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The illuminated alphabet : creating decorative calligraphy / Timothy Noad ; text by Patricia Seligman

By:

Noad, Timothy

Contributor(s):

Seligman, Patricia, (, 1950-)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Running Presss , 1994Description: 159 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781561384587

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.6 NOA

Summary: Images of beauty that will teach and inspire you to decorate your own spellbinding pages. As you gaze through close-up reproductions of such dazzling illuminated masterpieces as the Book of Kells, as well as superb compositions of contemporary artists, you'll appreciate the infinite possibilities of the form. Try your hand and imagination at twelve classic alphabets, from Celtic and Gothic to Renaissance and Modern Revival, all carefully broken down to their components. Undertake projects that include copying intricate lettering and designs from The Lindisfarne Gospels; Emperor Henry II's Pericopes, from the 11th century; the Duc de Berry's Book of Hours; and others. Every exquisite page is a pleasure to view.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	745.6 NOA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		029515

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Images of beauty that will teach and inspire you to decorate your own spellbinding pages. As you gaze through close-up reproductions of such dazzling illuminated masterpieces as the Book of Kells, as well as superb compositions of contemporary artists, you'll appreciate the infinite possibilities of the form. Try your hand and imagination at twelve classic alphabets, from Celtic and Gothic to Renaissance and Modern Revival, all carefully broken down to their components. Undertake projects that include copying intricate lettering and designs from The Lindisfarne Gospels; Emperor Henry II's Pericopes, from the 11th century; the Duc de Berry's Book of Hours; and others. Every exquisite page is a pleasure to view.

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