HIGH RESOLUTION (4.8MB) JNB Supplement Summer 2013

B3911. Sign
Painters by
Faythe Levine,
Sam Macon.
2012. 176pp.
7.5"x 9.5". Paper
$24.95
As recently as
the 1980s, storefronts, murals,
banners, barn signs, billboards, and
even street signs were hand-lettered
with brush and paint. (This skilled
trade has been largely replaced by
computer-designed, die-cut vinyl
lettering and inkjet printers.) This
book documents these dedicated
practitioners, their time-honored
methods, and their appreciation for
quality and craftsmanship. It
features stories and photographs of
more than two dozen sign painters.
New lower price
B3806.
Historical
Types: From
Gutenberg to
Ashendene by
Stan Knight.
2012. 9"x12".
$39.95
In this long-awaited sequel to his
classic Historical Scripts, Stan traces
the development of letterforms in
type. He presents the types and type
designs from Gutenberg to the
Private Presses of the 20th century,
showing the types both enlarged and
actual size. Every single illustration
in this book has been specially
commissioned. The photos show the
historical types with remarkable
clarity, matched by Stan’s readable
and authoritative text.
B3909. Little Book of Lettering by Emily Gregory.
2012. 192pp. 6.75"x7.25". Hardcover $24.95
This inspirational collection of contemporary
lettering – handwritten, hand-drawn
and digitally rendered – is wide in scope and displays
the work of a wide range of lettering artists.
B1897. Kunstraum Kalligrafie
by Joachim Propfe. 2011. 239pp. 9.25"x10.25". Hardcover $80.00
Full of Propfe's calligraphic compostions on walls. A wide
variety of styles, all wonderfully reproduced. Includes
instruction on both the hands and lettering on walls. Text is in German.
THOMAS INGMIRE
B3840. Things that Dream:
Contemporary Calligraphic
Artists’ Books. 2012. 556pp.
12.75"x9.25". Hardcover
$99.00
Price includes shipping
in the USA.
For five years calligrapher
Thomas Ingmire has provided
text and heads for sixteen one-of-a-kind books of poetry by Pablo Neruda
and Federico García Lorca. This collaborative effort included poet and
model Mary Julia Klimenko, artist Manuel Neri, and design binders Daniel
E. Kelm, Kylin Lee, and others at the Wide Awake Garage bindry. This
catalog is generously illustrated in full color with large-format doublepage
images from the books. The text is in English and Spanish and by
Bruce Nixon, with additional contributions by Mark Dimunation, Joseph
Goldyne; Michael Keller, Roberto Trujillo; and Steve Woodall. Spanish title:
Cosas que sueñan: Libros de artistas caligráficos contemporaneous.
B3891.
How to
Write
Copperplate
by
Hamid
Reza Ebrahimi. 2010. 40pp English,
28pp Persian. 8.5"x11". Paper
$35.00
A good, thorough, and
beautiful introduction to
Copperplate script with letter-byletter
instruction and guide sheets.
Use the book with Hamid’s online
videos for comprehensive instruction.
The English text, written in the
author’s elegant script, is printed in
dark brown on cream colored pages.
8 full-color illustrations. Hamid has
taught the script since 1997.
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B1899.
Leipziger
Buchkunst und
Grafik-Design
(Leipzig Book
Art and Graphic
Design). 176pp.
9"x11". Paper
$27.50
Catalog from a 1991 exhibition at
the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach,
Germany, spotlighting the work of
teachers and students of the School
of Visual Arts in Leipzig. Text in
German. Profusely illustrated (both
color and black & white).
B3895.
Dancin’ Pen:
Pen
Manipulation
and Beyond
by Carrie
Imai. 2012.
45pp. 8"x8.5". Book + DVD. $29.95
This manual teaches Carrie’s Italic
and how to make the letters dance
using an automatic pen. As in her
popular workshops, you learn how to
manipulate your pen to create the
forms with step-by-step instructions
and clear exemplars. In the
accompanying DVD, you are there as
she demonstrates how to do it. Book
is spiral-bound to lie flat. Signed.
Red
Rose
S860.
Sull
Flourished
Mug.
Enjoy
your favorite hot beverage with a
flourish. The ornate design by master
penman Michael Sull is laser etched.
Dishwasher and microwave safe. Mug
colors: Black, Red, & Rose with white
flourishes. $20.00. SALE $14.95 each
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