Paint Your Own Illuminated Letters
Author : Stefan Oliver
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
ISBN : 9781904594123
Illuminated Letters Sketchbook (Interactive Journal, Notebook)
Author : Inc Peter Pauper Press
Publisher : Peter Pauper Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2015-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781441319494
Book Description
Learn how to illuminate your writing like the scribes of the past, bringing letters to life with plant and animal motifs, swirling vines and leaves, graceful arabesques and flourishes, fantastical imagery, and more. Draw creatures cavorting across the page as Gothic illuminators did, or create the knotwork seen in famous Celtic manuscripts. Step-by-step tutorials, tips for creating striking effects, and blank letterforms you can illuminate yourself make this the perfect modern-day guide to the medieval art of beautiful writing. 160 pages. 6-1/4" wide x 8-1/4" high (15.9 cm wide x 21 cm high). Rights: World (English)
Illuminated Manuscripts Coloring Book
Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486488756
Book Description
Recapture the historic grandeur of medieval art with lovingly detailed reproductions ranging from the creation of Eve to the Hundred Years' War. Thirty images include Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and secular sources.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Author : Edward Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 31,93 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
ISBN :
Book Description
Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green
Author : Michael Wilcox
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 10,61 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Color
ISBN : 9780958789196
Book Description
For more than 200 years the world has accepted that red, yellow and blue - the artists primaries - give new colours when mised. And for more than 200 years artists have been struggling to mix colours on this basis. In this exciting new book, Michael Wilcox offers a total reassessment of the principles underlying colour mixing. It is the first major break-away from the traditional and limited concepts that have caused painters and others who work with colour so many problems. Back Cover.
The Illuminated Alphabet
Author : Timothy Noad
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 0785835679
Book Description
An inspirational introduction to creating decorative calligraphy.
The Joy of Lettering
Author : Gabri Kirkendall
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1633223264
Book Description
With more than 50 tips, techniques, and lessons for creating beautiful illuminated letters and sophisticated lettering projects, The Joy of Lettering takes hand lettering to a whole new level. Gabri Joy Kirkendall (Creative Lettering & Beyond) and Jaclyn Escalera guide readers through a dynamic exploration of the craft, focusing on typography and illuminated letters and numbers using pencil, ink, and marker in a variety of styles and themes. From there, artists will learn how to create letters using a variety of alternative materials and media, such as watercolor, gouache, and wood. Easily customized DIY projects invite artists to finesse their skills as they learn to letter on different types of surfaces while creating lettered murals, stationery, and signage. Packed with creative techniques and easy-to-follow lessons, this all-inclusive resource is a must??have for anyone who wants to learn or grow their expertise in the art of hand lettering.
Illuminated Alphabets
Author : Patricia Carter
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,10 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Alphabets
ISBN : 9780855327101
Book Description
Patricia Carter has again created a stunning collection of decorative design ideas, this time to illuminate lettering. There are nine complete alphabets offered, including Parchment, Classical Collection and Entwined Roses.
Illuminating the Middle Ages
Author : Laura Cleaver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 18,12 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9004422331
Book Description
The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore some of the themes and questions raised in John’s work, tackling issues of meaning, making, patronage, the book as an object, relationships between text and image, and the transmission of ideas. They combine John’s commitment to the close scrutiny of manuscripts with an interrogation of what the books meant in their own time and what they mean to us now.
Above Us the Milky Way
Author : Fowzia Karimi
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1646050037
Book Description
Debut novel about a young family forced to flee their war-ravaged homeland, forced to leave behind everything & everyone beloved & familiar. Old family photographs & lush watercolor paintings based on medieval illuminated manuscripts interweave with remembrances, ghost stories/stories of the war dead, & fairy tales to conjure a story of war, of emigration & immigration, the remarkable human capacity to experience love & wonder amidst destruction & loss, & how to create beauty out of horror.
