september 2011 update - John Neal, Bookseller

Calligraphy Instructional
This long out-of-print manual is available again
B2979. Little Manual
of Calligraphy by
Charles Pearce. 32pp.
10"x8". Paper $12.95
Handwritten
throughout, this is one
of the most beautiful
calligraphy manuals.
Each hand is presented with an exemplar alphabet
with ductus. Pearce is a master scribe and his
manual belongs in every calligrapher’s library.
B3098. Calligraphy
Alphabets for Beginners:
The Easy Way to Learn
Lettering and Illumination
Techniques by Mary Noble
and Janet Mehigan. 2008.
96pp. 6.5"x8". Hardcover,
concealed spiral $19.95
Presents instruction for
Uncial, Foundational, Carolingian, Italic, Flourished
Italic Copperplate, Gothic, Lombardic Capitals &
numerals. Letters are presented in groups of similar
forms with ductus and stop-action photos. Final
section presents adding metallics and color to letters
and pieces with some newer techniques.
B2931. The Complete Guide
to Calligraphy: Master
Scripts of the West and East,
Step-by-Step with 45 Projects
edited by Ralph Cleminson.
2006. 224pp. 8"x10.75".
Hardcover with concealed
spiral $35.00.
SALE $17.50
This step-by-step handbook
includes 14 scripts: Roman alphabets (including Versal
and Copperplate), Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic,
Chinese and Japanese. There are 50 projects, such as a
kabbalah prayer in Hebrew, a fabric bag with Bedouin
motif and an illuminated Celtic prayer.
B2623. The Calligrapher’s
Bible: 100 Complete
Alphabets and How
to Draw Them by David
Harris. 2003. 256pp.
6.3"x8.2". Hardcover,
hidden spiral $24.95.
JNB Price $22.50
A brief section on tools, materials and techniques is
followed by an amazing array of alphabets: medieval
and modern, formal and informal. Each has an
exemplar alphabet with ductus, including pen angle
changes within strokes for certain alphabets. The opposite
page has instructions on the basic structures of
the letters for the hand. Includes broad edge, pointed
pen, and brush alphabets. The small size & spiral
format makes it easy to use. (Note: The instructional
photos for the pointed pen script alphabets do not
follow the standard practice in the USA)
JUDY MELVIN
B3044. Art Expose:
A Collection of Techniques
for Creative Expression by
Judy Melvin. 2008. 20pp.
8.25"x8.25". Paper $14.95
Judy has put her workshop
notes into book form. It’s a
book of how to make beautiful artwork using the
techniques for creative expression that she teaches.
Full color. Includes: Sumi Ink & Sink Art, Sumi Ink
& TECH Ink, Gesso, Pastels & Stencils, Bleach &
Pastels, and Walnut Ink.
B3309. Emperor Maximilian I: The Adventures
of the Knight Theuerdank edited by
Stephan Füssel. 668 pp. 9.75"x13.5".
Hardcover $99.00.
SALE $49.95
The amazing tales of the
knight Theuerdank and
his companion, Ehrenhold, comprise
the last great epic verse of the late
Middle Ages. The courageous knight’s
journey to woo his future wife, Mary of
Burgundy, and his triumph in battles
and other dangerous escapades are the
focus of this highly embellished “life-story” of Emperor Maximilian I
(1459-1519). King of Germany before becoming Holy Roman Emperor
in 1508, Maximilian was a great patron of the arts and commissioned a trilogy of ornate, illustrated books
to immortalize his existence. (Modesty was not one of his virtues!) The thick volume includes 118 ornate,
gold-adorned woodcuts - one for each chapter - providing many examples of period clothing. The typeface
was specially designed for the book.
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