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Calligraphy: A Course in Hand Lettering | 
 enlarge | Author: Maryanne Grebenstein
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $6.95
You Save: $13.00 (65%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 473874
Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0823005534
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.61
EAN: 9780823005536
ASIN: 0823005534
Publication Date: September 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New - may have a small remainder mark on the edge.
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Book Description
For anyone who's ever been wowed by the writing on a wedding invitation rather than the reception...for anyone who's ever studied the calligraphy on a wine list rather than the chianti...this is the ideal book! It's a comprehensive calligraphy course between covers, taught by a distinguished calligrapher. From ninth-century Uncial to fifteenth-century Gothic, the book explains the development of the major "hands" and shows how to master the basics. Topics include supplies, strokes, pen angles, spacing, design and layout, italic lettering, Carolingian lettering, foundational lettering, plus much, much more. Therapeutic and rewarding, calligraphy is popular both as an art form and a form of relaxation—and here's the perfect no-fuss, no-muss starter course!
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Great for beginners and advanced calligraphers December 9, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Beautifully and intelligently executed, both beginners and advanced calligraphers will find value in this book. The scripts are rendered beautifully with excellent instructions and diagrams for practice as well as final lettering. It is spiral bound - a thoughtful touch for a book that will be left open to certain pages for lengthy periods of time. There are pull-out templates to use on a light-box underneath paper or vellum. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It's well worth the price and could replace an entire bookshelf of less worthy tomes.
The BEST Calligraphy Book EVER! January 29, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This has to be the best Calligraphy Book. It lays flat and will also "hang" off the top of your drawing table. The descriptions and explanations are well thought out and easy to understand. Maryanne Grebenstein has put a TON of thought into this book and how well its laid out. The tear out sheets in the back are fantastic! The only one I've come across that has them (and I have MANY calligraphy books). I recommend this book above all the others out there.
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