Exceptionally useful workbook includes 75 widely used alphabets shown in complete fonts with lower cases. Letters printed jumbo size to reveal every nuance of design. Written descriptions accompany each font, giving detailed analysis of characteristics. Also 16 favorite modern and traditional faces and 940 body and display type specimens arranged alphabetically.
Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and How to Do It by Marc Drogin Four major medieval calligraphic styles plus profiles of a figure from each era — Julius Caesar, King Arthur, Charlemagne, Robin Hood. Expert advice, ideal for beginners; info on spacing, paragraphing, punctuation, layout, more.
Celtic Alphabets CD-ROM and Book by Dover Six wonderfully decorative black-and-white alphabets plus a basic alphabet of calligraphic Celtic letters will add a unique touch to poster art, advertising copy, textile design, and other projects.
Decorative Alphabets and Initials by Alexander Nesbitt 91 complete alphabets — medieval to modern — 3,927 decorative initials, including Victorian novelty and Art Nouveau.
Calligraphy by Arthur Baker Generous sampling of work by foremost modern calligrapher: single letters, words, sentences, ventures into abstract and Oriental calligraphy, more. Over 100 original alphabets. Foreword by Tommy Thompson.
Full-Color Illuminated Initials CD-ROM and Book by Dover 296 decorative letters and designs — all glorious survivors of medieval manuscripts — are embellished with florals, animals, human figures, and other motifs.
