Calligraphy.Margaret Daubney. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, England, named for Lord Nelson's victory at the battle of Trafalgar. The statue surmounting the Nelson memorial column (185 ft/56 m high) was sculpted (1840–43) by E. H. Baily. Publishing (800-423-4525), 2001. Illus., spiral-bound hardcover, 128pp., $29.95. Following the usual introductory chapter on necessary tools and supplies, the reader is introduced to the factors of scale, letter shapes and spacing, not to mention nib angle and letter weight, all of which determine calligraphic cal·lig·ra·phy n. 1. a. The art of fine handwriting. b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group. 2. Handwriting. results. Suitable for beginners and more advanced students, clear step-by-step illustrations lead us into the calligraphic world of capitals, uncials, italics, roman letters, and other styles. Pen-usage angles, inks, and papers are introduced. Interesting exercises such as lettering a given word in a variety of styles through altering letter weights, pen angles, and word shapes are discussed and illustrated. A chapter entitled "Expanding the Boundaries" encourages experimentation along with an alliterative al·lit·er·a·tive adj. Of, showing, or characterized by alliteration. al·lit  er·a listing of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.See also: Color background techniques: sponging, spattering, stippling stippling /stip·pling/ (stip´ling) a spotted condition or appearance, as an appearance of the retina as if dotted with light and dark points, or the appearance of red blood cells in basophilia. , and stenciling. This would be an interesting resource for art classrooms and individuals at the high school level and beyond. |
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