The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them

An excellent and highly practical compendium of alphabets for calligraphy, with pen/ brush strokes clearly set out, and worthwhile notes on the history of each example. The book has a sturdy cover for regular use and a spiral binding to lie flat

A lovely little book. Full of interesting calligraphy styles to try, with picture examples of the whole alphabet in each style, plus tips about equipment and technique. I bought it purely for the information but am pleasantly surprised by what an attractive volume it is, and the spiral binding makes it easy to leave on one page flat and without damaging the spine, which is thoughtful attention to detail. I'll get lots of joy out of this book.

This was a brilliant guide for someone who was just starting out, easy to understand. I bout it as a present for my mum and she loved it.

This book was great to get an idea of the basics, I think more detail could have been included for sentence writing but all in all a great starting point for anyone wanting to learn calligraphy

This has lots of different styles. The only book you need

Excellent. Easy to understand.

I bought this after doing a lot of research on calligraphy books. This has one hundred alphabets in both capitals and lower cases. There is a good introduction and explanation albeit short. You will need to trace or photocopy the pages and there is no practice pages with it. I am very happy to have so many alphabets to practice and a smidge disappointed it has not as much explanation as I would like but.... don’t let that put you off as that is a personal preference. There is adequate explanation and information for beginners and intermediates. I have given it 5 stars as it is exactly what it said it was ...100 alphabets which is very helpful. It is my own personal preference which is that of wanting to have my cake and eat it that makes it not exactly perfect.

This is a collection of hands/alphabets ordered historically as they evolved. There is an introduction section with tips and explaining materials and techniques and the basics of the art, i.e. pen angle, pen widths, etc . Then it goes onto showing a well printed alphabet sample with instructions on how to write each letter, each trace marked with a number which I think it's enough to understand the structure of each letter. It also provides information on pen angle, some specific characteristics of each style, and all that in two pages per hand, so although seems not much it's succinct, short, clear and concise.

Très utile pour avoir les références de nombreuse polices d'écriture. pour les exercices vous pouvez faire des copies en agrandissant le formats.

Lots if script choices. Good instruction and a bit of history too

Great book with a lot of examples and fonts. Excellent quality printing and binding.

This book is a gold mine! As a complete beginner, I appreciate the diversity of fonts, the clarity of instructions, and options/tips for getting started. Things are laid out so simply, I don't feel intimidated by any of the styles or concepts

Ho da poco iniziato a interessarmi di calligrafia, e questo manuale, interamente in lingua inglese, si è rivelato utilissimo. Gli argomenti trattati sono chiari e semplici, ci sono circa un centinaio di stili calligrafici da cui imparare o prendere spunto, per i quali l'autore fornisce cenni storici, varianti stilistiche e indicazioni più che esaustivi sulla formazione dei tratti.