Calligraphy Visual Arts

Calligraphy Visual Arts

Calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of Beautiful Writing. It encompases alphabetic and pictographic languages. Examples of alphabetic languages include Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanscrit. Principle pictographic languages include Chinese and Japanese.

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- Information for membership, journal, workshops, exhibits, and classes. View online videos of calligraphy events. Also includes history of calligraphy and information about free lance calligraphers in the DC area.
- For those who enjoy drawing letters, whether in the traditional calligraphy styles, vintage speedball lettering, or contemporary experimentation and typeface design.
- Discussion list promoting the art, technique and history of ornamental penmanship and calligraphy.
- Free calligraphy lessons online, newsletter information and free demonstration copy of calligraphy guide line drawing software for practice sheets available for download.
- Archive of articles which explore various methods such as calligraphy, stamping, stenciling as well as computer generated letter arts on paper.
- A calligraphic alphabet by Robyn Lobb, with illustrations depicting Australian native birds. The texts are short notes on the natural history of the birds.
- Galleries of calligraphy and artist books. Calligraphic and book arts world travel guide. Australasian Lettering Link. International mail art gallery. Alphabet Forest.
- Facsimile of the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a 13th century music manuscript which contains many famous illuminations of musicians.
- Gallery showing each page of a copybook handwritten in Wirestad, Sweden, 1858 by a handwriting tutor. Copperplate Script letter forms to be used as a penmanship model.
- Calligraphy and handwriting workshops, commissioned illuminations, gallery collection. Scriptorium St. Francis is an International Calligraphy Correspondence Program founded in 1996 and directed by Thomas Ingmire.
- Links together sites on the internet which feature calligraphy.
- An article with links, at beautiful writing, calligraphy, including that of other cultures.
- An email list for discussion of calligraphy and lettering arts. Includes a FAQ and cyber study group.
- Roger Harris has compiled a collection of samples modern and traditional Hebrew calligraphy, with some comments.
- Large directory of links related to calligraphy, typography, handwriting, penmanship and other related topics, listed by category.
- Presents a large collection of calligraphy links by a professional lettering artist.
- A non-profit educational organization which promotes the study, teaching, and practice of calligraphy and related disciplines. It fosters the appreciation, understanding and acceptance of calligraphy as a fine art.
- International society of amateur and professional calligraphers open to anyone who is interested in the lettering arts. Subscription information for two separate newsletters.
- Learn calligraphy from tutorials starting with basic letter shapes and continuing to alphabets and decoration. Discover how writing and lettering developed through the ages.
- An informal gathering place for calligraphers and lettering artists of all levels.

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