Author: Edward Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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 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)
Illuminating Letters
Author: Paul C. Gutjahr
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9781558497627
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
What do we read when we read a text? The author's words, of course, but is that all? The prevailing publishing ethic has insisted that typography?the selection and arrangement of type and other visual elements on a page?should be an invisible, silent, and deferential servant to the text it conveys. This book contests that conventional point of view. Looking at texts ranging from the King James Bible to contemporary comic strips, the contributors to Illuminating Letters examine the seldom considered but richly revealing relationships between a text's typography and its literary interpretation. The essays assume no previous typographic knowledge or expertise; instead they invite readers primarily concerned with literary and cultural meanings to turn a more curious eye to the visual and physical forms of a specific text or genre. As the contributors show, closer inspection of those forms can yield fresh insights into the significance of a text's material presentation, leading readers to appreciate better how presentation shapes understandings of the text's meanings and values. The case studies included in the volume amplify its two overarching themes: one set explores the roles of printers and publishers in manipulating, willingly or not, the meaning and reception of texts through typographic choices; the other group examines the efforts of authors to circumvent or subvert such mediation by directly controlling the typographic presentation of their texts. Together these essays demonstrate that choices about type selection and arrangement do indeed help to orchestrate textual meaning. In addition to the editors, contributors include Sarah A. Kelen, Beth McCoy, Steven R. Price, Leon Jackson, and Gene Kannenberg Jr.
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9781558497627
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
What do we read when we read a text? The author's words, of course, but is that all? The prevailing publishing ethic has insisted that typography?the selection and arrangement of type and other visual elements on a page?should be an invisible, silent, and deferential servant to the text it conveys. This book contests that conventional point of view. Looking at texts ranging from the King James Bible to contemporary comic strips, the contributors to Illuminating Letters examine the seldom considered but richly revealing relationships between a text's typography and its literary interpretation. The essays assume no previous typographic knowledge or expertise; instead they invite readers primarily concerned with literary and cultural meanings to turn a more curious eye to the visual and physical forms of a specific text or genre. As the contributors show, closer inspection of those forms can yield fresh insights into the significance of a text's material presentation, leading readers to appreciate better how presentation shapes understandings of the text's meanings and values. The case studies included in the volume amplify its two overarching themes: one set explores the roles of printers and publishers in manipulating, willingly or not, the meaning and reception of texts through typographic choices; the other group examines the efforts of authors to circumvent or subvert such mediation by directly controlling the typographic presentation of their texts. Together these essays demonstrate that choices about type selection and arrangement do indeed help to orchestrate textual meaning. In addition to the editors, contributors include Sarah A. Kelen, Beth McCoy, Steven R. Price, Leon Jackson, and Gene Kannenberg Jr.
The Mystic Art of Written Forms
Author: Friedrich Neugebauer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A manual on lettering from ancient Rome to the present with copious illustrations.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A manual on lettering from ancient Rome to the present with copious illustrations.
Lettering for Students & Craftsmen
Author: Graily Hewitt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
An Italic Calligraphy Handbook
Author: Caroline Joy Adams
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486168891
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
An updated version of the classic Renaissance manuals, this handbook is geared toward modern practitioners. It features the best ideas from the early guides, compiled into a contemporary system that makes writing the Italic as simple as possible. With this manual as a guide, both experienced and novice calligraphers can cultivate their natural creativity.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486168891
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
An updated version of the classic Renaissance manuals, this handbook is geared toward modern practitioners. It features the best ideas from the early guides, compiled into a contemporary system that makes writing the Italic as simple as possible. With this manual as a guide, both experienced and novice calligraphers can cultivate their natural creativity.
Medieval Calligraphy
Author: Marc Drogin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486261425
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Spirited history and comprehensive instruction manual covers 13 styles (ca. 4th–15th centuries). Excellent photographs; directions for duplicating medieval techniques with modern tools. "Vastly rewarding and illuminating." — American Artist.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486261425
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Spirited history and comprehensive instruction manual covers 13 styles (ca. 4th–15th centuries). Excellent photographs; directions for duplicating medieval techniques with modern tools. "Vastly rewarding and illuminating." — American Artist.
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts
Author: Michelle Brown
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606066110
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
What is a historiated initial? What are canon tables? What is a drollery? This revised edition of Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms offers definitions of the key elements of illuminated manuscripts, demystifying the techniques, processes, materials, nomenclature, and styles used in the making of these precious books. Updated to reflect current research and technologies, this beautifully illustrated guide includes images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and beyond. Concise, readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered in manuscript studies make this portable volume an essential resource for students, scholars, and readers who wish a deeper understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts and medieval book production.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606066110
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
What is a historiated initial? What are canon tables? What is a drollery? This revised edition of Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms offers definitions of the key elements of illuminated manuscripts, demystifying the techniques, processes, materials, nomenclature, and styles used in the making of these precious books. Updated to reflect current research and technologies, this beautifully illustrated guide includes images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and beyond. Concise, readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered in manuscript studies make this portable volume an essential resource for students, scholars, and readers who wish a deeper understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts and medieval book production.
Medieval Calligraphy
Author: Marc Drogin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Author: Edward Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calligraphy
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description