Author: Inc Peter Pauper Press
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
ISBN: 9781441319494
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to illuminate your writing like the scribes of the past, bringing letters to life with plant and animal motifs, swirling vines and leaves, graceful arabesques and flourishes, fantastical imagery, and more. Draw creatures cavorting across the page as Gothic illuminators did, or create the knotwork seen in famous Celtic manuscripts. Step-by-step tutorials, tips for creating striking effects, and blank letterforms you can illuminate yourself make this the perfect modern-day guide to the medieval art of beautiful writing. 160 pages. 6-1/4" wide x 8-1/4" high (15.9 cm wide x 21 cm high). Rights: World (English)
Illuminated Letters Sketchbook (Interactive Journal, Notebook)
Author: Inc Peter Pauper Press
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
ISBN: 9781441319494
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to illuminate your writing like the scribes of the past, bringing letters to life with plant and animal motifs, swirling vines and leaves, graceful arabesques and flourishes, fantastical imagery, and more. Draw creatures cavorting across the page as Gothic illuminators did, or create the knotwork seen in famous Celtic manuscripts. Step-by-step tutorials, tips for creating striking effects, and blank letterforms you can illuminate yourself make this the perfect modern-day guide to the medieval art of beautiful writing. 160 pages. 6-1/4" wide x 8-1/4" high (15.9 cm wide x 21 cm high). Rights: World (English)
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
ISBN: 9781441319494
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to illuminate your writing like the scribes of the past, bringing letters to life with plant and animal motifs, swirling vines and leaves, graceful arabesques and flourishes, fantastical imagery, and more. Draw creatures cavorting across the page as Gothic illuminators did, or create the knotwork seen in famous Celtic manuscripts. Step-by-step tutorials, tips for creating striking effects, and blank letterforms you can illuminate yourself make this the perfect modern-day guide to the medieval art of beautiful writing. 160 pages. 6-1/4" wide x 8-1/4" high (15.9 cm wide x 21 cm high). Rights: World (English)
Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders
Author: W. R. Tymms
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155935
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Rare letters and borders that once enhanced medieval bibles and other rare manuscripts are ornamented with exquisite florals, curvilinear motifs interwoven with religious figures, and other exquisite embellishments. More than 350 designs, including 256 letters.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155935
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Rare letters and borders that once enhanced medieval bibles and other rare manuscripts are ornamented with exquisite florals, curvilinear motifs interwoven with religious figures, and other exquisite embellishments. More than 350 designs, including 256 letters.
Ornamental Initials
Author: Dan X. Solo
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486282481
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
This immediately usable archive of decorative initials contains over 800 different, ornately rendered designs. Assembled by veteran typographer Dan X. Solo, the letters display an astonishing diversity and inventiveness. There are over 40 different versions of the letter "A," for example: bordered by cherubs, in a tableau with a dog and a rabbit, amid frolicking satyrs, set against stylized abstract backgrounds, framing a woman's face, laced with flowers and vines, and in many other clever and attractive representations. The other letters of the alphabet enjoy similar treatment. A wonderfully effective way to draw attention to ads, announcements, bulletins — almost any message — this superb treasury will be welcomed by anyone looking for ways to add pictorial pizzazz to the printed word.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486282481
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
This immediately usable archive of decorative initials contains over 800 different, ornately rendered designs. Assembled by veteran typographer Dan X. Solo, the letters display an astonishing diversity and inventiveness. There are over 40 different versions of the letter "A," for example: bordered by cherubs, in a tableau with a dog and a rabbit, amid frolicking satyrs, set against stylized abstract backgrounds, framing a woman's face, laced with flowers and vines, and in many other clever and attractive representations. The other letters of the alphabet enjoy similar treatment. A wonderfully effective way to draw attention to ads, announcements, bulletins — almost any message — this superb treasury will be welcomed by anyone looking for ways to add pictorial pizzazz to the printed word.
The Illuminated Alphabet
Author: Timothy Noad
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785835679
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
An inspirational introduction to creating decorative calligraphy.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785835679
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
An inspirational introduction to creating decorative calligraphy.
Paint Your Own Illuminated Letters
Author: Stefan Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904594123
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904594123
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Author: Edward Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Illuminated Alphabets
Author: Patricia Carter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855327101
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Patricia Carter has again created a stunning collection of decorative design ideas, this time to illuminate lettering. There are nine complete alphabets offered, including Parchment, Classical Collection and Entwined Roses.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855327101
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Patricia Carter has again created a stunning collection of decorative design ideas, this time to illuminate lettering. There are nine complete alphabets offered, including Parchment, Classical Collection and Entwined Roses.
Illuminated Manuscripts Coloring Book
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486488756
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Recapture the historic grandeur of medieval art with lovingly detailed reproductions ranging from the creation of Eve to the Hundred Years' War. Thirty images include Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and secular sources.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486488756
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Recapture the historic grandeur of medieval art with lovingly detailed reproductions ranging from the creation of Eve to the Hundred Years' War. Thirty images include Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and secular sources.
Illuminated Initials in Full Color
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319938
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet — imaginatively ornamented with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, flora and fauna, more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319938
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet — imaginatively ornamented with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, flora and fauna, more.
Illuminated Colouring Book
Author: David Radcliffe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781536990522
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
This book contains 26 beautiful illuminated letters. Each letter has been carefully redrawn and modified from original illuminated books to make them better suited to colouring. Each letter is printed on its own page to prevent bleed through onto the next letter and to make it possible to cut out and display your finished designs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781536990522
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
This book contains 26 beautiful illuminated letters. Each letter has been carefully redrawn and modified from original illuminated books to make them better suited to colouring. Each letter is printed on its own page to prevent bleed through onto the next letter and to make it possible to cut out and display your finished designs.