A calligraphy book guide to Blackletter Rotunda This book covers everything from basic tools and letter shapes to advanced script construction. Lavishly illustrated with over 750 handmade illustrations, this book covers historical and contemporary variations of the Rotunda alphabet. The Rotunda Book, created by professional calligraphers and type researchers, includes impressive examples of Rotunda art that will delight you!

Whether this is your first time approaching blackletter calligraphy or you have already dedicated years to the craft, you're in the right place. The materials herein were created to help aspiring calligraphy artists learn the ins and outs of an age-old (but certainly not forgotten) form of script. If you follow these materials from beginning to end, you will walk away with a deep understanding of Rotunda's history, how to distinguish it from other blackletter scripts, and most importantly, you'll be armed with the skills needed to reproduce it effortlessly in beautiful compositions and hand-written excerpts. This blackletter calligraphy manual and workbook covers the history of blackletter and provides insights on the best writing tools, in-depth written instruction and technique on how to approach individual strokes and letterforms for both the minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) alphabets, and a wealth of templated practice sheets to apply your learnings. Table of Contents: Introduction An Overview of Rotunda Calligraphy Blackletter Calligraphy Tools Minuscule Stroke Exercises Minuscule Alphabet Exercises Majuscule Stroke Exercises Majuscule Alphabet Exercises Blank Practice Sheets Mastering any style of calligraphy takes time and dedication -- but that's all it takes. Be patient in your studies and in time, this style of calligraphy will become second nature. Note: This is one part of a four part book series where each book covers one of the four styles of blackletter (Textura, Rotunda, Bastarda, and Fraktur) comprehensively. Be sure to check the others out as well if you're interested in learning other styles of blackletter calligraphy!

Whether this is your first time approaching blackletter calligraphy or you have already dedicated years to the craft, you're in the right place. The materials herein were created to help aspiring calligraphy artists learn the ins and outs of an age-old (but certainly not forgotten) form of script. If you follow these materials from beginning to end, you will walk away with a deep understanding of Fraktur's history, how to distinguish it from other blackletter scripts, and most importantly, you'll be armed with the skills needed to reproduce it effortlessly in beautiful compositions and hand-written excerpts. This blackletter calligraphy manual and workbook covers the history of blackletter and provides insights on the best writing tools, in-depth written instruction and technique on how to approach individual strokes and letterforms for both the minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) alphabets, and a wealth of templated practice sheets to apply your learnings. Table of Contents: Introduction An Overview of Fraktur Calligraphy Blackletter Calligraphy Tools Minuscule Stroke Exercises Minuscule Alphabet Exercises Majuscule Stroke Exercises Majuscule Alphabet Exercises Blank Practice Sheets Mastering any style of calligraphy takes time and dedication -- but that's all it takes. Be patient in your studies and in time, this style of calligraphy will become second nature. Note: This is one part of a four part book series where each book covers one of the four styles of blackletter (Textura, Rotunda, Bastarda, and Fraktur) comprehensively. Be sure to check the others out as well if you're interested in learning other styles of blackletter calligraphy!

Whether this is your first time approaching blackletter calligraphy or you have already dedicated years to the craft, you're in the right place. The materials herein were created to help aspiring calligraphy artists learn the ins and outs of an age-old (but certainly not forgotten) form of script. If you follow these materials from beginning to end, you will walk away with a deep understanding of Bastarda's history, how to distinguish it from other blackletter scripts, and most importantly, you'll be armed with the skills needed to reproduce it effortlessly in beautiful compositions and hand-written excerpts. This blackletter calligraphy manual and workbook covers the history of blackletter and provides insights on the best writing tools, in-depth written instruction and technique on how to approach individual strokes and letterforms for both the minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) alphabets, and a wealth of templated practice sheets to apply your learnings. Table of Contents: Introduction An Overview of Bastarda Calligraphy Blackletter Calligraphy Tools Minuscule Stroke Exercises Minuscule Alphabet Exercises Majuscule Stroke Exercises Majuscule Alphabet Exercises Blank Practice Sheets Mastering any style of calligraphy takes time and dedication -- but that's all it takes. Be patient in your studies and in time, this style of calligraphy will become second nature. Note: This is one part of a four part book series where each book covers one of the four styles of blackletter (Textura, Rotunda, Bastarda, and Fraktur) comprehensively. Be sure to check the others out as well if you're interested in learning other styles of blackletter calligraphy!

Whether this is your first time approaching blackletter calligraphy or you have already dedicated years to the craft, you're in the right place. The materials herein were created to help aspiring calligraphy artists learn the ins and outs of an age-old (but certainly not forgotten) form of script. If you follow these materials from beginning to end, you will walk away with a deep understanding of Textura's history, how to distinguish it from other blackletter scripts, and most importantly, you'll be armed with the skills needed to reproduce it effortlessly in beautiful compositions and hand-written excerpts. This blackletter calligraphy manual and workbook covers the history of blackletter and provides insights on the best writing tools, in-depth written instruction and technique on how to approach individual strokes and letterforms for both the minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) alphabets, and a wealth of templated practice sheets to apply your learnings. Table of Contents: Introduction An Overview of Textura Calligraphy Blackletter Calligraphy Tools Minuscule Stroke Exercises Minuscule Alphabet Exercises Majuscule Stroke Exercises Majuscule Alphabet Exercises Blank Practice Sheets Mastering any style of calligraphy takes time and dedication -- but that's all it takes. Be patient in your studies and in time, this style of calligraphy will become second nature. Note: This is one part of a four part book series where each book covers one of the four styles of blackletter (Textura, Rotunda, Bastarda, and Fraktur) comprehensively. Be sure to check the others out as well if you're interested in learning other styles of blackletter calligraphy!

Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering is a classic source book of the most beautiful type and letters of all time selected by Jan Tschichold, internationally renowned typographer and master of lettering. It contains only letters of timeless and lasting beauty--the true mainsprings of the art of lettering. One hundred and seventy-six type specimens are presented, most of them in complete alphabets.

An illuminating account of the design inspirations and technical transformations that have shaped the digital typefaces of the 21st century In this fascinating tour through typographic history, Paul Shaw provides a visually rich exploration of digital type revival. Many typefaces from the pre-digital past have been reinvented for use on computers and mobile devices, while other new font designs are revivals of letterforms, drawn from inscriptions, calligraphic manuals, posters, and book jackets. Revival Type deftly introduces these fonts, many of which are widely used, and engagingly tells their stories. Examples include translations of letterforms not previously used as type, direct revivals of metal and wood typefaces, and looser interpretations of older fonts. Among these are variations on classic designs by John Baskerville, Giambattista Bodoni, William Caslon, Firmin Didot, Claude Garamont, Robert Granjon, and Nicolas Jenson, as well as typefaces inspired by less familiar designers, including Richard Austin, Philippe Grandjean, and Eudald Pradell. Updates and revisions of 20th-century classics such as Palatino, Meridien, DIN, Metro, and Neue Haas Grotesk (Helvetica) are also discussed. Handsomely illustrated with annotated examples, archival material depicting classic designs, and full character sets of modern typefaces, Revival Type is an essential introduction for designers and design enthusiasts into the process of reinterpreting historical type.