Masterpieces of Calligraphy
Title | Masterpieces of Calligraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Jessen |
Publisher | Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | 238 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
In an age of electric typewriters, computer printouts, digital lettering, and other 'automated' communications, calligraphy - the art of beautiful writing - recalls the leisurely, more personal communication of an earlier day. In this elegant volume, lovers of calligraphy will find a rich treasury of writing as art - when the form of a message rivaled its content, and calligraphers devoted a lifetime to perfecting a fine hand.
Calligraphy
Title | Calligraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Denise Lach |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Calligraphie |
ISBN | 9780500291214 |
An invaluable sourcebook for both enthusiastic beginners and experienced calligraphers who wish to let their imaginations run free
Brown Calligraphy
Title | Brown Calligraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Brown |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 254 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Calligraphy |
ISBN | 9780995765702 |
Shodo
Title | Shodo PDF eBook |
Author | Shozo Sato |
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | 185 |
Release | 2014-03-11 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1462911889 |
In this beautiful and extraordinary zen calligraphy book, Shozo Sato, an internationally recognized master of traditional Zen arts, teaches the art of Japanese calligraphy through the power and wisdom of Zen poetry. Single-line Zen Buddhist koan aphorisms, or zengo, are one of the most common subjects for the traditional Japanese brush calligraphy known as shodo. Regarded as one of the key disciplines in fostering the focused, meditative state of mind so essential to Zen, shodo calligraphy is practiced regularly by all students of Zen Buddhism in Japan. After providing a brief history of Japanese calligraphy and its close relationship with the teachings of Zen Buddhism, Sato explains the basic supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need. He goes on to present thirty zengo, each featuring: An example by a skilled Zen monk or master calligrapher An explanation of the individual characters and the Zen koan as a whole Step-by-step instructions on how to paint the phrase in a number of styles (Kaisho, Gyosho, Sosho) A stunning volume on the intersection of Japanese aesthetics and Zen Buddhist thought, Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy guides beginning and advanced students alike to a deeper understanding of the unique brush painting art form of shodo calligraphy. Shodo calligraphy topics include: The Art of Kanji The Four Treasures of Shodo Ideogram Zengo Students of Shodo
Traces of the Calligrapher
Title | Traces of the Calligrapher PDF eBook |
Author | Mary McWilliams |
Publisher | Museum Fine Arts Houston |
Total Pages | 110 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
"Traces of the Calligrapher" reconstructs the intimate world of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture, bringing together the "tools of the trade" - works in their own right that are rarely exhibited or published - and the exquisite art made with these functional objects in India, Iran, and Turkey. Drawn primarily from a prestigious private collection in Houston, the works in this fascinating book include pens, pen boxes, chests, tables, paper scissors, knives, burnishers, and book bindings of superb manufacture and design. These objects are presented with examples of calligraphy that were executed as practice exercises, occasional works, wall hangings, and manuscripts. Seen together, these rare works reveal the traces of their makers."-- Cover.
Masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy in American and European collections
Title | Masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy in American and European collections PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Calligraphy, Chinese |
ISBN |
Medieval Calligraphy
Title | Medieval Calligraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Drogin |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 225 |
Release | 1989-11-01 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 0486261425 |
Spirited history and comprehensive instruction manual covers 13 styles (ca. 4th–15th centuries). Excellent photographs; directions for duplicating medieval techniques with modern tools. "Vastly rewarding and illuminating." — American Artist.