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ART OF WRITTEN FORMS, THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CALLIGRAPHY. Donald M. Anderson

ART OF WRITTEN FORMS, THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CALLIGRAPHY.

New York: Holt, 1969. 4to. cloth. ix, 358 pages. First edition. Spine lightly worn. Exlibrary with markings. Lacking the dust jacket. Sixteen different chapters on Signs and Meaning, The Alphabet to Rome, Renaissance and Change, Greek, Aramaic, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew and Chinese calligraphy. Loosely inserted are three letters from Anderson. READ MORE about ART OF WRITTEN FORMS, THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CALLIGRAPHY

Price: $10.00    Order nr. 26870

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MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Kathryn A. Atkins
(Calligraphy).

MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

With a foreword by James M. Wells.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 183 pages. With a foreword by James M. Wells. First edition. Comprehensively describes and annotates twenty-two copybooks providing information on the scribe, the printer, intended audience, etc. Also contains a chapter on letter study and a selected bibliography. Well illustrated. Well preserved copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Price: $225.00    Order nr. 24272

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THE ANATOMY OF LETTERING. Warren Chappell
(Calligraphy).

THE ANATOMY OF LETTERING.

New York: Bridgeman Publishers, (1940). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 48 pages followed by 31 full-page plates printed in black on a red background. Revised edition. Printed at The Golden Hind Press. Jacket has small piece missing at top of spine. Very good copy. READ MORE about THE ANATOMY OF LETTERING

Price: $45.00    Order nr. 26862

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CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, A HISTORY AND PRACTICAL GUIDE. Patricia Lovett
(Calligraphy).

CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, A HISTORY AND PRACTICAL GUIDE.

(New York): Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (2000). small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 320 pages. First edition. With medieval manuscripts as a starting point, Lovett shows today's calligraphers, graphic designers and artists how to use them as inspiration for a miscellany of modern day projects. Explains how to create interesting and unique page layouts with a variety of letter shapes, use gold and other metals to highlight and illuminate, and design and paint a coat..... READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, A HISTORY AND PRACTICAL GUIDE

Price: $15.00    Order nr. 64066

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(Calligraphy).

CALLIGRAPHY, THE ART OF LETTERING WITH THE BROAD PEN.

New York: Pentalic Corporation, n.d. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with plastic comb spine. not paginated. Later printing. A manual on calligraphy, with many sample alphabets, and instructions for lettering using simple materials. A good basic book, with information on different letter types, and suggestions for using calligraphy for commercial or personal purposes. Name in ink. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY, THE ART OF LETTERING WITH THE BROAD PEN

Price: $5.00    Order nr. 48039

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ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR. Francisco Xavier de Santiago Palomares
(Calligraphy).

ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR.

Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y varios discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras
Madrid: Antonio de Sancha, 1776. small folio. modern wrappers. (iv) xxviii, 136 pages. Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y varios discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras. First edition. Forty engraved plates of calligraphic specimens. "Influential text, the result of a commission to design a more efficient national script." (Harvard/Becker 141. Bonacini 1353; Berlin 5248; Cotarelo y Mori II, 145; Palau 210612, 299945). Includes engraved additional..... READ MORE about ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR

Price: $2,000.00    Order nr. 96419

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ALPHABET OF FRANCESCO TORNIELLO DA NOVARA (1517) FOLLOWED BY A COMPARISON WITH THE ALPHABET OF...
(Officina Bodoni).

ALPHABET OF FRANCESCO TORNIELLO DA NOVARA (1517) FOLLOWED BY A COMPARISON WITH THE ALPHABET OF FRA LUCA PACIOLI.

Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1971. small 4to. quarter leather, paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, slipcase. xxxviii, 104, (2) pages. Limited to 160 numbered copies and printed by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni. (Schmoller no.170). Fine in fine publisher's slipcase. Prospectus loosely inserted. Protected by accetate jacket. An English translation of Torniello's text by Betty Radice with an introduction in English by Mardersteig. The text discusses Torniello, Guillaume Le Signerre who cut "the portrait..... READ MORE about ALPHABET OF FRANCESCO TORNIELLO DA NOVARA (1517) FOLLOWED BY A COMPARISON WITH THE ALPHABET OF...

Price: $1,500.00    Order nr. 35984

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LETTERING IN BOOK ART. [THE APPLICATION OF LETTERING FOR DISPLAY WORK ON JACKETS, TITLE-PAGES AND...

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

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