Results for: Writing & Calligraphy

Neuenschwander, J. Brody.

ORDER, VARIETY, AND MEASURE: THE CREATION OF THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT.

(Princeton, NJ): The Exhibition Gallery, The Princeton University Library, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 28 pages. Introduction by the author and select bibliography. Exhibition setting forth the author's thesis that order, variety, and measure governed the creation of medieval manuscripts. Some pages folded at upper fore-edge corner. READ MORE about ORDER, VARIETY, AND MEASURE: THE CREATION OF THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121747

Nicholson, William.

ALPHABET.

San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1975. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv) pages followed by the facsimile in color of this alphabet book. Reprinted from the 1898 first edition. Jacket is faded. READ MORE about ALPHABET

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 22568

O'Neill, Timothy.

IRISH HAND: SCRIBES AND THEIR MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WITH AN EXEMPLAR OF IRISH SCRIPTS.

(Portlaoise, Ireland): The Dolmen Press, (1984). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxviii, 100 pages. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, introduction by Francis John Byrne, bibliography, two maps. A study of Irish calligraphy over ten centuries. In two parts: an anthology of full pages from 26 famous manuscripts and a study of the evolution of the Irish script. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket slightly bent at top and bottom. READ MORE about IRISH HAND: SCRIBES AND THEIR MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WITH...

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 121693

Ogg, Oscar.

THE 26 LETTERS.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1964). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 262 pages. Reprint of the first edition. More than 275 black-and-white with some color drawings by the author in this history of the alphabet. Jacket shows wear. READ MORE about THE 26 LETTERS

Price: $6.00 Order nr. 9834

Ogg, Oscar.

THE 26 LETTERS.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1956). 8vo. cloth. (xii), 254, (3) pages. Reprint of first edition. More than 275 illustrations by the author to enhance the text. Executed in black and orange. Covers rubbed with spotting on back. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE 26 LETTERS

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 54287

Olmert, Michael.

THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF BOOKS.

New York: Wings Books, (1995). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A one volume history of the book illustrated with 350 photographs. With an introduction by Christopher de Hamel. This book received excellent reviews. READ MORE about THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF BOOKS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 93811

Parker, Bertha M.

THE STORY OF WRITING.

Washington: American Council on Education, (1932). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Achievement of Civilization, number 1. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE STORY OF WRITING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 22637

Patterson, Rhodes.

ZYX, 26 POETIC PORTRAITS.

Developed and designed by Mark Oldach and Rhonda Taira.
N.P. Society of Typographic Arts in association with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, 1989. folio. blue cloth lettered in red and white. Not paginated. Developed and designed by Mark Oldach and Rhonda Taira. First edition. Foreword by Josef Godlewski, In Celebration by John Cole, Introduction by Rhodes Patterson. 26 different designers executed a letter of the alphabet as a drawing in color and accompanied their letter by a few lines..... READ MORE about ZYX, 26 POETIC PORTRAITS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107490

Pelletier, DavidA.

THE GRAPHIC ALPHABET.

New York: Orchard, (1996). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. Not paginated. Reprint of first edition. An elegant alphabet book in full color. READ MORE about THE GRAPHIC ALPHABET

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 110182

Phillips, Dana.

THE BLACKSMITH'S TALE OR ONCE UPON A FLOWER.

(Chevy Chase, MD): Posterity Press, (1999). 4to. paper covered boards, dust jacket. (vi), ii, 97, (1), iii-iv pages. Children's tale. Illustrated by Sheila Waters. Design and calligraphy by Julian Waters. Signed by designer and illustrator on half-title. Color illustrations. Card to Deborah Evetts and brochure about another publication laid in. READ MORE about THE BLACKSMITH'S TALE OR ONCE UPON A FLOWER

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 106904

Pott, Gottfried.

WORKSHOP IMPRESSION.

(Hardheim, Germany: Die Kalligraphie Editions, 1989). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. unpaginated. Text in English and German. Limited to 2000 copies. Presentation by the author on title. The product of summertime workshops in Offenbach, Germany. Illustrations of each letter of the alphabet. READ MORE about WORKSHOP IMPRESSION

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 125294

Prang, Louis and Co.

ALPHABETS PLAIN, ORNAMENTED AND ILLUMINATED, A SELECTION FROM THE BEST ANCIENT AND MODERN STYLES, PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR THE USE OF PAINTERS, ENGRAVERS, MARBLEWORKERS AND ILLUMINATORS.

Boston: L. Prang & Co., n.d. (before July 1870). oblong 8vo. original green cloth stamped in gilt. (16) leaves. Preface, color title page followed by 15 plates of alphabets (some colored), and a leaf of advertising. Publishing date comes from title in ad in the back. Former owner has added pencil addresses and comments on front pastedown, free endpaper and verso of free endpaper. Shaken with pages detached. Covers are well preserved. READ MORE about ALPHABETS PLAIN, ORNAMENTED AND ILLUMINATED, A SELECTION FROM THE BEST ANCIENT AND MODERN STYLES,...

Price: $700.00 Order nr. 121470

Reiner, Imre & Hedwig.

LETTERING IN BOOK ART. [THE APPLICATION OF LETTERING FOR DISPLAY WORK ON JACKETS, TITLE-PAGES AND IN THE TEXT OF BOOKS. TRADITIONAL FORMS IN RELATION TO PRESENT-DAY TENDENCIES].

St. Gall: Zollikofer and Co., 1948. small 4to. boards, dust jacket. 95 pages. Examples of lettering for book design. Some illustrations are printed in two colors. Piece of front cover of jacket lacking. Wear along spine of jacket. Book is in fine condition. READ MORE about LETTERING IN BOOK ART. [THE APPLICATION OF LETTERING FOR DISPLAY WORK ON JACKETS, TITLE-PAGES AND...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 85779

Reynolds, Flora Elizabeth.

GUIDE TO THE BOOK ARTIFACTS COLLECTION.

Berkeley, CA: The Bancroft Library/University of California, Berkeley, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), ii, 48 pages. The Book Artifacts Collection of The Bancroft Library contains material relating to the development of writing, the history of printing, and the various book arts. Part I is an illustrated guide to the collection; Part II, Outline of Holdings, is intended as a convenient record for readers familiar with the subject. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE BOOK ARTIFACTS COLLECTION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 69468

Rothe, Edith.

MEDIAEVAL BOOK ILLUMINATION IN EUROPE, THE COLLECTIONS OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.

W.W. Norton & Company: New York, (1968). 4to. cloth. 307 pages. A study of Western illuminated manuscripts in the German Democratic Republic, covering the period 400-1600, with commentary on the plates. Illustrated with 160 plates, 96 of which are in color. Covers soiled. READ MORE about MEDIAEVAL BOOK ILLUMINATION IN EUROPE, THE COLLECTIONS OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 99333

Rouse, M.A., and R.H. Rouse.

CARTOLAI, ILLUMINATORS, AND PRINTERS IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALY: THE EVIDENCE OF THE RIPOLI PRESS.

Los Angeles: University of California, 1988. 8vo. stiff wrappers. 127 +(1) pages and 25 plates. First edition. Examples of late medieval or renaissance artists at work in a collection of early printed books. The authors suggest that it was the cartolai or paper dealers, who, in the first twenty-five or so years of Italian printing, were instrumental in the hand-finishing and decoration of printed books. With color frontis and twenty-five black-and-white plates following text. READ MORE about CARTOLAI, ILLUMINATORS, AND PRINTERS IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALY: THE EVIDENCE OF THE RIPOLI PRESS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 62719

Schumacher-Gebler, Eckehart (editor).

26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET.

(Munchen, Germany: Typostudio SchumacherGebler), 1989. 4to. stiff paper binder with spiral rings. (168) pages. A calendar and typographical compendium that serves as a reference book about letter forms, their designers, function and history. Most illustrations were supplied by the contributors and the typeface designers. Sponsored by the German Printers Federation, the Bundesverband Druck. An article about the editor's typeface collection and correspondence between him and the type designer George Abrams loosely inserted. READ MORE about 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 70830

Schumacher-Gebler, Eckehart (editor).

26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET.

(Munchen, Germany: Typostudio SchumacherGebler), 1992. 4to. stiff paper binder with spiral rings. Not paginated. A calendar and typographical compendium that serves as a reference book about letter forms, their designers, function and history. Most illustrations were supplied by the contributors and the typeface designers. Sponsored by the German Printers Federation, the Bundesverband Druck. READ MORE about 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121230

Smith, Percy.

LETTERING, A PLEA.

N.P. First Editions Club, 1932. 8vo. boards. 10 pages. First edition, limited to 750 copies. Printed by the Bradley Press on hand-made paper from the Barcham Green Mills. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about LETTERING, A PLEA

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 62414

Solms-Laubach, Georg Friedrich.

UND IST DOCH LIEBE.

Munich: M. Wittenzellner, 1956. large 8vo. loose sheets housed in a paper-covered clam shell box. not paginated. Limited to an edition of 300 numbered and signed copies. Each page contains a poem by Georg Friedrich Solms-Laubach, handwritten in various calligraphic styles and reproduced from the original manuscripts. Finely printed in color. The original poems are now housed in the Solms-Laubach'schen graphic collection in the Laubach Oberhessen library. READ MORE about UND IST DOCH LIEBE

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 59811

Sparrow, John.

VISIBLE WORDS, A STUDY OF INSCRIPTIONS IN AND AS BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART.

Cambridge: University Press, 1969. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 152 pages. First edition. Over 60 illustrations. Illustrated. Jacket price clipped. READ MORE about VISIBLE WORDS, A STUDY OF INSCRIPTIONS IN AND AS BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART

Price: $38.00 Order nr. 42123

Sparrow, John.

VISIBLE WORDS, A STUDY OF INSCRIPTIONS IN AND AS BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART.

Cambridge: University Press, 1969. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 152 pages. First edition. Over 60 illustrations. Illustrated. Jacket price clipped and with chipping around edges with small pieces missing. READ MORE about VISIBLE WORDS, A STUDY OF INSCRIPTIONS IN AND AS BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 121587

Swarzenski, Hanns.

DIE LATEINISCHEN ILLUMINIERTEN HANDSCHRIFTEN DES XIII. JAHRHUNDERTS IN DEN LÄNDERN AN RHEIN, MAIN UND DONAU.

2 volumes.
Berlin: Deutscher Verein Für Kunstwissenschaft, 1936. folio. half vellum with paper-covered boards. (viii), 188 pages; (xii), 202 plates with 1096 illustrations. 2 volumes. First edition. An examination of the art of the 13th century divided in its study by regional schools with particular attention to stylistic similarities and departures with particular attention to the Upper, Middle, and Lower Rhein regions as well as the schools of Regensburg and Salzburg. Includes supplementary tables of the annual..... READ MORE about DIE LATEINISCHEN ILLUMINIERTEN HANDSCHRIFTEN DES XIII. JAHRHUNDERTS IN DEN LÄNDERN AN RHEIN,...

Price: $950.00 Order nr. 75794

Sweeney, James Johnson.

MANUSCRITOS IRLANDESES PRIMITIVOS.

Mexico City, Mexico: Editorial Hermes, (1965). 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. First printing. Published in collaboration with UNESCO. Index, bibliography. 28 color plates of Irish manuscripts. READ MORE about MANUSCRITOS IRLANDESES PRIMITIVOS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 131523

Theele, Joseph.

RHEINISCHE BUCHKUNST IM WANDEL DER ZEIT.

Köln: J.P. Bachem, 1925. 4to. cloth, lettering in gilt. 48 pages, 76 plates. First edition. A study of German book arts throughout the ages, including examples of manuscript illumination, engraving and bookbinding. Contains 76 black-and-white plates with examples of the German book arts. Jacket was torn at one point and has been internally repaired with tape. Free endpaper foxed. With the small booklabel of H.P.K. (Kraus) indicating that this book came from the Kraus reference..... READ MORE about RHEINISCHE BUCHKUNST IM WANDEL DER ZEIT

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 75562

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