[Scriptoris] Fwd:Books on Sale

[zubeydah at northkeep.org]

Baroness Rhiannon of Mooneschadowe provided this information, which I thought 
would be of interest to the scribal community...

-Zubeydah


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Oxbow Publishers is having a sale.
http://www.oxbowbooks.com

In particular, scribes and illuminators might be interested in these  
books. They are the "best" books the British Library carries on these  
subjects. Patricia Lovett is the professional calligrapher that the  
British Library hires to do work for them. Her books have a very  
practical "so you want to be able to reproduce this" flavor to them.  
Notice that they are less than half price.

The Historical Sourcebook for Scribes
by MIchelle P Brown and Patricia Lovett
Analysing scripts from half-uncial to insular miniscule, the authors  
take the reader on an educational voyage of the penman's art. All  
alphabet styles in use today - both in calligraphy and in typeface  
design - have their origins in the past. This study looks at the  
proportions and weight of letters, the angle at which the pen nib was  
held, whether it was written slowly or with a degree of speed,  
devoting a whole page to exemplar letters of each alphabet style and  
showing how the hand can be used today. 128p, b/w and col pls  
(British Library 1999)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7123-4618-4
ISBN-10: 0-7123-4618-X
Hardback. Publishers price GB £17.95, Oxbow Price GB £6.99

The British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination and Heraldry
by Patricia Lovett
Calligraphy and illumination together with heraldry comprise the  
three traditional skills of medieval book arts. In this wide-ranging  
guide, manuscripts from the British Library and other sources support  
a clearly written text that enables the reader to use this book both  
as a working guide and a fundamental source of reference. Sections  
include the range and selection of tools and material for  
calligraphy, illumination and heraldry and there are practical  
projects ranging from the simplest through to the more technically  
advanced. 320p, 175 col illus (British Library 2000)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7123-4680-1
ISBN-10: 0-7123-4680-5
Hardback. Publishers price GB £30.00, Oxbow Price GB £12.95

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