The court of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira Calligraphae Monumenta, a brilliant amalgamation of two arts - calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Georg Bocskay, a pre-eminent scribe) assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts ranging from the latest Italic and humanist writing to antique Roman and German Gothic. Years later, at Rudolf's behest, court artist Joris Hoefnagel filled the spaces on each manuscript page with images of fruit, flowers, insects and other natural minutiae.

This is the most comprehensive study yet made of Islamic calligraphy, examining many fundamental aspects of a calligrapherâ__s activity for the first time.

The Art of Ballpoint art pack includes a wide variety of creative, ballpoint technique exercises and prompts to get you started. Learn pen art now!

This richly illustrated manual for beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists covers everything from hatching, tones, and stippling to dealing with the problems that can arise when adding texture, light, and shade.