- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; New edition edition (Jan 27 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486402053
- ISBN-13: 978-0486402055
- Product Dimensions: 27.5 x 21 x 0.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #652,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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User-friendly instructions from an expert on recreating the 4 major medieval styles — early medieval Roman rustic, early Uncial, Carolingian, and late medieval Gothic textura — come to life with profiles of a figure from each era — Julius Caesar, King Arthur, Charlemagne, Robin Hood. Expert advice on spacing, paragraphing, punctuation, more.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Modestly priced introduction to historical writing,
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This review is from: Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and How to Do It (Paperback)
This is the Dover reprint of "Yours Truly, King Arthur."In this book, Mr. Drogin provides history and instruction for 4 hands used in the Middle Ages. Like many books on this subject, the hands are generally simplified, generic versions. There are, however, a number of pictures of actual, historical writings that allow you to see the real thing and compare that to Mr. Drogin's writing. Each hand is placed into its historic context by presenting the hand in relation to a particular historic persona, giving both a short lesson on the man and the hand he might have written. All in all, it's a nice book; seems slanted towards the youth market, but is nonetheless an excellent book for adults beginning a study of historic hands, as well.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Modestly priced introduction to historical writing,
By Elise C. Boucher "merouda" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and How to Do It (Paperback)
This is the Dover reprint of "Yours Truly, King Arthur."In this book, Mr. Drogin provides history and instruction for 4 hands used in the Middle Ages. Like many books on this subject, the hands are generally simplified, generic versions. There are, however, a number of pictures of actual, historical writings that allow you to see the real thing and compare that to Mr. Drogin's writing. Each hand is placed into its historic context by presenting the hand in relation to a particular historic persona, giving both a short lesson on the man and the hand he might have written. All in all, it's a nice book; seems slanted towards the youth market, but is nonetheless an excellent book for adults beginning a study of historic hands, as well. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and how to do it,
By Norell B. Mounger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and How to Do It (Paperback)
This is a book I wished had been around when I was a kid. A fun, step-by-step book for older kids showing how calligraphy developed during the Middle Ages. With each script, he introduces you to a person living during that time period, and a little history about what was going on in the world. All of the scripts have very clear pictures and instructions, plus photos of real medieval pages so you can see how the script looked. I'm an adult, but I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot.
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Calligraph of the Middle Ages and How to Do it.,
By Floyd K. Allen "F.K. Allen" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and How to Do It (Paperback)
A well written, genuninely interesting volume with excellent how to and use instructions. The text alone is worth the price of the book and the time spent reading. I for one learned quite a lot and have been practicing calligraphy for a couple of decades.
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