The Creative Caligraphy Sourcebook (Adrian Waddington)
~50Mb, *.pdf
A comprehensive guide to calligraphy.
Includes 24 classic alphabets to copy and 50 inspirational project ideas
Marie Angel Book Painting For Calligraphers (1984)
“..Since writing The Art of Calligraphy I have received an increasing number of requests to explain more fully my method of painting miniatures.
My first intention was to write quite a short book on this subject, but soon found I was assuming that the reader had a good knowledge of the basic principles and methods of painting, such as a student might receive at an art college.
However, the majority of would-be calligraphers today are unlikely to have this training, so I have tried to give some information on fundamental methods and techniques in an effort to overcome the problems most likely to arise when amateur calligraphers want to decorate their manuscripts.
Although this book aims to be helpful to anyone who wishes to paint miniatures, I have assumed the reader to have a knowledge of calligraphy…”
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