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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Lovett, Patricia
Titre(s) : The art and history of calligraphy [Texte imprimé] / Patricia Lovett
Publication : London : The British Library, cop. 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (224 pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index
This stunningly illustrated new book focuses on 77 intricate, expressive and individual
examples of calligraphy from the unparalleled collection of the British Library. The
author, a renowned expert on the history of the form as well as a fine calligrapher
herself, writes - uniquely - from a practitioner's point of view. Ranging from the
Middle Ages, when beautiful calligraphy was a way of celebrating the divine, to the
renaissance of the art form by William Morris, to the modern school of calligraphers
following in the wake of master typographer Edward Johnston, Patricia Lovett charts
the development of calligraphy through the history of European manuscripts. Large-scale
full-colour reproductions enable the reader to see the fine detail of each manuscript,
and to understand more clearly than ever before the painstaking craft and great artistic
skill that were necessary to create these strikingly beautiful pieces of writing
Sujet(s) : Calligraphie -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780712356688. - ISBN 0712356681 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45281604f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45281604
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
