Mastering Hebrew Calligraphy


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Mastering Hebrew Calligraphy is a comprehensive and beautiful guide to the art of Hebrew letter-making. Developed and designed by the leading Jerusalem calligrapher, Izzy Pludwinski, it teaches the how-to¿s of writing Hebrew scripts and principles of design and layout to enable you to create your own, beautiful Hebrew texts. Mastering Hebrew Calligraphy is the essential guidebook that addresses every nuance of the art of Hebrew calligraphic writing, from needed tools ¿ pens to computers ¿ to correct posture and effective letter spacing. It is also a celebration of the Hebrew letter, with dozens of images of calligraphic works of art that will inspire you to develop your artistic imagination through the Aleph Bet. A magnificent and informative book to own whether you plan on becoming a professional calligrapher or simply find joy in Hebrew letters. With 200 illustrations.




Hebrew Calligraphy


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Learn World Calligraphy


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Learn World Calligraphy has something for everyone. Whether you want scholarly insight, artistic inspiration, classroom projects, or a theme for your next party, this comprehensive, unparalleled full-color book will guide you on a virtual trip around the globe. Covering nearly all of the world’s writing systems—from African to Arabic, Chinese to Greek, Hebrew to Russian, and beyond—Learn World Calligraphy offers a unique glimpse of scripts worldwide and the calligraphers who write them. Lushly illustrated with gorgeous examples of both historical and modern calligraphic designs, this book is filled with practical instruction for how key aspects of each exotic script can be applied to the English alphabet, generating calligraphic hybrids with a distinctly foreign flair. Like a new cuisine that you can’t wait to cook at home, the scripts you meet in this book are sure to infuse your own calligraphy with the flavor of abroad. Bon voyage!




The Handbook of Hebrew Calligraphy


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A detailed guide to materials and supplies needed, techniques that must be mastered, design and layout, and ideas for marketing. The author is a designer who specializes in Judaica. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




The Hebrew Letter


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A boxed set of charts accompany a paperbound text providing basic writing instruction as well as historical background. For the Hebrew calligrapher seeking understanding of many historical style variations and some new possibilities for the future. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.




Calligraphy as Art and Meditation


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Calligraphy as Art and Meditation presents a new approach to calligraphy, one uniquely suited to our time. In it, the making of calligraphic letter forms becomes a way to integrate mind, body, and feeling, to enrich creativity, and enhance well-being. The exercises in Western alphabetic writing, arranged in a guided progression, provide an opportunity to develop awareness, relax the mind, and open the door to artistic expression. The audience for Calligraphy as Art and Meditation includes: adult learners, meditators, teachers, therapists, artists and art students, graphic designers, and children of all ages. The training alphabets, from "Playball" to "Proteus," introduce you to the elements of calligraphy through a framework called the 3 "D"s: DESIGN, DUCTUS, and DYNAMICS. Tool usage is the foundation for calligraphic development. Here, the participant begins with the familiar pencil and progresses in gradual, developmental steps to the sophisticated edged pen. For a culture so deeply rooted in the written word, we have not, surprisingly, woven calligraphy into the general fabric of public life. Nonetheless, our current milieu is ripe for appreciating the values inherent in this art form. It is the mission of Calligraphy as Art and Meditation to conduct a joyful exploration of calligraphy in an attempt to find its untapped essence, and in this effort, to re-envision its role in our cultural life.




The Story of Hebrew


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The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. Hebrew was a bridge to Greek and Arab science, and it unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it, and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today, it is the first language of millions of Israelis. A major work of scholarship, The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant and continues to mean.




Sofer


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A Jewish scribe explains in detail how he shapes the Hebrew letters he uses in transcribing the Torah and how he prepares the scrolls themselves.




The Handbook of Hebrew Calligraphy


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A detailed guide to materials and supplies needed, techniques that must be mastered, design and layout, and ideas for marketing. The author is a designer who specializes in Judaica. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Master the Hebrew Alphabet


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Do you want to learn how to write the Hebrew letters with the proper stroke technique? Do you need a trustworthy resource to teach your small children to trace the Hebrew alphabet? Then this workbook is the perfect companion for your studies. In it, you'll find all the Modern Hebrew consonants and the vowel diacritic marks. This workbook includes both the manual print and the cursive version of each letter. On top of that, you'll also find the dagesh (dotted) and sofit (end of word) letters. Your benefits: Clear large letters make it easy to recognize even the most detailed of the Hebrew characters. Pronunciation instructions help you recognize the character you are drawing. Detailed stroke order instructions provide you with a strong foundation to build your handwriting skills. Dedicated "Trace and Learn From Right to Left" sections are designed to imprint proper stroke technique unto your muscle memory. Font variations train your brain to recognize alternative character styles, including an alternate cursive Hebrew font. As a bonus, for each character, you'll find two extra 8.5 x 11 inches pages fully dedicated to the handwriting practice of that letter in both the manual print and cursive style. Feel free to photocopy these bonus pages as you wish to extend the lifetime value of your workbook. On page 103 you'll find a reference chart detailing each of the niqqud diacritical signs, followed by several pages of vowel calligraphy training. Special information: Like all Lang Workbooks, this work is a labor of love. Accordingly, if you are a teacher, a student of Hebrew, or homeschooling your children, then you can photocopy any part of this workbook for your own, or your students, personal use. Learning to write the Hebrew script by heart has never been easy.