"A Quarto Book"

Getting started. Tools and materials ; Paper ; Setting up ; Understanding letterforms ; Correcting mistakes -- The lessons. Roman capitals : monoline ; Roman capitals : broad-edge ; Uncials ; Foundational : minuscules ; Composition and layout ; Decorative borders ; Gothic cursive : minuscules ; Gothic cursive : majuscules ; Italic : minuscules ; Italic : majuscules ; Spacing letters and words ; Flourished italic : minuscules ; Flourished italic : majuscules ; Chancery cursive : minuscules ; Chancery cursive : majuscules ; Copperplate : minuscules ; Copperplate : majuscules ; Designing with color ; Flourished copperplate : minuscules and majuscules ; Spencerian : minuscules ; Spencerian : majuscules ; Flourished Spencerian : minuscules and majuscules ; Illumination : design choices ; Illumination : basic techniques -- The projects. Concertina book ; Embossed certificate ; Sonnet ; Embossed panel ; Bookmark ; Wedding invitation ; Poem ; Family tree

"... a carefully structured beginner's course. Learn the basic principles behind a range of alphabets, letter-by-letter and stroke-by-stroke, in a series of focused technique-based tutorials..."--P. [4] of cover

Includes index