Winters, Eleanor
Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780486409511
- author:
- Winters, Eleanor
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Dover Publications Inc.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 21.3 x 1.4 x 27.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Lettering & calligraphy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Copperplate Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Guide Developed by English handwriting masters in the 18th century, copperplate calligraphy is renowned for its fluidity and beauty. This manual provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for students, covering the history of copperplate, the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. With clear explanations and demonstrations, readers will learn how to write each letter stroke by stroke. The manual also covers topics such as writing in color, using the proper paper, and retouching and correcting. Ms. Winters shows how copperplate can be used to write simple paragraphs, quotations, and poetry, as well as for commercial use on envelopes and name cards. With practice, calligraphers will be able to create copperplate scripts with ease and flair.
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