Celtic Hand Stroke by Stroke (Irish Half-Uncial from the Book of Kells): An Arthur Baker Calligraphy Manual

by Arthur Baker

Book Overview

Considered by many the most beautiful book ever created, Ireland's Book of Kells is renowned for its glorious handwritten script, developed by monks and scribes in the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. One of the most distinctive features of the script is the triangular serif at the top of the letters. For many years, the derivation of the triangular form was a mystery to calligraphers.Now, in this remarkable new manual, noted calligrapher Arthur...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486243362
• ISBN13: 9780486243368
• Release Date: April 1983
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 11.0"