The Calligrapher’s Companion

companion by Mary Noble and Janet MehiganĀ  (published by Collins in the UK)

The Textbook

This shows what nib to choose and how to hold the pen; how to add colour or decoration; choosing backgrounds and text. In the Script Identifier section there are 100 alphabets to copy and practice, reproduced with directional arrows to show order and direction of strokes

The Workbook

The workbook contains skill-building exercises to master popular letterforms featured in the textbook. Ten major alphabets are shown stroke by stroke, with space provided to practice each stoke and directional arrows and numbered strokes as guidelines.

Please note that the UK edition of this book published by Collins does not include the work book.

Overview

Original version came with a workbook with lines to write on but recent editions focus on the 10 alphabets with enough variations to last a lifetime plus layout & colour ideas.

ISBN

ISBN 1-57145-089-0 (US)
ISBN 0-00-413378-1 (Collins UK)

Pricing

For current prices and availability see Amazon.co.uk or Calligraphity.com