Page 46 of Books for Calligraphers, Lettering Artists, Illuminators by John Neal Bookseller

b2470 b2476 b2470 an elegant hand the golden age of american penmanship and calligraphy by william e henning edited by paul melzer 2002 320pp 81/2 x11 hardcover $59.95 jnb price $57.49 chronicles the history of the golden age of american penmanship guiding the reader through the lives and careers of important american penmen beginning with platt rogers spencer the father of american handwriting and spencer s gifted student george a gaskell whose books and periodicals reached the hundreds of thousands of students throughout the second half of the 1800s illustrated with more than 400 examples most from original specimens b2476 fw tamblyns s home instructor in penmanship f.w tamblyn 2001 reprint of the 7th ed 1938 174pp 8.5 x5.25 spiral $24.95 80 pages of instruction on basic script starting with holding the pen and positioning the paper followed by pages of exercises letterforms words and sentences to copy then 33 pages on artistic writing spencerian ­ instruction on adding the stresses to capitals and appropriate lowercase letters smaller sections on engravers script broadedged alphabets off hand flourishing engrossing and diplomas a great reprint a highly recommended manual n69 brause rose nib $2.20 jnb $2.00 see page 49 n81 hiro #40 list 61 52 10 4.80 36 16.20 100 43.50 large blue metal with cutouts the blue pumpkin nib n90 brause steno nibs these are similar to the blue pumpkin hiro #40 but stiffer and better made john ebel notes that these nibs last much longer than most current nibs list $1.40 $1.25 ea 10 11.50 50 45.00 mitchell elbow nib allows you to write copperplate with a standard holder fits holders h33 h30 h32 n80 single nib $2.15 box of 12 23.22 144 184.32 n120 ef principal nib these much anticipated nibs are now available for purchase $2.40 jnb price $2.30each 10 2.10each 25 1.90each 50 1.80each 100 1.60each see page 49 n82 hiro crown nib 50 fine soft nib for copperplate 10 4.80 36 16.92 100 45.00 holders copperplate pen holders come in two kinds 1 an oblique pen holder with an offset that holds the nib at an angle right-handers use the oblique holder which makes the extreme slant of copperplate easier to write 2 a standard straight pen holder left-handers use the standard holders it is also used when an oblique holder is not available for a nib beginners the different copperplate nibs are of various sizes and do not all fit in the same holders but many fit the less expensive hunt oblique holder see page 49 for oblique holders see page 41 49 53 for standard holders n83 hiro 700 45 superfine for copperplate similar to gillott 290 10 4.00 20 7.50 100 34.00 copperplate practice pad p01 copperplate grid pad 8.5 x11 8 squares to the inch non-repro blue with slant lines for copperplate special smooth paper for pointed pen work approx 50 sheets $7.95 mike kecseg ink stick is28 mike kecseg ink stick mike uses this inexpensive ink stick for his pointed pen work it s not recommended for broad-edged calligraphy $10.00 see page 44 for a selection of japanese ink sticks chosen by ewan clayton for broad-edged calligraphy n93 hunt 22b 99 n88 hunt 99 99 n77 hunt 101 $1.29 n79 hunt 108 $1.29 n98 hunt 513ef 99 n86 hunt 56 99 n89 hunt 100 $1.29 n78 hunt 103 $1.29 n97 hunt 512 99 n124 hunt 104 $1.29 oakgalls oakgalls the traditional source for tannin for making oak gall ink even if you never have plans to make your own ink it s neat to have a sample of the real thing to show to students s569 1.5oz $5.00 s567 3oz $8.00 n93-v hunt 22 vintage see page 49 $2.25ea 46 email info@johnnealbooks.com www.johnnealbooks.com

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