Page 40 of Books for Calligraphers, Lettering Artists, Illuminators by John Neal Bookseller

nibs the standard nibs for broad edge pen work are tape brause mitchell round hand and speedball any of them will work well which is best best quality brause most flexible mitchell mitchell roundhand nibs brause nibs n02 brause nibs stiffer nibs with reservoir on top oblique cut sizes .5 .75 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 5mm high quality nibs from germany if you have a heavy hand these will work well n02-s9 set of 9 list $17.00 $13.00 n02 individual nibs specify size list $1.70 jnb price $1.45 10 or more asst 1.35 ea 50 assorted $62.50 n06 brause left hand nibs hand ground to left oblique n06-s9 left hand set of 9 $22.50 n06 left hand nibs $2.80 each 10 or more assorted lh brause 2.50 ea hiro tape nibs n01 tape nibs these are more flexible than brause nibs but stiffer than mitchell and take to the ink better when new reservoir on top right hand sizes only .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4mm oblique cut a good nib for classes and beginners n01-s7 set of 7 list $7.00 $6.50 n01 individual nibs specify size list $1.05 95 10 or more assorted 90 ea 100 or more 85 each n19 manuscript roundhand these nibs are similar to mitchell rexel roundhand but a bit stiffer bronze sizes 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 5 6 75ea 10 65ea 100 60ea also called hiro rond n19-s9 set of 9 $6.00 manuscript pens recently produced their bronze instead of their gilt nibs and a group of calligraphy lettering arts society members tested them whereas everyone had hated the gilt ones the bronze ones were approved by everyone gaynor goffe approves of them too but still likes the mitchell roundhand nibs as well ­ lorna bambury great bookham england n04 mitchell rexel round hand nibs flexible nibs from england without reservoirs see below straight cut sizes 03.3mm 13mm 1-1/22.5mm 22.3mm 2-1/21.8mm 31.4mm 3-1/21mm 40.9mm 5 75mm 6 6mm though they say round hand these nibs are very suitable for all broad edge alphabets beginners may have some trouble with the flexibility n04-s10a set of 10 w 2 res $8.60 n04-s10b set of 10 w 10 res 12.95 n04 individual nibs specify size list $1.45 80 10 or more assorted mitchell 75 each gross 144 same size $85.49 mitchell left hand nibs n05-s10a set of 10 w 2 res $8.60 n05-s10b set of 10 w 10 res $12.95 n05 individual nibs list $1.45 80 10 or more assorted lh mitchell 75 n07 mitchell slip on reservoirs these slide on under the nib.you may need to adjust them slightly but this is no problem as the metal bends easily list $1.15 62 10 56 each gross box 144 $52.00 #10 #40 #20 #50 #30 #60 scroll pens n11 scroll pens a dip pen that writes a double line mitchell rexel no reservoir specify 10 20 30 40 50 60 list $3.55 n11 individual nibs $2.99 n11-s6 set of 6 $16.75 witch pens no.1 no 2 no 2.5 no 3 n15 mitchell witch pens square cornered but with rolled over writing edge which allows pen to glide over rough surfaces works well on grained or coarse paper pen is a complete unit with nib reservoir and holder sizes 1 2 2.5 3 n15-s4 set of 4 list $26.75 $10.25 speedball nibs speedball american nibs c-0 c-1 c-2 c-3 c-4 c-5 c6 c-0 is largest c-6 is smallest best in larger sizes c-2 c-3 c-4 are popular for beginners classes n09 individual nibs $1.99 n09-s6 set of 6 c-0/c-5 $10.59 speedball left hand nibs sizes lc-0 lc-1 lc-2 lc-3 lc-4 n10 individual nibs $2.55 n10-s5 set of 5 $12.95 n16 speedball b series specify size b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 $1.90ea 5-line pens n39 brause 5 line music nib width of whole nib 13/16 $2.50 n28 automatic pen 5-line designed to produce lines for sheet music calligraphers use it to produce light five stroked letters $10.95 40 email info@johnnealbooks.com www.johnnealbooks.com

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