Celtic Hand Stroke by Stroke

Author: Arthur Baker
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486243368
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 54

Book Description
A complete, stroke-by-stroke guide to producing Celtic calligraphy. Learn how to create each leter of the alphabet in the age-old Celtic manner. Crystal clear instructions also cover pens, inks, work surface, paper and lines, how to hold the pen and more. 38 full-page plates plus 8 illustrations.

Elegant Display Alphabets

Author: Dan X. Solo
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486269639
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Type fonts selected to add formal elegance, precision and grace to graphic projects that require a more reserved and thoughtful approach. Most of the fonts include both upper- and lowercase alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks and typographical ornaments.

Magical Alphabets

Author: Nigel Pennick
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 9780877287476
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Here the alphabetical systems of the West, including Hebrew, Greek, Runic, Celtic, Medieval, and the Renaissance alphabets of the alchemical tradition are examined in depth. Explains the numerological significance of the various alphabets, andprovides exciting evidence for the widespread influence of Runes.

Medieval Calligraphy

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.

Medieval Calligraphy

Author: Marc Drogin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description

Ornate Letters Vector Designs

Author: Alan Weller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486991733
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
These artistically rendered initials and letters represent an array of historical periods and styles, including Gothic/Medieval, Celtic, Romantic, Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, Moderne, and many others. The letters lend themselves to a wide range of uses, and when rendered in the form of easily manipulated and customized vector files, their possibilities expand even further. This CD-ROM and Book set includes: • 459 highly scalable, Vector-based graphics saved in EPS and SVG formats; also saved as high-res JPEG files • 40 texture images • Tutorials on scaling, twisting, repetition, patterns, colors, fills, layers, compound paths, and other invaluable techniques • Gallery section offering inspiring design ideas; JPEGs included for all Gallery graphics

Letters & Lettering

Author: Frank Chouteau Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
This book is intended for those who have felt the need of a varied collection of alphabets of standard forms, arranged for convenient use. The alphabets illustrated, while primarily intended to exhibit the letter shapes, have in most cases been so arranged as to show also how the letters compose into words, except in those instances where they are intended to be used only as initials.

Decorative Alphabets and Initials

Author: Alexander Nesbitt
Publisher: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typogr
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
A sourcebook of initials and ornamental letters reproduces designs from the eighth century to the present.

Celtic Calligraphy

Author: Kerry Richardson
Publisher: Gill Books
ISBN: 9780717157273
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
With instruction on how to draw letterforms derived from original Celtic manuscripts, and with step-by-step explanations of knotwork borders and motifs plus illumination, this book will show you how to transform your writing into unique works of art.

Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation

Author: Willard Johnson
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486807304
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment, Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a Dragon, Jumping Jackey jeer'd a Jesting Juggler, and Rory Rumpus rode a raw-bon'd Race-horse among other antics in this antique alphabet of tongue twisters. Originally published in 1836, this charming collection of whimsical rhymes was redesigned 100 years later by some of the twentieth century's most celebrated typographers. The artists volunteered their services and worked independently of each other, resulting in a captivating pastiche in which the verses are rendered in a variety of typefaces and accompanied by woodcuts, line drawings, and other black-and-white illustrations.