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• Calligraphy videos and Books 
• Left-handed calligraphy 
• Initiation à la calligraphie (for Francophones) 
• Calligraphy Guilds and Societies around the World 
• Slides 
• Paleographic references 

Calligraphy Videos and Books 

CALLIGRAPHY WITH ANN HECHLE 
Less of a than an introduction to calligraphy generally. More advanced calligraphers will find Ann's approach to the subject of interest. Approx. 40 minutes. Specialist Crafts Ltd, PO Box 247, Leicester LE1 9QS Tel: 01162 510405. Price L13.75 plus VAT & L4.25 postage for all orders up to L100 

CALLIGRAPHY: A BASIC GUIDE - CHARMIAN MOCATTA 
Starting with practical information on materials, skeleton letters and pen angles, Charmian takes the beginner through the Roman alphabet, capitals and lower case letters. One hour 42 minutes. Vidian, 9 Parsons Mead, Molesey, Surrey KT8 9DT Tel: 0181 937 8877. Price L23 inc. postage 

GILDING FOR CALLIGRAPHERS - SALLY TEAGUE 
Traditional techniques instruction covering preparing vellum, raised and burnished gilding, miniature painting etc. 2 hours. Vidian, 9 Parsons Mead, Molesey, Surrey KT8 9DT Tel: 0181 937 8877. Price L28 inc. postage 

MODERN GILDING FOR CALLIGRAPHERS - SALLY TEAGUE 
Curing and cutting quills, laying gesso, gum ammoniac and modern size etc. 70 minutes. Vidian, 9 Parsons Mead, Molesey, Surrey KT8 9DT Tel: 0181 937 8877. Price L28 inc. postage 

FROM PEN TO PAPER - DAVID GRAHAM 
A general introduction to pen lettering with emphasis on italic, plus tools, materials, colour etc. 75 minutes. From Argos Video Productions, 52 Church Street, Briston, Melton Constable, Norfolk Tel: 01263 861152. Price L17.50 inc. postage 

THE STORY OF WRITING - DONALD JACKSON/PARKER PENS 
A set of 4 half-hour film quality videos 1) The Making of Letters: from clay tablets to Roman Lettering 2) The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: Carolingian script, quill preparation, illumination 3) Penman, Printer & Engraver: Gothic and Italic scripts development of printing 4) Writing - Everyman's Art: the mechanical age, modern pen making, modern calligraphy. A 25 minute short version, Alphabet, The Story of Writing includes a demonstration of quill cutting and illumination. Chatsworth Television Ltd, 97-99 Dean Street, London W1V 5RA. Tel: 0171-734 4302. Price L57 per film, including postage 

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(This contribution from Sue Cavendish, INTERNET:101344.3245@compuserve.com, Tue Jan 16 10:25:52 1996) 

Teaching lefties 

The bad news is that in general Italic, or indeed any script requiring a steeper pen angle, is more difficult for the sinistral student than the flatter-pen-angled scripts, such as Foundational and Uncial. The good news? Left-handedness is a constant challenge in a right-handed world, so you will probably find that your student is a resourceful soul and a creative problem-solver. 

Don't be afraid to admit you've never done this before. Your student probably won't be too surprised, there are only so many of us lefties to go around. It will be a learning experience for both of you. Try out some of the techniques for yourself, to get a feel for pen-angle, the angle at which you should turn your paper to achieve this angle using left-handed or straight nibs, etc. This will give you a head-start on any questions which may arise. Experiment with left-oblique nibs, straight nibs, oblique pen-holders, and encourage your student to do the same. As Kerry pointed out, no two lefties calligraph the same way, and everyone has to find their own method through trial and error. 

Most books recommend using left-oblique nibs in a dip pen (William Mitchell and Osmiroid make these, there may be others) and turning the paper down to the right, the paper needs to be turned more the steeper the pen angle required. This is a good starting point, but beware! Some lefties are 'hookers'! (Have I shocked you?) This means they right with the hand above the writing line and with the wrist hooked. It is possible to do calligraphy this way, although push strokes become pull strokes and it requires some lateral thinking to visualise the construction of the letter-forms. 

I would describe myself as a part-time 'hooker'. This is my style for handwriting, but for calligraphy I adopt a more conformist approach (left-oblique nibs and tilted paper). 

I have a stack of information on working methods, generously donated by the Sinister Scribes during the last great southpaw debate, and will happily forward it to you if you like. 

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Edited by Angelo from: 

Initiation à la calligraphie 

Calligraphy Guilds and Societies around the World

AUSTRALIA



Australian Society of Calligraphers,

Editor, P.O. Box 190

Willoughby, N.S.W. 2068



Calligraphy Guild of Western Australia Inc.

The Loftus Community Centre, Loftus Street

Leederville, WA   6007



Calligraphy Society of South Australia,

PO Box 3114, Rundle Mall

Adelaide, SA  5000



Calligraphy Society of Tasmania Inc.

President, Jenny Norrish

Warkalup, Grahams Road

Mount Rumney, TAS  7170



Calligraphy Society of Victoria Inc.

GPO Box 2623W,

Melbourne, VIC 3001



Canberra Calligraphy Society Inc.,

PO Box 291

Jamison Centre, ACT   2614



Coffs Calligraphers Inc.,

PO Box 192

Coffs Harbour, NSW  2450



Lettering Arts Guild Tasmania,

formerly The Pen Script Society of Tasmania

33 Melville Street

Hobart, TAS 7000



Lettering Arts Society of Queensland Inc.,

PO Box 264

Moorooka. QLD   4105



Maroondah Calligraphy Society Inc.,

PO Box 809

Ringwood, VIC   3134



South Scribes,

PO Box 714

Carringbah, NSW   2229



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BELGIUM



Kalligrafia - Flemish Society for the promotion of Calligraphy

Rerum Novarumlaan 160

B-2170 Merksem

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CANADA



- ALBERTA



Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild,

P.O. Box 1647, Station M

Calgary, Alberta. T2P 2L7



Chinook Calligraphy Guild,

Box 77

Purple Springs, Alberta. T0K 1X0



Edmonton Calligraphic Society,

Box 336, 9768-170 Street

Edmonton, Alberta. T5T 5L4



Lettering Arts Guild of Red Deer,

Box 242

Red Deer, Alberta. T4N 5E8



Northern Lights Calligraphers,

P.O. Box 6220

Fort McMurray, Alberta. T9H 4W1



PenDancers Calligraphy Society,

59 Rosedale Way SE

Medicine Hat, Alberta. T1B 1X5

Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan Valley

540 Bayview Drive

Duncan, B.C.  V9L 5X7

http://members.home.net/bqualley/Warmland

- BRITISH COLUMBIA



Alphabeas Calligraphy Guild,

20025  36 Avenue

Langley, British Columbia, V3A 2R5



Fairbank Calligraphy Society,

P.O.Box 5458

Victoria, British Columbia. V8R 6S4



Kamloops Calligraphy,

1613 Sheridan Dr.

Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 6B1



Northern Scribes,

3080 First Avenue,

Prince George, British Columbia. V2M 1B9



South Peace Penpals,

P.O. Box 2475

Dawson Creek, British Columbia. V1G 4T9



Westcoast Calligraphy Society,

#604-2020 Fullerton Avenue

North Vancouver, British Colimbia. V7P 3G3



- MANITOBA



Calligraphers Guild of Manitoba,

214 Thurlby Road

Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3C 1Y3



- NEWFOUNDLAND



Newfoundland Calligraphers' Guild ,

c/o Sarah Hansen

Ste J, Box 5

Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. A0A 3K0



- ONTARIO



Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto,

P.O. Box 115, Willodale Station A

North York, Ontario. M2N 5S7



Calligraphy Society of Ottawa,

P.O. Box 4265, Station E

Ottawa, Ontario. K1S 5B3



Hamilton Calligraphy Guild,

P.O. Box 57144, Jackson Station

2 King Street West

Hamilton, Ontario. L8P 4W9



Niagara Calligraphy Guild,

c/o Editor, 62 Royal Manor Drive

St. Catharines, Ontario. L2N 4L6



Royal City Calligraphy Guild,

64 Brant Road South

Cambridge, Ontario. N1S 2W6



St. Clair Society of Scribes,

R.R. # 2

Harrow, Ontario. N2R 1G0



- QUEBEC



La Societe des Calligraphes,

P.O.Box 704, Snowdon

Montreal, Quebec. H3X 3X8



- SASKATCHEWAN



Battlefords Calligraphy Guild,

9003 Abbott

N. Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3A8



Regina Calligraphy Society,

30 McCaul Cr.

Regina, Saskatchewan. S4R 3X1



Wheatland Calligraphy Guild,

c/o Grace Ellis, Box 1502

Melfort, Saskatchewan. S0E 1Ao



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FRANCE



Scripsit

73 Boulevard Ruchard-Lenoir

Paris 75011



Ductus

29 Rue du Moulin Joly

Paris 75011

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GERMANY



Bund Deutcher Buchkunstler,

6050 Offenbach Am Main

Herrnstrawse, 81

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HONG KONG



Alpha Beta Club

P.O. Box 73615

Kowloon Central P.O., Hong Kong



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ITALY



INCIPIT

Circolo Calligrafia Italiana,

Via Savoia 11B/C

34079 Starnzano (GO)



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THE NETHERLANDS



Letters & Letters

Gov. Flinckstraat2

2162 Cr Lisse

Amateurs only



Mercator - Society of Friends and Scribes of the Italic Hand

Gaasterlandstraat 96

2036NJ Haarlem



Society of Teachers of Beautiful Writing

Dr.J.P.Thisselaan 91

3571GN Uterecht



Scriptores - Dutch Flemish Society of Calligrapher

P.O.Box 1265

8900 CG Leeuwarden



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NEW ZEALAND



Calligraphy Society Of New Zealand,

P.O.Box 3799

Christchurch 8000



New Zealand Calligraphers,

Box 99674

New Market, Auckland



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SINGAPORE



Singapore Italic Writing Calligrphy Interest Group,

39 Chancery lane #01-26

Villa Chancery.



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SOUTH AFRICA



Calligraphy & Italic Handwriting Society

Box 34481, Jeppestown

Johannesburg,  2043



Calligraphy Society of South Africa,

P.O. Box 956

Highlands North 02037



Cape Friends of Calligraphy,

P.O. Box 23126

Claremont, Cape. 07735



Delta Scribes,

PO Box 3272

Vanderbijlpark 1900,



Pendance Calligraphy Guild,

P.O. Box 21620

Hilderkruin. 01733



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UNITED KINGDOM



East Lancashire Calligraphers Guild,

c/o A. Dalleywater

Coal Hey House, Haslingden, Lancashire. BB4 5SU



The Hadrian Scribes,

c/o John Ferguson

15 Prosp.Biggin By the Sea, Northumberland



The Marches Scribes,

c/o Christine Osley, Rosedale Lofge,

Nr Pudleston, Leominster

Herefordshire, HR6 ORF



North East Scribes,

c/o Rev. Robert Cooper

The Rectory, Middleton Rd,

Sadberge Darlington Co

Durham DL2 1RP



North West Calligraphy Association,

46 West Vale, Neston, S.

Wirral, Cheshire L64 9SF



Oxford Scribes,

48E St. Helen St.

Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 5EB



The Pennines Scribes,

c/o Jilly Hazeldine, The Green

Austwick, Lancaster. LA 2 8BB



The Society for Italic Handwriting,

"Highlands" Nightingale Road,

Secretary: J. Fricker, Guildford,

Surrey GUI 1ER.



or?



The Society for Italic Handwriting

Chairman David Nicholls

17, Lennox Gardens

London SW1X ODB



Society of Scribes and Illuminators

The Art Workers Guild

6 Queen Square

London, WC1N 3AR.



Winchester Cathedral Scribes,

c/o Friends of Winchester Cathedral

2 The Close, Winchester,

Hants SO23 9LS



Windrush Scribes,

25 New Yatt Rd

Witney, Oxon. OX8 6NX



South Hampshire Calligraphers

Chairman Frederick William-Smith

16 Methuen St

Inner Avenue

Southampton

Hampshire SO2 OFN



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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



- ALABAMA



Calligraphy Arts Guild of Hunstville

P.O. Box 2407

Huntsville, Al 35803



Columbus Calligaphy Guild,

Box 771

Phoenix City, Al 36867



- ARKANSAS



The Ozark Society of Scribes,

P.O.Box 451

Eureka Springs, AR 72632



- ARIZONA



Calligraphy Society of Arizona,

P.O.Box 27695

Tempe, AZ 85282



- CALIFORNIA



Calligraphic Arts Guild of Sacramento,

P.O. Box 161976,

Sacramento,  CA  95816



Central Coast Calligrapher,

2606 El Cerrito

San Luis Obisp 94101



Fellow Calligrphers

132 E. Paisley St

Chula Vista, CA 92011



Friends of Calligraphy

P.O.Box 425194

San Francisco, California 94142-5194



North Country Calligraphy Guild

P.O. Box 1023, Vista,  CA  92085-1023



Pacific Scribes

PO Box 3392

Santa Clara,  CA  95055



RAND Calligraphy and Book Arts Club

1700 Main St., PO Box 2138

Santa Monica, California 90407-2138




San Diego Fellow Calligraphers

PO Box 84960

San Diego,  CA  92138-4960



Society for Calligraphy,

P.O. Box 64174

Los Angeles, CA 90064



- COLORADO



Colorado Calligraphers' Guild

PO Box 6746, Cherry Creek Station

Denver,  CO  80209



- CONNECTICUT



Calligraphers Guild of New Haven

PO Box 2099

Short Beach,  CT  06405



Connecticut Calligraphy Society,

Box 493

New Canaan, CT 06854



Connecticut Valley Calligraphers

PO Box 1122

Farmington,  CT  06034



Mysticalligraphers

PO Box 267

Mystic,  CT  06355



- DELAWARE



The Delaware Calligraphy Guild

81 Red Mill Road

Newark,  DE  19711-6667



- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA



Washington Calliagraphers Guild

P.O.Box 23818, Washington D.C.20026



- FLORIDA



Calligraphers Guild of Jacksonville

PO Box 5873

Jacksonville,  FL  32247



Calusa Scribes,

c/o Rosemary Oliver

9781 Spyglass Court NW

North  Fort Myer, FL 33903



Florida Gulf Coast S.O.S.

P.O.Box 1788, St.

Petersburg, Fl 32790



Gulfcoast Calligraphy Guild

P.O. Box 12424

Pensacola, FL  32582



St. Petersburg Society of Scribes

2960 58th Avenue South, St. Petersburg,  FL  33712



The Scribes of Central Florida

PO Box 1753

Winter Park,  FL  32790-1753



South Florida Calligraphy Guild

1900 Sabal Palm Drive, #401

Fort Lauderdale,  FL  33324



Suncoast Scribes,

c/o Betty Cohane, 3113 Cambridge Avenue, Bradenton,  FL  33507



- GEORGIA



Friends of the Alphabet

PO Box 11764

Atlanta,  GA  30355



- ILLINOIS



American Academy of Calligraphy****

PO Box 10204

Chicago, IL 60610



Chicago Calligraphy Collective

P.O.Box 11333

Chicago, Illinois 60611



- INDIANA



Calligraphy Guild of Indiana

12012 Pebblebrook Lane

Carmel, IN 46033



Indiana Calligraphers Association

PO Box 194

New Albany, IN 47150



Kentuckiana Calligraphers Guild

P.O. Box 194

New Albany, IN 47150-0194



Michiana Calligraphy Guild,

P.O.Box 11513

South Bend, Indiana 46601



- IOWA



Calligraphic Arts Guild of Central Iowa

2124 NW 139th Street

Des Moines, IA 50325



- KANSAS



Calligraphers Guild of Wichita

P.O.Box 3453

Wichita, KS 67208



- KENTUCKY



Kentucky Calligraphers Guild

P.O.Box 32234

Louisville, KY 40232



- LOUISIANA



New Orleans Lettering Arts Association

PO Box 4117

New Orleans,  LA  70178-4117



- MAINE



Calligraphers of Maine,

P.O.Box 2751

South Portland, ME 04106



- MARYLAND



The Chesapeake Calligraphers

P.O.Box 1320

Columbia, MD 21044



Cursive Italic Handwriting,

P.O.Box 92,

Aberdeen, MD 21001



South Maryland Society of Scribes

C/O The Talent Shoppe,

Rt.234 & St. Mary's Industral Park,

Hollywood, MD 20636



- MASSACHUSETTS



Concord Scribes,

P.O. Box 405

Concord,  MA  01742



Lettering Arts Guild of Boston

P.O. Box 461

Boston,  MA  02102



Masscribes

P.O. Box 490

Boston, MA 02102



The Quilligraphers' Guild,

P.O.Box 126

Leicester, MA 01524-0126



- MICHIGAN



Michigan Association of Calligraphers,

P.O.Box 55

Royal Oak, MI 48068-0055



- MINNESOTA



Colleagues of Calligraphy,

P.O.Box 4024

St Paul, MN 44104



Pen Dragons,

P.O. Box 327

Afton,  MN  55001-0327



- MISSOURI



St Louis Calligraphy Guild,

P.O. Box 16563

St Louis, MO  63105



- MONTANA



Big Sky Scribes,

1610 Boulder Avenue

Helena,  MT  59601



Missoula Calligraphers Guild

213 West Beckwith

Missoula,  MT  59801-3826



The Octavo Society,

2815 Woody Drive, Billings, MT 59102



- NEVADA



Society of Desert Scribes

PO Box 19524

Las Vegas,  NV  89132



- NEW JERSEY



Jersey Shore Calligraphers' Guild

PO Box 123

Highlands,  NJ  07732



- NEW MEXICO



Escribiente,

PO Drawer 26718

Albuquerque,  NM  87125



Opulent Order of Practicing Scribes

PO Box 743

Roswell,  NM  88201



- NEW YORK



The Buffalo Pencrafters

c/o Benjamin Fiore S.J.

2001 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14208-1098



The Calligraphers Guild

P.O. Box 551

Crugers,  NY  10521



The Calligraphers Guild of Amsterdam

c/o Margot Freeman

20 Lindbergh Avenue

Amsterdam,  NY  12010



Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild

55 Monteroy Road

Rochester,  NY  14618



Island Scribes

N. Baldwin Station P.O. Box 1043

Baldwin, NY 11510-1043



Society of Scribes,

P.O. Box 933

New York, NY 10150



Suffolk Scribes

P.O. Box 433

Bellport, NY 11713



- NORTH CAROLINA



Carolina Lettering Arts Society,

P.O. Box 20466

Raleigh, NC 27619



Piedmont Society of Scribes

PO Box 589

Winston-Salem,  NC  27102



- OHIO



Calligraphy Guild of Columbus

P.O. Box 14184

Columbus,  OH  43214



Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers Guild

P.O. Box 429345

Cincinnati. OH 45242



Guild of The Golden Quill,

P.O.Box 1221

Dayton, Ohio  45401



The Int. Assoc. of Master Penmen & Teachers

2213 Arlington Avenue

Middletown,  OH  45042



Scripts & Scribes of Summit County

3402 Ridgewood Road

Akron, OH 44313



The Western Reserve Calligraphers

PO Box 110686

Cleveland,  OH  44111-0686



- OKLAHOMA



The Calligraphy Guild of Oklahoma

P.O. Box 33098

Tulsa, OK 74153



Sooner Scribes

P.O. Box 312

Norman, OK 73030



- OREGON



Capital Calligraphers,

PO Box 17284

Salem,  OR  97305



Goose Quill Guild

Oregon State University

Cornwallis, OR 97330



The Portland Society for Calligraphy

PO Box 4621

Portland,  OR  97208



The Valley Calligraphy Guild ,

2352 Vanness

Eugene, OR 97403



Calligraphers' Guild,

PO Box 304

Ashland,  OR  97520



- PENNSYLVANIA



Berks Calligraphers Guild

C/O Marion Karnich,

33 S. Muddy Creek Rd

Denver, PA 17517



Calligraphers Guild of Northern Pennsylvania

209 Carnation Drive

Clarks Summit,  PA  18411



Calligraphy Guild of Pittsburgh,

PO Box 8167

Pittsburgh,  PA  15217



Philadephia Calligraphers Society

P.O. Box 7174

Elkins Park, PA 19027



Village Calligraphers Guild,

P.O.Box 194

Janison, PA 18929



- SOUTH CAROLINA



Carolina Calligraphers Society of Scribes

Sears Shelter, 100 Park Ave

Grenville, SC 29601



- TENESSEE



Calligraphy Guild of Chattanooga

PO Box 15164

Chattanooga,  TN  37415



Memphis Calligraphy Guild

4752 Linda Lane

Memphis,  TN  38117



Nashville Calligraphe rs Guild

C/O Brush and Pen

140 Belle Forest Circle

Nashville, TN 37221



- TEXAS



Capital City Scribes

P.O. Box 5427

Austin, TX 78763



Dallas Calligraphy Society,

Kaligraphos Ltd,

6660 Santa Anita

Dallas, TX 75214



Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild

4125 Middlebrook Road

Fort Worth, TX  76116-8039



Corpus Christi Calligraphers

5813 Limerick

Corpus Christi,  TX  78413



The Houston Calligraphy Guild

c/o The Art League of Houston

1953 Montrose Boulevard, Houston,

TX  77006



Pen Crafters Guild of El Paso

10152 Buckwood Avenue

El Paso,  TX  79925



San Antonio Calligraphers Guild

PO Box 6476

San Antonio,  TX  78209



Waco Calligraphy Guild

4204 Erath

Waco, TX 76710



- UTAH



Northern Utah Association of Calligraphers

1446 North 1640 East

Logan,  UT  84321



Utah Calligraphic Artist

P.O. Box 8791

Salt Lake City, UT 84108



- VIRGINIA



Calligraphers Guild of the Peninsula

P.O. Box 5031

Newport News,  VA  23605



Tidewater Calligraphy Guild,

P.O.Box 8871

Virginia Beach, VA 23450



Washington Calligraphers Guild,

P.O. Box 3688

Merrifield, VA 22116-301



- WASHINGTON



Olympia's Calligraphy Guild

P.O. Box 6311

Olympia, WA 98502



Skagit Whatcom Calligraphers

1233 Field Road

Bow,  WA  98232



Society for Calligraphy and Handwriting

PO Box 31963

Seattle,  WA  98103



Tacoma Calligraphy Guild

PO Box 851

Tacoma,  WA  98401



Write-On Calligraphers

PO Box 277

Edmonds,  WA  98020



- WEST VIRGINiA



The Huntington Calligraphers Guild

P.O. Box 277

Huntington. WV 25707-0277



- WISCONSIN



Cream City Calligraphers

PO Box 1468

Milwaukee,  WI  53201-1468



Wisconsin Calligraphers

2124 Kendall Ave

Madison,  WI  53705-3916



- WYOMING



Wyoming Scribes

507 South 7th

Laramie,  WY  82070

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Slides 

I finally finished typing the last of a set of notes to go with four

slide sets I have been helping to produce. It has been a very interesting

project set up jointly between the British Library and CLAS, a new calligraphy

and lettering society over here. With the help of Michele Brown at the BL I was

allowed acces to the British Libraries slide collection. This is a stack of

literally tens of thousands of slides built up over the years all filed in the

sequence they were ordered from the library by scholars. It would take months to

go through the entire collection, I was allowed two days!! It was like being

allowed to run through a grocery store for five minutes only and pile everything

you could in your trolly befor your time expired.Wonderful but also desperate!!

I could'nt see everything I wanted (I'd prepared a hit list of manuscripts I had

seen reproduced in books) and kept discovering things I never new existed and

all the time the clock was running!! The outcome was a selection of about 120

slides covering the period from 400 to 1500 which I have divided into four slide

rolls with an accompanying sheet of notes, they are not perfect but are a unique

release which won't be repeated. They are being distributed by CLAS and details

can be got from Sue Cavendish (101344.3245@compuserve.com)

who is a member of Cyberscribes

These slides were chosen by Ewan Clayton [see the note above, ed.]

to everyone. He will be able to give you more detailed information

about individual slides, should you wish to contact him.



CALLIGRAPHY & LETTERING ARTS SOCIETY SLIDE HISTORICAL 

SLIDES



In association with the British Library Education Service, 

CLAS is delighted to announce four eagerly awaited 

historical slide rolls. The slides have been carefully 

selected for CLAS by Ewan Clayton, MA, with the assistance 

of Dr Michelle Brown of the British Library.



Slide Roll A (33 Slides)   Late Antiquity to Carolingian 

Period 



This slide roll spans a period from the first century AD to 

the carolingian period. Amongst its highlights are slides of 

both writing and illuminating in the Vespasian Psalter, the 

Lindisfarne Gospels, The Book of Nunaminster and several 

great carolingian gospel books including the Grandvaal 

Bible. There are several examples of roman cursive hands, 

and good examples of uncials, half uncials, informal insular 

cursive and carolingian minuscule.





Slide Roll B (29 Slides)   Late Anglo Saxon to Protogothic



This slide roll concentrates on late Anglo Saxon Britain and 

follows through to the beginning of the gothic period. It 

shows examples of the classic English caroline hand (as in 

Harley 2904) and of simple built up capitals (versals). The 

slides also illustrate several styles of early medieval 

illumination; polychromatic pen drawings in Harley 603, the 

rich illumination of the Benedictional of St Ethelwold, and 

the elaborate yet naive style of the Silos Apocalypse from 

Spain. Other highlights include close ups of the hand of 

Edui Basan. The roll concludes with a fine protogothic 

manuscript.





Slide Roll C (23 Slides)   The High Middle Ages



This roll covers the period of the high middle ages. It 

contains examples of all the major kinds of gothic scripts 

and extracts of the writing and illumination in such 

manuscripts as the Evesham Psalter, the Luttrell Psalter and 

the Bedford Hours. There are also some fine examples of 

complex page layouts. The roll concludes with a musical 

manuscript written in a circular form.





Slide Roll D (33 Slides)   The Renaissance



This roll principally concerns scripts in Italy. It contains 

many good examples of cursive chancery hands and shows 

formal manuscripts written by, amongst others, Bartolomeo 

San Vito and Arrighi. The Arrighi manuscript is Royal 12 C 

viii, originally presented to Henry VIII, the slides also 

show details of its elaborate binding. Writing by the future 

queen Elizabeth I is shown and the roll concludes with 

slides of William Morris' manuscript 'The Rubyat of Omar 

Kyyam' in which he employs a script influenced by the hand 

of Arrighi.



The Slides are supplied in roll form, suitable for mounting 

as 2" x 2" slides. Each roll is despatched in a stout 

plastic tub, accompanied by short descriptive notes. 



Prices include packing and postage (Air Mail Overseas). 

Price of A,B & D rolls is L13 each (L14.50 overseas) Roll C 

L12.50 (L14 Overseas)



Cheques & bank drafts (drawn on a London Bank), should be 

made payable to 'CLAS' and sent to CLAS Sales, c/o Warren 

Stokes, Ore Stabit, 81 Blacketts Wood Drive, Chorleywood, 

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Paleographic references 

Perhaps some Cyberscribes are familiar with Kevin Kiernan's work on the 

Beowulf manuscipt,and how it has influenced the British Museum to 

undertake a project toward published facimiles of many old manuscripts on 

CD.  See http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/BL/kportico.html, or 

http://portico.bl.uk/access/beowulf/electronic-beowulf.html,



Another paleographer helping bring the field into the computer age is 

Bernard Muir at the University of Melbourne. Check his web site at 

http://www.arts.unimelb.edu/Dept/English/bernard.html, and particularly 

check out his current multimedia project, DUCTUS. Already running on 

Hypercard, it is being developed as a dual platform (Mac/Windows) 

version. It will include an introductory history of Western handwriting 

and detailed interactive analyses of forty scripts.



I also suggest that people planning calligraphy conferences might 

consider inviting presentations from Kevin Kiernan and Bernard Muir.

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