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product_id: 65808526
title: "The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy Hardcover – December 12, 2017"
brand: "timothy noadpatricia seligman"
price: "12380 kr"
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reviews_count: 8
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# The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy Hardcover – December 12, 2017

**Brand:** timothy noadpatricia seligman
**Price:** 12380 kr
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- **What is this?** The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy Hardcover – December 12, 2017 by timothy noadpatricia seligman
- **How much does it cost?** 12380 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Back In Print, Hurrah!
*by C***G on February 5, 2018*

The most charmingest of books, even if you never pick up a pencil/pen to do it - step-by-step instructions for illuminated letters of the various ages - just grand for a gift to an artistic person or older kid who could really get into it. It's a discussion of the history of letter forms, decoration, followed by the instructions for an illuminated piece per alphabet - plus an alphabet to choose from to make your own designs for each font era... and, it's just fun to read and look at.The last few I gave for gifts had to be purchased 2nd hand, so - very glad this is back in print again. It's been out in hardcover & paperback before, used copies were getting rare aka expensive. These new hardcovers are less expensive than used paperback copies...Only complaint - one dustcover was torn in the shipping - enough to make a difference in a gift, so - keep that one for yourself!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the book to purchase if you want to learn illumination
*by S***Y on February 2, 2022*

This book provides the information you will need as well as the list of materials you will need to learn the lovely art of illumination. The writing is clear, and the plentiful pictures aid your accessing the knowledge necessary to execute beautifully illuminated letters.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice brief history section
*by B***H on December 3, 2016*

This wasn't as extensive as I thought it would be. Nice brief history section. Decent material section, if your already an artist, which I am, so most of the materials I'm already familiar with. There is no information at all about the different styles of initials and how to build the designs themselves. This is a how to trace an already existing letter (like from a book or print out) and transfer it and the step by step is how to paint and gild it, which is the part I wasn't worried about. Again, if you're already an artist then you can read between the lines because every project has a few pages from the artists sketchbook so at least you can see how they practice and build references. Plus it is like a beginning in the categorization of the different styles of lettering which is the base for the initials and designs.So, overall, it's beautiful, well written, easy to understand and follow. Just leaned more towards the painting side. Which is only half the battle.

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