Calligraphy from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972 4to (28 cm), [6], 362 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj clipped, little frayed at extremities and stained, ownership signature on front fee end-paper). Edited by Nicolas Barker. "The history of lettering and its place in the history of the western world is the last of Stanley Morison's work's. Based on his 1957 Lyell lectures,… Read more about this item

Watson-Guptill, 1980 4to (28.5 cm), 184 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket (dj little rubbed at extremities, tear top front, edges slightly stained). Noted expert presents calligraphy as a rich, complex discipline combining lettering and design. Analysis of nine lettering styles, letter design, setting up the page, use of color, production methods. 160 black-and-white illustrations. 8 color plates.

The British Library & Oak Knoll Press, 2007 8vo (22.5 cm), XX, 389 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "This study is intended to place Edward Johnston in the context of the ideas and people who helped shape his thought and work. In no sense is it a biography. Nevertheless, the chronology of Johnston's life is one of… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Neberry Library, 1952 Oblong 16mo (10.5 x 16 cm), 17 pp, [16] ff of facsimile. Publisher's boards (bookplate).

Faber & Faber, 1980 4to (25.5 cm), 292 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (ownership signature on the front free end-paper). With the invention of printing in the 15th century, the writing-master was able to broadcast his model and instruction to the world in 'writing books'. Many has survived, the most being written in Latin, Italian and Spanish. The book… Read more about this item

American University in Cairo Press, 2006 4to (25.5 cm), XXXVII, 682 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (book plate and collector's blind stamp). "This stunning book is an important contribution to a key area of non-western art, being the first reference work on the art of beautiful writing in Arabic script. The extensive use of writing is a hallmark of… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972 4to (28 cm), [6], 362 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Edited by Nicolas Barker. "The history of lettering and its place in the history of the western world is the last of Stanley Morison's work's. Based on his 1957 Lyell lectures, but much expanded and reworked, this book provides a panoptic view of the origins… Read more about this item

Society of Typographic Arts, 1987 4to (30.5 cm), front., 255 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The book includes selected articles and lectures by the prominent designer Hermann Zapf on calligraphy, type design and typography, and a catalog of his typefaces. The author covers a wide range of creative and practical issues related to the development and application of… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1965 4to (28.5 cm), 201 pp. Cloth backed printed boards. From the foreword: "This exhibition is an attempt to cover the calligraphy produced during a period of almost exactly 2000 years in the regions using the Latin alphabet. The earliest exhibits are incised monumental inscriptions of the Flavian period in Rome; the latest is an… Read more about this item

Boston: David R. Godine Publisher, 1990 8vo (21 cm), 218, [4] pp, 21 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little rubbed at extremities and little stained). Edited by & Introduction by Nicholas Barker. Printed for the members of "Hoc Volo". Before his death in 1967, the English typographic historian Stanley Morison had drafted a major work examining the history… Read more about this item

London: The British Library, 1998 4to (29.5 cm). Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: More Than Fine Writing is one of the most important books on calligraphy to be published in recent times. Focusing on the life and art of Irene Wellington - considered one of the truly original figures in the development of calligraphy in our century… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 1987 4to (30.5 cm), xii,173 pp. Publisher's boards and dat jacket. In Turkish & English. The catalogue of an exhibition at theMuseun of Turkish and Isclamic arts Islamic Arts 19 September 1986 -- 18 January 1987. 70 imperial decrees called 'fermans' are described and illustrated.