rowe
Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377019
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description

The Alphabetic Labyrinth

The Alphabetic Labyrinth PDF Author: Johanna Drucker
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500280683
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
The letters of the alphabet have been the object of speculation since their invention. This book examines the many ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in political, spiritual, or religious systems over two millennia.
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