Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Manual (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography)

Winters, Eleanor

ISBN 10: 0486409511 / ISBN 13: 9780486409511

Editore: Dover Publications, 2000

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• Titolo: Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Manual (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography)
• Editore: Dover Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0486409511
• ISBN 13: 9780486409511
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Edizione: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography.
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

ammirata per la sua bellezza, grazia e fluidità, la calligrafia su lastra di rame è forse lo stile di scrittura più popolare per la corrispondenza sociale. Questa guida pratica insegna agli studenti a gestire l'alfabeto, i numeri e la punteggiatura, il colore e la carta; come scrivere semplici paragrafi, citazioni, poesie, biglietti, inviti e altro ancora. Numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Bibliografia. Indice.

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Developed by English handwriting masters in the 18th century, copperplate calligraphy is admired for its fluidity and beauty. It is the most popular style for social correspondence, invitations, and other communications requiring an elegant hand.
In this practical manual, a noted calligraphy teacher offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for the student. Beginning with a brief but fascinating history of copperplate, she moves quickly to an in-depth examination of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. Each letter is demonstrated stroke by stroke with a clear explanation.
Readers will also find detailed discussions of writing in color, using the proper paper, and learning how to retouch, correct, and crop. Ms. Winters then shows how copperplate can be used to write a simple paragraph, a short quotation, or poetry, and explains how to use the script commercially for addressing envelopes and writing name cards and invitations. With this easy-to-follow manual and some practice, calligraphers will be able to create copperplate scripts with the rhythm, grace, and ease of the great writing masters.
Unabridged Dover (2000) republication of the edition published by Watson-Guptill, New York, 1989.