Calligraphy : The Art of Written Forms / Donald M. Anderson

Identifier:REF.CL.2173

Dimensions:ix, 358 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Publication dates:1992

Description:"This highly praised book, one of the most widely read and consulted texts on calligraphy ever written, treats in one comprehensive, superbly illustrated volume both the historical an practical aspects of letters and writing systems. Quoting rare historic texts as well as key modern sources, it surveys the history, theory, materials and techniques of calligraphy, typography and constructed letters." -- back cover "This Dover edition, first published in 1992, is an unabridged and corrected republication of of the work originally published under the title 'The Art of Written Forms: The Theory and Practice of Calligraphy', Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. All the original two-color illustrations have been converted to black and white in the present edition." -- copyright page Table of Contents -- Preface -- Signs and Meaning -- The Alphabet to Rome -- Missionary and Monastery -- Writing in the Late Middle Ages -- Renaissance and Change -- Writing Masters : Brilliance and Decline -- The Heritage of Gutenberg, Jenson, and Griffo -- Morris, Dada, and Bauhaus -- Calligraphy in Revival -- Graphic Design and the Alphabet -- Structure -- Laboratory Experience -- Greek Calligraphy -- Aramaic : Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew -- Aramaic Moves East -- Chines Calligraphy -- Notes and Bibliography -- Index -- Photographic Sources