The British Library companion to calligraphy, illumination & heraldry : a history and practical guide / Patricia Lovett

London : British Library, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong Physical description: 320 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 316) and index.Contents: Calligraphy. Introduction ; Materials and equipment ; Starting to write ; Historical alphabets ; Experimenting with letters ; Working to commission ; Ideas with letters ; Handwriting and calligraphy / Rosemary Sassoon ; Calligraphy and typeface design / Hermann Zapf. -- Illumination. Introduction ; The art of illumination / Michelle P. Brown ; How to gild ; Illumination projects. -- Heraldry. Introduction ; The history of heraldry ; A coat of arms ; Designing and painting a coat of arms ; The College of Arms ; The modern herald / D.H.B. Chesshyre, Clarenceux King of Arms ; Heraldry around us ; Different heraldic traditions.Subjects: Calligraphy.Heraldry. Illumination of books and manuscripts.Genealogy and HeraldryCalligraphie. H�raldique.Enluminure. heraldry.illumination (image-making process). Calligraphy.Heraldry. Illumination of books and manuscripts.Calligraphy Handbooks, manuals, etc. Illumination of books and manuscripts Handbooks, manuals, etc.