The Art & History of Calligraphy

by Patricia Lovett

Book Overview

Ranging from the Middle Ages, when beautiful calligraphy was a way of celebrating the divine, to the renaissance of the art form by William Morris, to the modern school of calligraphers following in the wake of master typographer Edward Johnston, Patricia Lovett charts the development of calligraphy through the history of European manuscripts. A renowned expert on the history of the form as well as a fine calligrapher herself, she writes--uniquely--from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712353674
• ISBN13: 9780712353670
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.4" x 10.8"