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fall 2011 update
Supplying calligraphers, lettering artists, illuminators, bookbinders and papercraft
enthusiasts worldwide with books, tools, and materials since 1981.
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Bookbinding
B3400. Beautiful Bookbindings: A Thousand Years of the
Bookbinder's Art by P.J.M.
Marks. 2011. 161pp. 8.5"x11".
Hardcover $49.95.
JNB Price $44.95
From exquisite
medieval
bookbindings made of
precious metals and jewels to the unique and highly
imaginative creations of contemporary bookbinders, this book celebrates over 100 of the most
beautiful bookbindings of the last 1000 years. The
book focuses on the craft of hand-bookbinding.
Even with mass-produced trade binding (which
started in the Victoria era), the craft continued, and
the second half of the 20th century saw a significant
revival. The introduction provides an engaging
overview of the history and techniques of the craft
and of its most important practitioners. Fully
illustrated, the book is visually stunning, with
specially commissioned studio color photography.
The examples are from the collection of the British
Library. 160 color illustrations.
See pages 3-5, 18-20 of the Spring 2011 catalog from
more Bookbinding books and pages 21, 62-63 for
supplies.
B2961. The Book as Art:
Artists' Books from the
National Museum of Women
in the Arts by Krystyna
Wasserman , Johanna
Drucker, & Audrey Niffenegger. 2011. 208pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $35.00.
JNB Price $29.95
Presents more than one
hundred artists’ books - volumes of
visual delight in a wide variety of forms.
These treasures of intricate craftsmanship will
inspire you and expand your creative vision of the
book. The beautifully photographed books are from
just over 100 nationally and internationally known
women book artists. Gain insight from the
accompanying comments from their creators and
the informative articles and the lively introduction.
B3395. Books and Journals:
20 Great Weekend Projects by
Constance E. Richards.
2000, 2011. 80pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $9.95
This inexpensive book has
step-by-step instructions and
how-to photographs for simple
but not simplistic projects. Full
color throughout. Good for a budding bookbinder.
This is a reprint of Making Books and Journals: 20
Great Weekend Projects.
SPECIAL OFFER! Purchase a signed copy of Don Etherington’s Bookbinding & Conservation (B3229, $49.95) and a copy of Fine Bookbinding with Don Etherington & Monique Lallier
(DVD50, $99) for only $123. You save $25.95 off the retail price when you purchase both.
Don Etherington & Monique Lallier
DVD50. Fine Bookbinding with Don Etherington
& Monique Lallier. 2011.
Approx 240 min. DVD (Twodisc Set). $99.00
Husband and wife team Don
Etherington & Monique
Lallier present, in complete
step-by-step detail, Fine FullLeather Binding With Raised
Bands (Etherington) and Design Binding With
Leather Inlays and Onlays in the French Tradition
(Lallier).Beginning with a text-block that is ready
to be covered, Don takes you through every step of
the process to achieve a fine, full-leather binding.
He shares all of his special techniques, including
his own for achieving smooth, beautiful leather
corners. Monique fully demonstrates and explains
her French-style leather inlays & onlays for design
binding. She demonstrates each and every step of
how to achieve truly beautiful designs in leather.
Current binders will enhance their craft by refining their techniques and learning new methods. For beginners, the DVDs teach you how to
completely cover a book in full-leather and create
beautiful multi-color leather inlays & onlays with
clear, straight-forward instruction.
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B3229. Bookbinding &
Conservation: A
Sixty-Year Odyssey of Art
and Craft by Don
Etherington. 2010. 180pp.
8.5"x11". Hardcover. List
Price: $49.95. JNB $44.95
Don Etherington began
bookbinding at the age of
thirteen and went on to study bookbinding and
design at the London School of Printing. This
autobiography takes you through his lifelong
journey of bookbinding and conservation,
including his teaching and his journey from
Europe to the US, where he became Training
Officer and Assistant Restoration Officer at the
Library of Congress in 1970. This account of his
personal and professional life includes his
generous contribution to the conservation effort in
Florence, Italy, following the great flood that
caused incredible damage to thousands of
books. Etherington's work can be found in
collections worldwide. Includes gallery of
Etherington's fine bindings.
This long-awaited DVD has FOUR
HOURS of how-to instruction!
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B3392. Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists curated
by Eileen Wallace. 2011. 330pp. 9''x8''. Paper $24.95. JNB Price $19.95
Presents innovative work from 43 master book artists. The
selections demonstrate conceptual, aesthetic & technical
excellence and incredible beauty. Brief comments from the artists about
their work, careers, and philosophies accompany stunning images.
bookbinding sale
B2693. The Art of Fabric
Books: Innovative Ways to Use
Fabric in Scrapbooks, Altered
Books & More by Jan Bode
Smiley. 2005. 112pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $21.95. SALE $9.95
Provides instruction
both on using fabric
as a natural addition to book
projects and for books made of fabric, rather than
paper and board. These are creative, doable projects
that use paper, fabric, thread, findings, buttons, and
more in a variety of book styles.
B3444. Handmade Photo
Albums: Complete Instructions
for Making 18 Fun and Creative
Designs by Tami Porath. 2007.
110pp. 8"x10.5". Paper $19.95.
SALE $7.99
Use these albums for
photos or adapt her
techniques and ideas for
journals and other binding projects. Step-by-step
photos accompany the detailed instruction.
B2795. Recollections:
A Life in Bookbinding by
Bernard C. Middleton. 2000.
126pp. 7.25"x10.25".
Hardcover $39.95. SALE $19.95
Middleton’s story
begins at trade
school, than as an indentured
apprentice, and then his first
job (at the British Library). As
a young man, he becomes manager at the famed
Zaehnsdorf ’s and then, on his own, becomes one of
the world’s foremost book restorers. This warm,
personal story is well-illustrated, including many
examples of his inspired bindings. (80 bindings are
shown, with 46 in full color.)
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B2799. Books Unbound:
20 Innovative Bookmaking
Projects by Michael Jacobs.
2006. 128pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $22.95. SALE $9.95
Michael’s third
book of projects
is another winner. Learn
how to create pop-up designs, multiple layers,
and special folds that are sculptural, multidimensional and clever. Complete step-by-step
instructions make these great 3D and layered
designs achievable. Includes templates, full-color
photos of finished projects, and variations.
Covers may have some shelf wear.
B2674. Cards that
Pop-up, Flip, & Slide By
Michael Jacobs. 2005.
96pp. 8.5"x11". Paper
$19.95. SALE $8.95
One-of-a-kind
cards with
moving parts such as
pop-ups, sliders, and flaps.
Using step-by-step instructions and 22 easy-tofollow templates, readers will learn how to put
together clever and dynamic interactive cards
using simple tools that are easy to find in craft
stores; use a variety of papers, from handmade
and printed to recycled, for unique graphic looks;
create their own envelopes for a stunning total
package; and jazz up any project using inks,
collage, colored pencils, and more!
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HERMANN ZAPF
B3435. About More Alphabets: The Types of Hermann Zapf by Jerry Kelly with a foreword by Robert
Bringhurst. 2011. 112pp. 4.5"x7". Hardcover $35.00 Available Sept. / Oct. 2011
In 1960, the Typophiles published a now-treasured chapbook on Hermann Zapf ’s metal faces.
More than 50 years later, this new volume brings you up-to-date, presenting a selection of his
major alphabet design projects. Even as the way letterforms have changed from metal to phototype to
digital, Zapf has continued to produce exceptional typefaces – most drawing from pen-made forms. The
book is filled with type drawings and trials and other illustrations, some rarely seen. Reserve your copy of
this finely-printed letter art treasure designed by Jerry Kelly. (As a used book, the first Zapf chapbook can
command $100 or more.). Typophile Chap Book New Series no. 3.
book arts
with a fine artist's sensibility “to communicate his
ideas and his feelings in the service of the book.”
Thirty of his noteworthy jackets are highlighted and
New this spring
discussed. The book also examines the historical
B3434. The Art of the Book
context of David's work, including a history of jacket
in the Twentieth Century by
design in Germany and in the U.S., and describes
Jerry Kelly. 2011. 200pp. 9"x12". David's freelance career in publishing. Thirty of his
Hardcover $39.95
noteworthy jackets are highlighted and discussed.
With insightful
30 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations.
commentary and
carefully selected illustrations,
B3432. Typography SketchKelly introduces you to
books edited by Steven Heller
exquisite examples of quality
and Lita Talarico. 2011. 368pp.
book design in the twentieth century and the
7.25"x 9.5". Hardcover $55.00.
principles behind them. Through the selection of
JNB Price $44.93
eleven master designers, Jerry Kelly illustrates a
Available Oct. / Nov. 2011
wide range of styles: from classically inspired design
Get inside the
and historical revival, to novel and modern layouts.
minds of those who
He describes the care with which each designer
create typefaces, word-images,
combined typographic elements in their own
and logos through their private sketchbooks. Learn
unique ways. The selection of these designers,
how more than ninety of the world’s leading
ranging from Updike to Zapf, is only a small
designers and typographers strive to find new and
sampling of the practitioners that the twentieth
exciting ways of communicating through letters and
century produced, but they are indicative of the
words. Includes work by Ivan Chermayeff, Carlos
wide range of book design styles achieved during
Segura, Milton Glaser, Maira Kalman, Bob Aufuldish,
this exceptionally dynamic century.
Matthew Carter, Javier Mariscal and Patrick Thomas,
Erik Spiekermann, Viktor Nübel, Peter Bilak and
This brand new book rediscovers an important
Enkeling, Jean-Baptiste Levée and many more. Their
contribution to a popular field of graphic design.
wide-ranging typographic musings presented in this
B3433. The Book Jackets of
compendium provide fascinating insights into the
Ismar David by Misha
expressive quality of letters and words.
Beletsky. 2011. 48pp.
5-7/8"x9-1/8". Paper $19.95
B3315. Creative Characters:
Ismar David and
Interviews with Font
other accomplished
Designers edited by Jan
calligraphers established
Middendorp. 2010. 192pp.
themselves as jacket designers
8.5"x11". Flexibind $32.00.
in New York in the 1950s.
SALE $12.95
David's dust jackets are
This is a book of
powerful and expressive, the
interviews with 28
style informed by a thorough mastery of the
people who design type for a
typographic tradition yet they look remarkably
living. They work in the USA, France, Portugal, the
fresh, even today. He combines a calligrapher's craft Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada,
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England, Japan & Germany. The book is filled with
samples of their type, which include a wide array of
brush lettering, handwriting, scripts of various
sorts, serif and sans serif faces. (There are no full
alphabets shown). The designers present the
motives and methods behind their types. Included
are Jim Parkinson, Underware, David Berlow,
Alejandro Paul, Veronika Burian, Rian Hughes,
Cristian Schwartz, and many more. Middendorp is
the auther of Dutch Type.
2012 CALENDARS
brush lettering
CL2312. Jean Formo
2012 Wall Calendar.
The Living Word 2012
Wall Calendar.
12"x8 7/8". Spiral $9.95
Jean Formo has
provided 12 colorful
calligraphic compositions for this religious wall
calendar. This is Jean’s fourth wall calendar.
TIM BOTTS
CL3012. The Biblical Year
Page-A-Day 2012
Calendar. 6"x5". $13.99
With this Page-A-Day, you
can receive your daily
inspiration – both
calligraphic and spiritual –
B2473. Aathegither: The
at the same time. Each page
Works of Howard Glasser. 2001.
32pp. 5.5"x8.5". Paper. Signed. has the day & date of the month, a full month
calendar, and one of the 365 wonderful full-color
$15.00
pieces by Tim Botts.
Filled with logotypes,
papercuts, broadsides, and
CL2612. The Biblical Year
typeface design in his
Wall Calendar 2012.
distinctive style. Foreword by
12"x12". $13.99
Paul Shaw. This keepsake is set
Timothy Botts’ colorful and
in calligraphic based, digital
expressive calligraphy on a
types designed by Glasser. Howard Glasser has
wall calendar! Each year,
designed publications, logo types and typefaces. He
images are chosen from his
has taught at The Cooper Union in NYC, Carnegie
books and often reproMellon University in Pittsburgh and at UMass
duced
larger
than
originally
published. This has
Dartmouth. He started his study of calligraphy and
letterforms with Arnold Bank in the early 50’s. Now been a best-selling calendar for over five years!
retired, he was an honored guest at Odyssey
JEAN FORMO
Conference in the summer of 2010.
DVD51. The Lively Brush:
Instruction and Inspiration for
Pointed and Edged Brush
Lettering by Eliza Schulte
Holliday. DVD.
Full of practical
information and
instruction by one of the
authors of Brush Lettering, a
JNB bestseller.This DVD will be available January
2012 (perhaps later). Add it to your order now. It will
be backordered, and later in the year we will email
you more information including the price and when
the DVD will be available. You can then tell us to
charge and ship the DVD or to cancel the backorder.
PROVERBIAL CAT
CL2112. The Proverbial
Cat Wall Calendar 2012.
12"x12". $13.99
Sydney Hauser’s
cats and calligraphy
illustrate for us a
collection of maxims,
proverbs and adages.
Charming!
Over 300 typefaces shown in full alphabets plus a CD
for Mac & PC with 120 fonts for you to use. The fonts
alone are worth the price of the book.
B3778. Brush ‘n’ Script by
CL2112-M. The
Geum-hee Hong. 2010. 480pp.
Proverbial Cat Mini
5.5"x8.5". Hardcover $75.00
Calendar 2012. 7"x7". $7.99
The faces include multiple
Charming... in a very miniature way, of course. Difexamples of elegant Italian &
ferent images from wall calendar. A fine small gift.
French cursives, wonderful
copperplate scripts, and casual
marker-fonts, plus expressive
See page 13 for The Saint John’s Bible Desk
handwriting, free-style, flamboyCalendar & Letters & Revelation, the last
ant brush, and swash types. In
volume of The Saint John’s Bible. For the rest
the mix are fonts from well-known foundries as well
of the volumes of The Saint John’s Bible and
as new designs from current designers. Presents full
related books, cards & a DVD, see page 13 of the
fonts. Similar to the popular Fraktur mon Amour.
JNB Spring 2011 Catalog.
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Gottfried Pott
In addition to having over 100 examples of Pott’s
calligraphy, Calligraphic Symphonies itself is a
masterful piece of book design. It is a hardcover
book with boards covered with
sage book cloth, blind embossed
with an example of Pott’s calligraphic art. The text is in two
languages and two colors, with
the German in blue and the
English in olive. The book is full
of delights, including a double
gatefold in the center of the book.
B3377. Calligraphic Symphonies /Kalligrafische Sinfonien by Gottfried Pott. 2010. 224pp.
9.5"x11.5". Hardcover $95.00
FP118-S3. Pilot Plumix Set of 3 Pens. One each of
This new book has arrived from the publisher
in Germany. Chapters include: “Recent History
of Lettering,” “The Handwritten Form,” “Quality
Takes Effort, Beauty Is the Reward,” “Immersion
and Spontaneity,” “Movement
Made Visible: the Calligraphic
Line,” “The Schreibmeisterbuch,” “Source and Impulses,”
“The Value of Composing and
Designing,” “Playful Experimenting,” and “Creating Images
from Letters.” Text in English
and German. Pott is an internationally known calligrapher and
teacher. Pott’s Music of Lettering is out of print and
unavailable.
See www.JohnNealBooks.com for more Pott books.
three different barrel colors: Black (Dark Grey), as
B3374.
Hand & Heart:
Calligraphers
TIM BOTTS
Embellish
B3388. Bound for Glory.
Family
Calligraphy by Tim Botts. Celebrations. Scripsit Milestone/ Wedding & Event
2011. 9"x9". Paperback
Calligraphy Issue. 2010. 48pp. 8.5"x11". $28.00
$16.99
Presents wedding and event calligraphy of Lee
This
Ann Clark (pointed pen), Patty Leve (ketubot), Joan
calligraphic
Machinchick (mostly Italic in creative formats),
gift book showcases 52
Tamara Stoneburner (mostly pointed pen) and
new colorful works by
Chris Tischer (Italic). Includes wedding announceTim Botts, providing his visual interpretations – in
ments, invitations, reply cards, menus, a seating
words and pictures – of popular spiritual songs with chart, a guest book, and an anniversary announceAfrican-American roots. Also includes 52 reflective ment; certificates of marriage and Jewish wedding
readings from Botts and from Patricia Raymond.
contracts (ketubot); and family trees. Full-color
Add this book to your Botts’ collection.
throughout. Scripsit is the journal of the Washington
Calligraphers Guild.
B3416. A Celebration of the
Alphabet by Lee Sim. 2011.
B3397. The Poetics of Written
56pp. 6.75"x8.5". Spiral $20.00
Space: Handwriting and
In this alphabet of
Calligraphy. 2010. 52pp.
26 decorated
8"x11.5". Paper $25.00
contemporary versals, each
Catalog of an exhibit
letter is created with one
of expressive
continuous line and is outlined
calligraphy in Italy in the fall of
with white. Each of the 26
2010. Introductory essay by
letters is contained within the same-sized frame,
Monica Dengo and Monica
which overflows with a menagerie of feathers,
Viero. For each of the 18 artists,
sunflowers, shells, swirls, patterns, vines, leaves and two to four photos of their work and a brief bio are
much more. Each letter has a different collection of
presented. Text in English and Italian. Full-color
elements. The designs were drawn in pencil, inked
throughout.
in black, and completed in 2010. 26 plates.
B3418. Thoughtful
B3393. FOCUS Letters:
Gestures: The Calligraphic
Your World, Your Images.
Art of Yves Leterme. 2011.
2011. 180pp. 7"x7".
96pp. 8.25"x9".
Hardcover $14.95
Paper $45.00
These 250 images taken by
In this brand
amateur photographers
new volume,
spotlight the infinity of ways
over 100 full-color photos
letters decorate our world.
of Yves’ art are supplementBeautiful letters can be found as glowing neon signs, ed with practical advice on making letters and
graffiti on a wall, a bicycle wheel that looks like an O, compositions. Includes commissions and commeror wooden boards that form an E. A color-filled
cial work in addition to the personal creations of
visual smorgasbord for you to enjoy.
this popular Belgian calligrapher.
Calligraphy
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Olive Bull
Lorraine Brady
B3398. WordsWork: Calligraphy and Lettering
Art of Australia and New Zealand 2009-2010.
150pp. 8.75"x 11.25". Paper $39.95
Presents the talents of 72 Australian
and New Zealand calligraphers and
lettering artists. It is a showcase of traditional
and non-traditional calligraphic art, from works
on canvas, vellum, and paper to sculptures, book
art, clothing, ceramics and more. 170 color
photos. Full color throughout.
B3408. Two As One:
Poems by Sherrie Lovler
and Anthony Lawlor. 2011.
64pp. 7.75"x8.75".
Hardcover $18.95
In this beautiful,
sensuous book,
a romance unfolds in
poems, prose and
calligraphy. The twelve calligraphic works, drawn
from the essence of the poems, are displayed full
page and in enlarged details. A wonderful blend of
text and image. Full color throughout.
New this summer
B3417. WCG 35th Anniversary Exhibition Scripsit.
2011. 48pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $20.00
This visual feast
of calligraphy
presents, in full-color, over 75
works of lettering art. The
pieces are by Karen Ackoff,
Pat Blair, Tim Botts, Annie
Cicale, Nancy Culmone, Kristen Doty, Reggie Ezell,
Ann Hechle, Eliza Holliday, Mike Kecseg, Patte
Leathe, Carl Kurtz, Jean Larcher, Judy Melvin, Diane
Von Arx Anderson, Julian Waters, Sheila Waters,
Hermann Zapf and many others.
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Instructional
B3360. Calligraphy in 24
Hours by Veiko Kespersaks.
2011. 176pp. 7.5"x9.75".
Paper $21.99
Presents a carefully
structured series of 24
one-hour lessons (to be
followed by additional practice
before moving to the next
lesson). The exercises teach letterforms, develop
consistency & speed, and present projects: greeting
cards, invitations, wall hangings, place settings, and
more. Includes Roman Caps, Uncials, Foundational,
Gothic Cursive, Italic, Copperplate, Spencerian.
Includes step-by-step for a small illuminated initial
and a gallery of 20 calligraphic works by Veiko and
others. A great book with an unfortunate title. The
author is from Finland and currently works in
London.
Available again:
B3409. The Graceful
Envelope (I). 32pp. 7"x10".
Paper $15.95
This first book of
Graceful Envelopes is
full-color throughout and
displays 30 decorated
envelopes with comments
on the design and the
calligrapher. Includes
envelopes by Flo Cole, Katherine Malmsten,
Virginia Meltzer, Valerie Weilmuenster and many
more. All 116 of the calligraphers (who submitted a total of 200 envelopes) are listed. Published
by the Smithsonian.
B2773. Graceful
Envelope Scripsit (II)
2003-05. 2005. 24pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $20.00
Features full-color
reproductions of more
than 50 of the winning
envelopes from 2003
through 2005. The
envelopes incorporate
each year’s theme in a creative and artistic way,
using hand-executed calligraphy or fine lettering
to address the envelope. Many feature inventive
relationships between the postage stamp, the
envelope design, and the lettering. It’s an
inspiring collection.
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B2811. The Art & Craft of
Hand Lettering by Annie
Cicale. Revised 2011. 192pp.
10"x10". Paper $19.95
To be available again October
2011, perhaps sooner. Place
your order now. Your card will
not be charged before the book
ships. Annie Cicale is well-known to calligraphers
throughout the USA and Canada from the many
workshops and classes she has taught for guilds and
at many of the summer conferences. The new
printing has the same fine alphabets and good
instruction, but now with larger reproductions of
the historical manuscripts. Exemplars include
foundational, italic, Roman, black letter, uncial, italic
handwriting, pointed pen, brush lettering and ruling
pen alphabets. She covers design and includes a
generous gallery. Color throughout. Our most highly
recommended instructional book for broad-edged
calligraphy. Great for classes or self-study.
B3350. Italic & Copperplate
Calligraphy: The Basics and
Beyond by Eleanor Winters.
2011. 229 pp. 8-3/8"x11".
Paper $24.95. JNB $19.95
Covers letter variations (form,
weight and proportions),
flourishing and design,
commercial and personal
calligraphy, and calligraphic writing. The book
shows how many principals and applications apply
to both hands. Showcases work by many wellknown calligraphers, showing their use of copperplate and italic. This is an intermediate level book,
but it also contains a good review of the basics.
Eleanor Winters’ Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy
(B1109) is a thorough beginner’s manual and highly
recommended as your first instructional book on
this hand. This brand new book builds on the skills
you learned with her first book by providing
additional copperplate (and italic) instruction.
Discover the sophisticated beauty of calligraphy
from around the world with this comprehensive,
one-of-a-kind resource. Using visual examples
accompanied by expert commentary, The World
Encyclopedia of Calligraphy features 55 living
scripts, including: Carolingian (Roman), Japanese
Hiragana (Japanese), Thuluth (Arabic), Ü-Chen
(Tibetan), and Yerushalmi (Hebrew). Each script
includes an overview of its origins, traditions, and
unique characteristics while an expanded description includes the kind of writing system used, the
direction and sequence of the lines of continuous
text, distinctions between majuscule and minuscule,
and the principal writing tool. Both a step-by-step
guide and sumptuous visual tour, this groundbreaking collection will teach and inspire you.
B3394. Calligraphy Studio:
The Ultimate Introduction to
the Art of Hand Lettering by
Christopher Calderhead.
February 2012. 192pp. 8.5"x10".
Paper $22.95
Now due February 2012. Free
media mail shipping on
pre-publication orders (USA only). Your card will not
be charged until the book mails to you.
In the age of digital typography, the art of hand
lettering remains a vital creative force. A leading
calligrapher shows why in this inspiring tutorial,
which explores different writing styles, from basic
pen strokes to finished projects. With an eye to both
history and aesthetics, Calligraphy Studio makes
this living tradition both inviting and accessible.
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B3137. Celebration
Calligraphy: Complete
Instructions and Models for
Special-Occasion Alphabets,
Borders, and Motifs by Ruth
Christopher Calderhead teaches classes and workBooth. 2008. 128pp.
shops, and is editor of Letter Arts Review.
8.75"x8.75". Paper $21.95.
SALE $9.95
This is an all-in-one manual on cards and
CHRISTOPHER CALDERHEAD
invitations for calligraphers. You get 12
B3401. The World
alphabets, including contemporary hands which
Encyclopedia of
draw on historical models but have a modern look,
Calligraphy: The
as well as italic, blackletter and copperplate. A full
Ultimate Compendium on model alphabet with ductus is provided for each.
the Art Writing - History, Ruth matches the alphabets to the appropriate
Craft, Technique compiled celebrations – formal and informal. You get a
and edited by Christopher myriad of ideas and examples for layouts, borders
Calderhead, with Holly
and elements for each celebration: birthdays,
Cohen-Roochvarg. 2011.
weddings, baby announcements, graduations. There
320pp. 10"x10". Hardcover $35.00. SALE $27.50
is a section of core card-making techniques and a
Free media mail shipping (USA only) for
gallery of cards. Hundreds of color illustrations.
orders through Nov 30, 2011. Available
Recommended.
December, 2011. Order your copy now, your card will
not be charged until the book ships. On-line pre-publication orders: you will not be charged for the book
when you submit your order online, even though the
cost is in your shopping cart.
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B2831. A Passion for the Pen:
The Art of Georgina Artigas
edited by Brenda Casey Zoby.
2006. 64pp. 8.5"x11".
List $24.95. SALE $14.95
A collection of
calligraphic jewels
from Georgina’s 50 years of
creating beautiful letters. Includes 32 pages with
pointed pen lettering: invitations, certificates &
awards, logos, and 8 art pieces from the Calligrapher’s Engagement Calendars. She was a master
with the broad edge pen, as well. The book displays
many illuminated scrolls. 40 color plates. At this
price, it should be in every point pen scribe’s library.
B3143. Script & Scribble:
The Rise and Fall of
Handwriting. 2009. 225pp.
7"x8.5" Hardcover $22.95.
SALE $9.95
In this fascinataing
exploration of the
history of handwriting, Florey
presents the importance of
writing by hand and its place in our society. She
weave together the evolution of writing implements
and scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age
of American penmanship, and our present
calligraphic community.
gift
B3195. All For Love by Laura
Stoddard. 2007. 96pp. 5.75"x
7.5". Hard $14.95. SALE $7.99
Laura Stoddard’s
whimsical watercolors are a combination of Sara
Midda and Edward Gorey.
Small, engaging, and a little
quirky. They are also witty quotation books.
Stoddard’s droll sense of humor is delightful.
B3191. The Painted Garden:
A Year in Words and
Watercolors by Mary Woodin.
7"x8". Hardcover $17.95.
SALE $8.99 LIMITED SUPPLY
If you have enjoyed
Sara Midda’s In &
Out of the Garden, you will
like this book. It is full of
watercolors of flowers, herbs and vegetables. It is a
beautifully illustrated garden journal that follows
the year from peonies and blooming bulbs in the
spring to pears and planting bulbs in the fall. The
text is handwritten in a casual, mono-line,
italic-based script. Her notes on the garden are
coupled with quotes from famous gardeners. This
beautiful book is a natural as a gift book, but also a
good resource for watercolor flowers.
Color / Painting
B3353. Botanical Portraits
with Colored Pencils by Ann
Swan. 2010. 128pp. 9"x10".
Hardcover $18.99
Practical, step-by-step
instructions for creating
professional quality colored
pencil illustrations of flowers,
foliage, fruits, and other botanical subjects.
Instruction for the use of both traditional and
watercolor colored pencils. Presents progressive
illustrations showing the artwork from start to
completion. All aspects of working with colored
pencils are covered, including underpainting,
layering & burnishing, mixing & building up color,
and adding finishing touches. 200 color illustrations.
ROSEMARY BUCZEK : ILLUMINATION DVDS
DVD49. Gilding & Painting
the Illuminated Letter by
Rosemary Buczek.
90 minutes. DVD $40.00
Rosemary takes
you from start to
finish in the creation of a
beautiful illuminated letter.
Step-by-step, she shows and clearly describes the
process and techniques. She shows you how to use
a modern size to adhere the 23K gold and then
you see up close the intricate painting techniques
– with both watercolor and gouache - used to
complete the letter. Includes creating design
elements with a stylus in the raised gold.
Rosemary is a popular teacher at both the
summer conference and at the IAMPETH
convention. Rosemary has been creating
toll free:
commissioned works in pen and ink, watercolor
and 23K Gold for over 30 years. A PAL Format
DVD for DVD players outside North and most of
South America is now available.
(DVD49-PAL, $40.00)
DVD41. Drawing and
Painting the Acanthus
Leaf by Rosemary Buczek.
Approx 120 minutes. DVD
$32.00
Covers the basic elements
of drawing and painting the
Acanthus Leaf. In three segments, Rosemary
approaches a basic level for beginners, an
intermediate level, and an advanced level of
drawing and painting this leaf. She includes a set
of patterns for you to download.
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Illumination
Illumination Sale
SPECIAL OFFER: Buy The Anjou Bible (B3405)
BUCZEK SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase Rosemary's
and you may add The Limbourg Brothers (B3150) new Gilding & Painting the Illuminated Letter
for only $27.00. Total cost is only $150.00
(DVD49) and you may request a copy of Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters & Borders (B2837)
B3405. The Anjou Bible: A
at no charge.
Royal Manuscript Revealed,
Naples 1340 edited by L.
33% off. Save $5.00
Watteeuw and J. van der Stock.
B2953. Celtic & Anglo Saxon
2010. 235pp. 9"x12". Hardcover
Art & Ornament in Color by
$123. Free shipping (USA only)
J. O. Westwood. 2007 64pp.
when you order The Anjou
8.25"x11". Paper $14.95.
Bible. You may add anything to
SALE $9.95
your order (except the few items
This volume spotthat have to be shipped via freight) and your entire
lights a wondrous
order ships with no shipping charge (USA only).
variety of artwork alive with
intertwined lacings, abstract animal figures,
During the first half of the fourteenth
meticulously drawn letters, winding scrolls of foliate
century, Central and Southern Europe
designs, and uniquely solemn religious imagery. It is
were governed by the successful dynasty of Anjou.
a reproduction of a 19th century book, and the
This superbly illuminated manuscript was created
at its royal court in Naples and was a gift to the heir examples are particularly easy to use as models. The
from her grandfather. In addition to Bible texts and images have been redrawn rather than photographically reproduced, & the color palette, while still rich,
the magnificent miniatures, the manuscript
has been distilled to fewer colors. 53 color plates.
contains a wealth of historical information about
the Kingdom of Anjou and the book’s origins. This
43% off. Save $3.00
newly published book contains all the illuminated
B3389. 55 Classic Celtic
folios of the Anjou Bible, a detailed history of the
Borders by Mallory Pearce.
manuscript, plus essays on aspects of the restora48pp. 8.25"x11". Paper $6.95.
tion, the binding, one of the illuminators and his
Sale $3.95
Byzantine style figures, the contents of the
A collection of richly
miniatures, and the pigments and painting
detailed borders
techniques used.
featuring elegant interlacements of plant and animal
B3150. The Limbourg
forms, mythological creatures,
Brothers: Nijmegen Masters at
and more. All 41 borders
the French Court, 1400-1416
edited by Rob Duckers & Pieter printed full-page, with 14 repeated in half-page size.
Roelofs. 2005. 447pp. 9.5"x12". You can use for paste-ups with your calligraphy or
scan to create a digital file. Line art, borders are
The UK edition sells for £67
black ink on white paper. Copyright-free.
(approx $110). Hardcover.
Special Price $29.95
B3419. From the Hand of
An illustrated
the Master: The Hours of
exploration of the
Catherine of Cleves edited by
work of the Limbourg Brothers, 15th-century
Anne Margreet W. As-Vijvers.
manuscript illuminators of the French court and
2009. 159pp. 11"x9". Paper.
creators of Les Belles Heures and Les Très Riches
Special Price $19.95
Heures du Duc de Berry. The realistic images of
In about 1440, the masterful
their gilded miniatures still inspire wonder today.
hand of an anonymous Dutch
This book examines 126 individual pieces,
artist created a remarkably
beautifully reproduced in large color plates with
detail views of related works, while fifteen chapters beautiful Book of Hours for the duchess of Guelders,
discuss the Limbourgs: their works and career, their Catherine of Cleves; because his name is not known
influences, their followers, and their Christian world. he is referred to as the Master of Catherine of Cleves,
Includes a chapter on materials and techniques and after this prayer book. This beautifully produced
book reproduces 35 pages from this singular
one on tableware of the court.
manuscript in their original size, each discussed in
detail. 66 additional color illustrations, from this
manuscript and others, explore the work of this
exceptional artist, with chapters that address the
original structure of the Hours, the extremely
creative miniatures that the artist designed, his
fantastical border decoration, and the special
attention he paid to the representation of daily life,
including, above all, that of children.
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60% off. Save $15.00
B3413. Magic in Medieval
Manuscripts by Sophie
Page. 2004. 64pp. 9.75"x7".
Paper $24.95. SALE $9.95
This fascinating
book explores
magic’s place in the Middle
Ages through an exploration
of images and texts in
British Library manuscripts.
Copiously illustrated, full-color throughout.
One reviewer called this book an enthralling exposé
of the world of the 14th century bookseller, with
descriptions of busy scribes & illuminators and of the
financial arrangements made with the clients.
65% off. Save $45.02
B3404. Master of Death:
The Lifeless Art of Pierre
Remiet, Illuminator by
Michael Camille. 1996.
7.75"x10.25". Hardcover
$70.00. SALE $24.98
This remarkable,
well-illustrated
history of “death in miniature” explores the life and death of a single medieval
artist, a society’s obsession with the macabre, and
the relation between mortality and image-making
itself. Discusses how the medieval world perceived
death as larger than life — that death was implicit
at birth and stretched beyond the end of life to the
resurrection of the body at the Last Judgment. The
story and prose are engaging, though it is a book
best for those already fascinated about the subject.
32 color, and many more black & white, illustrations.
33% off. Save $5.00
B2837. Masterpieces of
Illuminated Letters and
Borders by WR Tymms and
MD Wyatt. 2006. 57pp.
8.25"x11". Paper $14.95.
SALE $9.95
More than 350
decorative designs,
including 256 letters drawn
from 6th to 16th century Bibles and other manuscripts. This collection includes decorated capitals,
acanthus leaf, white vine, and two versal alphabets.
Large, easy to copy examples. Full-color throughout.
50% off on this source book for acanthus leaves.
B2786. William Morris
Full-Color Patterns and
Designs. 48pp. 8.25"x11".
Paper $12.95. SALE $6.48
Michael Sull uses
this book when
teaching illumination. It
provides many different
examples of the acanthus
leaves which he uses in his
awards. Full-color throughout.
toll free:
MEDIEVAL ART
While these are college textbooks, they are excellent
overviews, profusely illustrated and written for the
general reader, not for art history scholars. Each covers architecture, sculpture, painting and the illuminations in books. The visual arts are treated as part of
a larger world, in which geography, politics, religion,
economics, philosophy, social life are components of
a vibrant and cultural landscape. Limited stock. (Art
History: Portable Edition)
B3415. Medieval Art by
Marilyn Stokstad. Third
edition. 2009. 256pp.
8.5"x11.5". List Price $76.20.
SALE $14.95
Survey of
medieval art,
covering Jewish, Early
Christian, & Byzantine Art;
Islamic Art; Romanesque
Art; Gothic Art of the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries; and fourteenth
century art on Europe.
Also Available:
B3414. Fourteenth to Seventeenth Century Art
by Marilyn Stokstad. Third edition. 2009.
304pp. 8.5"x11.5". List Price $69.95.
SALE $14.95
Society for Creative Anachronism
We had the pleasure of setting up our shop at a Society
for Creative Anachronism (SCA) event this summer.
Unfortunately, we do not have any photos of Adam,
Michael and John in their medieval garb, but it was
great fun. Our illumination books were a hit, and the
members appreciated the sale prices on many. The illumination sale books are all collected on the JNB website:
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/532
For those interested in original sources on Medieval &
Renaissance materials and techniques, here is a link to
about a dozen books available in mostly inexpensive
reprints:
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/568.
CHERRYL MOOTE
New books coming from Cherryl Moote. Available
Jan/Feb 2012, perhaps sooner. See page 20 of the
Spring 2011 catalog to browse her bookbinding
titles.
B3442. Fold by Cherryl Moote. 2011. Approx 72pp.
8.5"x11". Spiral Paper. Full of fold paper projects:
cards, books, explosions(!) and much more.
B3443. All Tangled Up by Cherryl Moote. 2011. Approx 72pp. 8.5"x11". Spiral Paper. A series of delightful projects to make with your Zentangle tiles. These
directed doodles can be addictive!
Order your copies now. I will put the books on backorder and email you when price is determined. You
can then tell me to cancel or to keep the backorder
and charge & ship when available.
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british library sale
B3410. Bible Manuscripts:
1400 Years of Scribes and
Scripture by Scot McKendrick & Kathleen Doyle. 2007.
160pp. 10.25"x7.5".
Hard $35.00. SALE $19.95
Through a brief
introduction and
page after magnificent page,
this book presents the
history of this influential
text and the development of the book before
printing. Lavishly illustrated in full color; provides
insights for each of the manuscript pages. All are
shown full-page and in full color. Bibliography,
Index. Bible Manuscripts shows how the Bible was
preserved and passed down over the past two
millennia.
"This luxuriously illustrated publication features
more than 140 examples from the 2nd to the 16th
centuries, ranging from Byzantine Bibles to
Anglo-Saxon texts. That these items have retained
their vivid colors is remarkable, and in this book they
appear as fresh and colorful as if they were painted
yesterday."– Frances Spiegel
B3411. Hebrew Manuscripts: The Power of Script
and Image by Ilana Tahan.
2007. 160pp. 10.25"x7.5".
Hard $35.00. SALE $19.95
Presents the work
of medieval
Jewish scribes and artists
from Europe (Germany,
Holland, Portugal, Italy,
France, & Spain), as well as
India, Afghanistan, Persia, Yemen, & Egypt. The
exquisitely crafted images, influenced by local
artistic trends, are a vivid testimony to a distinctly
Jewish creativity and passion for books. The pages
are beautifully decorated and illuminated with a
wealth of imagery, both abstract and figurative.
Insights are provided for each of the nearly 150
manuscript pages. All are shown full-page and in
full color. Glossary, Index. Ilana Tahan is Curator of
Hebrew texts at the British Library.
celebrated calligraphy and the masterful artists who
developed it. 80 full-color illustrations display the
breadth of illumination styles and production
materials used.
paper art / craft
B3242. Creative Greeting
Cards by Sandi Genovese.
2008. 128pp. 8.5"x10". Paper
$14.95. SALE $5.99
This is a great card
book. You learn to
make various types of cards
- accordion, envelope,
diorama, dangle, faux
embossed, folded, mobile and window. With each
type, you are presented with several variations for a
range of events including Baby Announcements,
Birthday, Christmas, Congratulations, Valentines
and more. There are step-by-step instructions and
templates for the cards and for most of the
decorations (embellishments). The over 50 cards are
bright and fun. You can easily adapt the cards to
even more uses.
B3402. PUSH Paper:
30 Artists Explore the
Boundaries of Paper
Art. 2011. 176pp.
9"x7". Hardcover
$19.95
A stunning
gallery of
innovative, interesting,
and exciting work of 30 contemporary paper artists.
The pieces include cutting, sculpture, installations,
pop ups, paper toys, and more. Includes a biography
of each artist. A visual feast of paper art and craft.
Pop-Ups
ROBERT SABUDA’S pop-up books are masterful
creations. If you are new to his work, you will be
amazed. For those who already know his work, here
is a chance to fill out your collection at a savings.
Quantities are limited at these prices. More Sabuda
pop-up books on sale (There are a half dozen more
not listed here, but on the JNB website):
B3412. Qur'an Manuhttp://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/56/1
scripts: Calligraphy,
Save 57%
Illumination, Design by
B3403. The
Colin F. Baker. 2007. 112pp.
Christmas
10.25"x7.5". Hardcover
Alphabet: Deluxe
$35.00. SALE $19.95
Anniversary Edition
A concise and
Pop-up Book by
readable overview
Robert Sabuda. 2004.
of the long history of these
14pp. 7.75"x10.25".
manuscripts from across the
Hardcover $22.95.
wide Islamic world, from the
SALE $9.98
eighth to the end of the nineteenth centuries and
Twenty-six alphabetical Christmas
from Spain to Southeast Asia. Explores the central
pop-ups, each presented behind a simple
place of the Qur'an in Islamic society and looks at
colored flap with an initial letter.
the manuscripts as physical objects, as well as the
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B2999. Chronicles of
Narnia Pop-Up: (C.S.
Lewis) Pop-ups by Robert
Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart
2007. 10.5"x8.25". Hardcover
$29.99. SALE $9.95
C.S. Lewis’ Narnia
series springs to
life in this pop-up from Robert Sabuda. There is a
pop-up spread from each of the seven books; several
spreads also include mini pop-ups! From the lion
that lunges out at you to the dragon ship that sails
across the page, this book will delight both Narnia
and pop-up fans. The movements and spreads that
we expect from Sabuda are filled with artwork by
Matthew Armstrong, illustrator of previous Narnia
books. A magical spin on a classic story!
techniques, complete with finished art examples.
Includes step-by-step instructions, ways to combine
multiple transfer processes and tips for troubleshooting (and making the most of creative
accidents!). Transfers can be used in calligraphy, fine
art, mixed media/collage, and craft projects
Saint john's bible
Our best-selling calendar last year. We sold out
and could not get more!
CL3212. The Saint John's Bible
2012 Desk Calendar. 112pp.
6"x 12". Hardcover $14.99
This engagement calendar
presents 52 full page details
from the pages featuring
illuminations, special text
New Book on Making Pop-Ups
treatments, and the text from
B3391. Pop-Up Design and
The Saint John’s Bible. A calendar
Paper Mechanics: How to
week (Mon-Sun) is presented on the opposite page.
Make Folding Paper Sculpture
Holidays are indicated for the USA, UK, Australia
by Duncan Birmingham. 2011. and NZ. It is a wonderful item (even if you never use
176pp. 8.25"x10.87". Paper $19.95 it as an engagement calendar) at a remarkably
This comprehensive guide
reasonable price. It is a regular binding with a
presents an accessible and
ribbon to mark the current week, as it won’t lie flat
logical approach to pop-ups that on your desk.
eliminates much of the
The Bible is complete with this volume, which will
measuring! You need only cardstock, scissors, and
ship Jan/Feb 2012
glue to make highly complex folding sculptures.
B2711. The Saint John's Bible:
Shows how to construct sophisticated pop-up
Letters & Revelation. 2012.
designs, fashion a 3D reference book, design
9.75" x15". Hardcover $54.95.
beautiful greeting cards, and more. The book
Pre-publication offer: $44.95
presents the structures with simple shapes first, with
through December 31, 2011
each piece of paper a different color, making the
Order your copy now, and your
diagrams super-easy to follow. At the end is a series
card will not be charged until the
of cards with color templates for you to copy onto
book ships. (Online pre-publicacard stock and cut out and assemble.
tion orders: you will not be
charged for the book when you
submit your order online, even though the cost is in
your shopping cart.)
B3406. Surface Treatment
The illuminations and text of the seventh and final
Workship by Darlene Olivia
volume of The Saint John’s Bible were completed this
McElroy and Sandra Duran
spring by Donald Jackson and his team. The printed
Wilson. 2011. 144pp.
volume will be available in January of 2012 and
8.25"x10.75". Paper $24.99.
features stunning full-page illuminations that depict
JNB Price $19.95
Bible passages in dramatic detail. The result is both
Forty-five mixedinspiring and thought-provoking. Numerous
media techniques,
smaller illustrations complement the beautiful
including additive ones (gels,
handwritten script and the elegant design.
gel string, gesso, glazes, crackle paste, fiber paste,
Renowned calligrapher and illuminator Donald
masking tape, and ventilation tape), plus the use of
Jackson served as artistic director. Donald collaboresists, including alcohol, petroleum jelly, salt, soap
rated with scribes, artists, and theologians to
and rinse aid.
hand-create the stunning lettering and exquisite
illustrations that fill the seven volumes and enliven
B3158. Image Transfer
and make new the text.
Workshop: Mixed-Media Tech- PRE-PUBLICATION ORDER: Place a pre-publicaniques for Successful Transfers tion order for Letters & Revelation and receive the
by Darlene Olivia McElroy and $10 off the retail price along with free media mail
Sandra Duran Wilson. 2009.
shipping (USA only). You will also receive $10 off the
128pp. 8-1/4"x10-7/8". Paper
price of each other volume of The Saint John’s Bible
$24.99. JNB Price $13.95
that you purchase at the same time, along with the
Introduces you to as free media mail shipping (USA only).
many as 35 transfer
Projects
toll free:
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zentangle®
The world of Zentangle® is evolving, growing and
expanding. These intriguing patterns all begin with
simple lines; the spaces are filled in, one step at a
time. There are no mistakes, only opportunities.
Every tangle becomes more attractive and complex
as areas are filled. Like life, the designs develop into
something unique and beautiful as they grow. Any
image with open spaces provides a perfect canvas
for “Zentangling.” Rubber stamps with outline
images provide the perfect starting point for both
skilled artists and those who think they can’t draw.
These versatile graphics can be used to decorate any
surface.
Calligraphers and graphic artists find tangling
particularly appealing. It is a relaxing and expressive
art form. It is guided doodling using texture and
pattern and is meditative. It will help you learn to
focus, relax your mind, and can boost your creative
confidence. But beware – this is highly addictive fun.
3.5”x3.5” squares of art paper provide the surface.
Artist Trading Card blanks work too. Pigma Micron
pens make drawing the tangles simple and permanent, but other fine line pens or a pencil can be
used. Supplies are listed after the books.
New to this art form? Zentangle 2, Zentangle 3
and AlphaTangle each have the basic instruction
you need to get started. All the books on this page
are by Certified Zentangle Teachers, though the
books and supplies are not from Zentangle, Inc.
Zentangle is a registered trademark of Zentangle,
Inc. The Zentangle art form and method was created
by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.
www.zentangle.com
BOOKS
B3439. Zentangle 2 by Suzanne McNeill. 2010.
20pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $8.99
Begin or expand your exploration
of the Zentangle process. With 25
new tangles, you will discover the
possibilities of decorating words
and turning simple line drawings
such as butterflies and animals
into exquisite art. Tantalizing color brings your
art to life as the calming
and reflective process of
Zentangle brings your life
into your art.
B3440. Zentangle 3
by Suzanne McNeill. 2010.
20pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $8.99
Continue your exploration of tangle possibilities
and learn a host of new techniques. Both books
review the basics, so you can start your zensploration
with either book if you wish.
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B3441. AlphaTangle: A Truly
Tangled Alphabet by Sandy
Steen Bartholomew. 2011.
68pp. 4.5"x5.5". Paper $9.95
A pocket-sized reference to
patterns to jump-start your
Zentangles. Its small size
makes it easy to take with
you. Tangle while you wait for
the doctor or the kids. This gem of a book includes
the basics for getting started with this relaxing,
creative, confidence-boosting, and totally addictive
art form called Zentangle. A nice addition to any
letter-lover’s library – even if they don’t yet tangle.
New revised & updated edition.
B3438. Zenspirations by
Joanne Fink. 2011. 52pp.
Paper $16.99
Well-known
calligrapher and
author Joanne Fink has
developed a love for
pattern. In this book she
shows you how to turn simple lines into attractive
designs through exercises that build on each other.
Her passion is contagious, and her doodled shapes
will inspire you to have fun with the process. You
will find intriguing ideas for filling boarders, edges
and spaces with creative flourishes. You will be on
your way to create decorative borders, frames, and
shapes - some using letters and words. Calligraphy
skills not required!
"Patterning is fun, easy and relaxing - and it is a
great way to add interest and texture to any design."
– Joanne Fink
B3436. Totally Tangled by
Sandy Steen Bartholomew.
2010. 52pp. 8.5"x 8.5".
Paper $16.99
This valuable book offers
over 100 Zentangle designs.
These visual delights
introduce new patterns and
textures providing you with insights and zensational inspiration.
B3437. Yoga For Your
Brain: A Zentangle
Workout by Sandy Steen
Bartholomew. 2011. 52pp.
8.5"x 8.5". Paper $16.99
This much
anticipated
sequel to Totally Tangled is
just as tangled, and the
pages are jam-packed with ideas, tips, projects and
60 new tangles.
SUPPLIES
Pigma Micron Pens are great for tangling. They
are smooth-writing, waterproof, and lightfast. Most
people tangle in black, but sepia or blue-black are
also popular. Sepia is good for Mehndi, traditional
South Asian designs similar to tangles. Red can be
used for highlights. Size 01.
Specify Color: M17 Black, M18 Sepia,
M20 Blue-black, M21 Red. $2.79 each
M75. Pigma Graphic Chisel is a chisel edged pen
good for calligraphy and filling in larger areas. Black
only. Specify 2.0mm, 3.0mm. $2.79 each
Why not tangle in the dark? You need black paper
and white pen or pencil.
M76. Signo Unibal Gel Pen. Great for opaque white
lines. Specify White (Gold & Silver also available).
$3.20
Canford Paper
PA43. 25 sheet pack. 90lb. 8.5"x11". List $14.50.
Sale $8.70
S778-25. 25 Black 3.5"x3.5" Canford Squares. In a
clear storage box. $6.95
S778-50. 50 Black 3.5"x3.5" Canford Squares. In a
clear storage box. $9.95
S781. Blending Stumps. For grey you can smudge
pencil lines. These blending stumps are used by fine
artists, but are easy to use. Pack of two. ¼". $1.99
S779. Storage Box with lid. 4"x4"x1". The perfect
size to store your Zentangle blanks and finished
tiles. Specify color: Clear, Lime Green, Blue, Purple.
(Colors are opaque). $2.55 each. 4/$2.25 each
8/$2.00 each
toll free:
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Bookbinding
S749. Old Master Leather
Conditioner. The result of
many years of research.
Preserves and protects
bookbinding leathers in a
natural, organic way. Contains
absolutely no waxes or
chemicals and is not sticky or
tacky. It is a blend of pure,
natural oils that also prevents
mold and mildew and
discourages the presence of insects. It has a
pleasing, smooth texture and is easy to apply. 6oz.
Glass jar. $19.95
Cutting Tools
S754.
Ceramic
Precision
Cutter. This
paper cutter
functions as a
craft knife similar to Excel or X-Acto, but with a
much smaller blade. It is a neat new tool that cuts
paper very well - both straight lines and intricate
shapes. The dozen that we took to Cheerio were sold
within an hour or so. According to the manufacturer, the small ceramic blade stays sharp. The part
you grip has a slightly smaller diameter than a regular craft knife. Olive green. $6.95
Lettercarving
Chisels:
Univers**
Hard & tough Carbide Chisels. Recommended by
Tom Perkins for his letter carving workshop at
Cheerio. For slate and other stone.
S629. Letter Carving Chisel 8mm. $37.00
Fountain Pens
FP118. Pilot
Plumix
Fountain
(Cartridge)
Pen. An
inexpensive but
good calligraphy cartridge (fountain) pen. The
approx 0.8mm tip gives good thicks and thins. (One
size only.) Barrel is translucent with a clear grip
area, so it is easy to see when you are low on ink.
Choose barrel color: Black (Dark Grey), Purple,
Light Blue. Black comes with one black cartridge.
Purple & Blue each come with one blue cartridge.
Uses Pilot Parallel Pen Cartridges. “I like the new
Pilot Plumix pen for everyday use!” – Dottie G., VA.
List Price $9.29. SALE $8.29. 3/$7.55each.
FP118-S3. Pilot Plumix Set of 3 Pens. One each
of three different barrel colors: Black (Dark Grey),
Light Blue, and Purple. List Price $28.35.
SALE $22.65
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FP67-12. Pilot Pack of 12
Color Cartridges. For
Parallel & Plumix Pens.
One each of the colors
below. $3.95
FP67-6. Pilot
Pack of 6
Color
Cartridges.
For Parallel &
Plumix Pens.
All one color.
Specify: Black, Blue-Black, Sepia, Violet, Blue,
Turquoise, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Orange, Red,
Pink. $2.50 each
Holders
H89. Tachikawa T40 (Multi) Pen Holder. High
quality, lightweight varnished wood penholder.
Plastic collar holds the broad-edged nibs securely
(except Brause Nibs). At slightly more than ½" thick,
it’s considerably thicker than most holders and may
reduce fatigue. Soft rubber grip 1/4" back from end
of holder. No metal parts to rust. 5" long. From
Japan. $8.50
H88. Tachikawa T25 Pen Holder. High quality,
lightweight varnished wood penholder. Plastic collar
holds the broad-edged nibs securely (except Brause
Nibs). At slightly less than ½" thick, it’s considerably
thicker than many holders and may reduce fatigue.
No metal parts to rust. 5" long. From Japan. $4.99.
H90. Faux Wood Comic Penholder. Extremely
lightweight, all-plastic holder with no metal parts to
rust and no wooden parts to crack! Uses a plastic
collar to hold broad-edged nibs securely (except
Brause Nibs). Attractive brown & brick red faux
wood finish. 7/16" thick, 5" long. From Korea.
$2.50 each 6/$2.25 12/$1.89
OBLIQUE HOLDERS
N72.
H95. Garnet Red
N113.
OBLIQUE HOLDERS
H95. Blue and Red Oblique Pen Holders. Now the
wonderful new holders from Speedball are available
as oblique holders. Special soft coating cushions
your grip. Pre-adjusted to make writing easier (especially the upstrokes) and to fit specific nib sizes.
Specify color: Sapphire Blue, Garnet Red. Specify
Size: 303, Principal, Nikko G, 66EF. $15.95 each
H95 sizes, and the nibs which they accomodate:
H95-Oblique 66EF: N70-Brause 66EF, N73-Gillott
290, N76-Gillott 1068A, N97-Hunt 512
H95-Oblique NIKKO: N113-Nikko G, N118-Zebra,
N81-Hiro #40, N90-Brause Steno, N69-Brause Rose,
N74-Gillott 404, N98-Hunt 513EF
H95-Oblique PRIN: N120-Principal EF, N77-Hunt
101, N82-Hiro Crown, N86-Hunt 56, N88-Hunt 99,
N93-Hunt 22B, N102-Gillott 1950
H95-Oblique 303: N72-Gillott 303, N108-Brause
511, N126-Brause 515, N83-Hiro 700, N99-Brause
513
Inks/Paints
Pointed Pen
S764. Ink Stick
Holder. Use this
holder when
your ink stick
gets too small to hold while you grind. It holds the
ink stick securely and keeps your fingers out of the
ink. Even works with our Chinese Ink Stick, which is
larger than our Japanese ones. $4.80. SALE $3.00
6/$2.80ea 12/$2.75ea 24/$2.50ea
H95. Sapphire Blue
S757. Yoro Pencil for Pointed Pen Practice. Use
this unique pencil for practicing Spencerian and
Copperplate. Similar to an oblique penholder for
pointed nibs, this pencil provides a similar offset
arm that holds the pencil lead. You or your students
can start learning movements and strokes in pencil.
HB lead. Choose color: Red, Green, Purple. $3.99
VINTAGE POINTED NIBS
N112. Esterbrook 356 Nib.
S766. Finetec Moiré
Great for smaller writing.
Colors. Six 7/8" diameter
$2.00
pans, iridescent interferN115. Esterbrook 357 Nib. Great for Copperplate.
ence colors. Jade Green
$2.50
Moiré, Copper Moiré,
Purple Moiré, Atlantic Blue N116. Esterbrook 358 Nib. Great for Spencerian.
$2.50
Moiré, Pink Moiré, Sun
Joe Vitolo's comments on these three vintage
Yellow Moiré.
nibs:
Retail Price $20.95.
Esterbrook 356: Smaller nib, very flexible and great
SALE $15.73
for smaller script.
S767. Finetec Pearl Colors. Esterbrook 357: One of the very few nibs that I like
Six 7/8" diameter pans.
as much as my beloved Musselman Red Box nibs.
Russet, Regal Bronze,
They are similar to a vintage 303, but not as sharp,
Mother of Pearl Pink, Silver and in my opinion, a little more flexible.
Pearl, Shining Reseda (soft
Esterbrook 358: A stiffer nib [that has been a
green), Shining Aquamafavorite of Michael Sull and Rosemary Buczek].
rine. Retail Price $18.95.
POINTED NIBS
SALE $14.23
N111. Hiro 111EF Nib.
We've had multiple,
enthusiastic requests for
S768. Finetec
the HIRO 111 EF nib and are now importing it from
12 Color
Britain. Fairly stiff, smooth point. $.89
Metallic Set.
H94. Crowquill Oblique Holder. Now there is a
Twelve 7/8"
lightweight plastic oblique holder for the nibs with
diameter pans.
cylindrical ends. A penman has modified Speedball
Russet Red,
Black Plastic Oblique Holders for the Gillott 659, the
Bronze Satin, Diamond Yellow, Original Bronze,
Regal Bronze, Mother of Pearl Pink, Metallic Indian Hunt 108 and the increasingly popular Brause 515.
Red, Silver Pearl, Pure Mother of Pearl, Shining Pink, The holder holds the pen point at a shallower angle
to the paper to make upstrokes easier. Specify the
Shining Reseda (soft green), Shining Aquamarine.
size(s) you want: 659, 108, 515. $7.00 each
Retail Price $30.95. SALE $25.83
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S620. Dappen Dish. These
small, wide-mouthed glass
containers with a relatively
heavy base are ideal for
holding gesso, ink or
gouache. They are widely
used by pointed pen
professionals. Peter
Thornton used a dampen
dish to reconstitute
prepared gesson in a gilding workshop that John
attended. He put a piece of prepared gesso in one of
these small shot glasses, added drops of water, and
brought the gesso to the correct consistency. He then
applied the gesso to his quill or pen from the
dappen dish. $1.85 each
S620-12. Box of 12 Dappen Dishes. $19.70. You
save $2.50. Purchase two or more boxes and pay
only $18.00 each. You save $4.20 per box.
Fine paper
A popular paper is now even better.
PS84. New Diploma Parchment. Machine made
in the US, sulphite pulp, warm off-white (beige), pH
neutral. Smooth wove finish. 177gsm. Specify size:
17"x22" or 34"x22".
This bestselling archival sheet is now even better.
Easy to write on and a little thicker than most text
weight papers, it is great for certificates and one-off
pieces. A paper you will use again & again. Give it a
try. The New Diploma Parchment is a warm beige
(off-white) and recommended by Vivian Mungall.
The old Diploma Parchment was a yellowish cream.
"This paper is beautiful. When I first put my pen on
this paper I was amazed at how lovely it is, much better than the old Diploma Parchment. I create many
corporate documents (resolutions), and I like how the
paper gilds and takes paint. We print logos with our
Epson 3800 (a small professional printer) and the
paper takes the ink beautifully. There is no feathering or bleeding. It is the same with the ink from my
pen. The new Diploma Parchment has been great. I
recommend it. It is a nice weight and is also fine for
handmade books." – Rosemary Buczek.
17"x22". $1.20 per sheet / 10 sheets $9.95
34"x22". $2.25 per sheet
SCA
S761. Pounce Cleaning
Powder. Used by SCA Scribes
& Illuminators to treat
Pergamenata before writing
and painting . Also used to
gently remove dirt and
smudges from tracing vellum
without abrading the surface.
Prepares non-receptive
surfaces to take ink more
readily. 3 oz. shaker. $5.95
Help for Pergamenata and Pounce:
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B3310. Alphabeasties and Other Amazing
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56pp. 9"x11.5". Hardcover $19.99
From an alligator made of aaa’s to a zebra made of zzz’s, the
alphabeasties in this book are ingeniously built out of multiple
typefaces. Adults and children will be engaged and delighted
with the flaps, which lift to reveal “beasties” for each letter of
the alphabet.
B3320. Playing with Books:
B3085. The Bookbinding
Upcycling, Deconstructing, and
Handbook: Simple Techniques
Reimagining the Book by Jason
and Step-by-Step Projects by Sue
Thompson. 2010. 154pp. 8"x10".
Doggett. 2008. 192pp. 6.5"x8".
Paper $24.95.
Hardcover, spiral $12.99
JNB Price $19.95
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Presents step-by
book. Contains clear step-by-step
step projects that deinstructions for making a
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albums, journals, and diaries.
woodworking, paper crafting, origami, and textile
B3166. Painted Paper: Techand decorative arts techniques, along with a healthy
niques & Projects for Handmade
dose of experimentation and fun. Includes a gallery
Books & Cards by Alisa Golden.
of thought-provoking and beautiful works.
2008. 176pp. 8.5" x 10". Paper
$17.95. JNB Price $16.95
B3156. Book + Art: HandcraftPresents techniques for decorating Artists’ Books by Dorothy
ing paper with water-based media
Simpson Krause. 2009. 144pp.
– primarily acrylic inks and gesso
8.25"x10.75". Paper $24.99.
– and book projects to use the papers. Includes
JNB Price $22.95
Rather than a book solely on bind- washes, dropper outlines, brush-handle painting,
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B3307. True Nature: An Illusa wide range of binding techniques & structure styles and
trated Journal of the Four Seasons
methods to transform or create the pages through mixed
in Solitude by Barbara Bash. 2004.
media/collage, printmaking and more. Step-by-step pho144pp. 7.75"x10". Hardcover
tos & complete instructions for each binding technique
$24.95. Sale $9.95
and mixed media application are provided. Krause is a
Calligrapher Barbara Bash
book artist, collage-maker and printmaker.
has created this lovely
B3323. Constructing and Cover- nature journal which combines a handwritten text
with delightful watercolors. She caringly records and
ing Boxes: A Beginner’s Guide
by Tom & Cindy Hollander. 2009. reflects on her encounters with animals and plants
during solitary walks. It makes a wonderful gift.
64pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $14.95
Ellen Wiener
If you want to make
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boxes, you need to buy
A Step-by-Step Guide by
this book. It is a treasure. Tom
Kathy Abbott. 2010. 160pp.
and Cindy present very thorough
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clamshell box. Each stage of the box is broken down into
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full of step-by(There are over 230 photos in the book.) Using the book
step instructions and
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photographs. Topics include:
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single-section bindings
small, but important techniques that are so important
(paperback and hardback); multi-section bindings
in a well-crafted box.
(full cloth case, photograph album, quarter leather
B3346. Marking Time:
Guild of Bookworkers Exhibit Catalog (2009-2010).
64pp. 8.5"x11". Paper
$35.00
Wonderfully
presents the 50
books and 50 binders of this traveling exhibition. The
entries include artists’ books, fine printing and designer
bindings. Each entry has a large photo and a smaller
detail, plus a discussion of the work by the binder and a
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Calligrapher Barbara Bash has
created this lovely nature journal
which combines a handwritten text with
delightful watercolors. She caringly records
and reflects on her encounters with animals
and plants during solitary walks. It makes a
wonderful gift.
B3167. Fine Bookbinding: A
Bookbinding and Conservation: A
Technical Guide by Jen Lindsay.
Sixty-Year Odyssey of Art and Craft
2009. 192pp. 9"x9-7/8".
by Don Etherington. 2010. 180pp.
Paper $59.95
8.5"x11". B3229. Hardcover $49.95.
A comprehensive manual that
JNB Price $44.95
guides you through each stage of
B3230. Unbound
making a book bound in leather.
Signatures $24.95
Explains each stage in the binding
This autobiography takes you through his lifelong
process, followed by instructions with photographs or journey of bookbinding and conservation, including
diagrams of how to do it. Jen Lindsay is a British
his teaching and his journey from Europe to the U.S.,
binder and has taught at Roehampton Institute.
where he became Training Officer and Assistant Restoration Officer at the Library of Congress in 1970.
Includes his generous contribution to the conservation effort in Florence, Italy, following the great flood.
Features a gallery of Etherington’s fine bindings.
B3232. Leather Books: An Illustrated Handbook by Karli Frigge. 1997.
90pp. 5.5"x 9.75". Edition of 370 copies. Paper $58.00. JNB Price $30.00
This manual presents instruction and drawings for two methods of
binding. In each, the signatures are sewn over leather strips and then pulled
through the boards. Parts of the leather thongs are visible with each binding.
The bindings use traditional binding techniques such as rounding & backing
a spine and making a making a hollow. Includes 75 instructional drawings.
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book & paper press
S695. QuikNip Book Press. Our largest book press has a workspace of
11.5" x 16" between the posts. The dimensions were chosen to allow
for casing in, pressing signatures before sewing and pressing the
books after gluing up the spine. The press is ideal for studio work
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Made in USA. $449.00
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B3206 Graceful Envelope
Scripsit III edited by Lorraine Swerdloff. 2009. 24pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $20.00
The third issue of this popular series is now available. It
presents envelopes from the
2006, 2007 and 2008 contests.
The themes are: Fine Line,
Mailable Feast, and C’s the
Day. The envelopes are diverse
and beautiful – a wonderful selection for ideas &
inspiration and just to enjoy.
Forsyth
Menke
Calligraphy & Calligraphers
B3329. Applied Calligraphy
& Graphic Design by Marco
B3016. Scripsit: Pens & Protocol:
Campedelli. 2010. 252pp.
The Calligraphy of Official
8.75"x8.75". Paper $39.00.
Washington. 2008. 44pp. 8.5"x11".
JNB Price $34.95
Paper $28.00
A wide-ranging
This full-color journal is a delight.
selection of graphic
We get both the visual delight of the
design that features calligraphy and lettering.
many examples and the sharing of
Includes packaging, fashion, publishing and
how it comes to be. First is the work
advertising. The 28 lettering artists are primarily
of the official calligraphers of the
White House (Pat Blair, Debra Brown, Rick Muffler) and from Europe and little known in the USA. Full color
throughout. Quickly sold out at Odyssey.
the State Department (Jennifer Nicholason) – menus,
place cards, invitations and the like in script and in
B3330. Calligraffiti: The Graphitalic. David Hobbs, Sammy Little, Mary Lou O’Brian
ic Art of Niels Shoe Meulman by
and Marta Legeckis then give us insight into their
Niels Shoe Meulman and Adam
calligraphic business with the government agencies as
Eeuwens. 2010. 144pp.
they share many examples of that social calligraphy and
9.25"x9.25". Hardcover $29.95
awards work. Finally, we are treated to a full seven pages
Before Dutch calligraof exquisite lettering by Julian Waters.
pher Niels Meulman
started writing on paper, he had already gained
B2383. Rudolf Koch: Letterer Type fame as a graffiti artist. The book's title lets you
Designer Teacher by Gerald
know that many of the pieces in the book blend
Cinamon. Forward by Hermann
calligraphy and graffiti with bold strokes and
Zapf. 2000. 208pp. 8.5"x11.25".
splattered or dripping ink. Other pieces are drawn
Hardcover $49.95. Sale $24.95
and tightly rendered lettering. Each spread offers
Hundreds of examples of two contrasting visuals that interact with each other.
Koch’s lettering,
These interplays include such concepts as idea/
manuscript books, woodcuts,
execution, rise/fall, observe/imagine, and destroy/
fonts and type designs illustrate
create. Both the text and the lettering are used to
this wide ranging presentation of his life and work. illuminate the concept.
A visual feast and a must-have for those studying
B2823. Elizabeth I: Her Life in
blackletter. B&W illustrations.
Letters by Felix Pryor. 2003. 144pp.
B900. Words of Risk: The Art
9"x11.75 ". Hardcover $34.95.
of Thomas Ingmire by
JNB $17.50
Michael Gullick. 1989. 90pp.
This volume reproduces
65 illus., many in full color.
sixty letters in full color.
9"x12". Paper $25.
The letters by Elizabeth are in her
JNB $16.99
italic hand, which changes over the years. Other
Using words as subjects,
letters are to Elizabeth from her subjects and from
Ingmire’s work has proforeign princes, kings, queens and czars. Some of
gressed from the transcripthe letters are written out by scribes, others are by
tion of texts to complex
the hand of the correspondent. Each letter is
multi-layered visual statements. His juxtaposition of
discussed individually, placing the document in its
and interplay between words & images challenges
historical context. Selected parts of each are
the traditional role of calligraphy as “decorated
transcribed or, where necessary, translated. A
writing.” The book describes the work & working
fascinating combination of handwriting, calligraphy
process of Ingmire and reproduces virtually all of
and English history.
his major pieces, many in full color.
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Calligraphy Instructional
This long out-of-print manual is available again
B2979. Little Manual
of Calligraphy by
Charles Pearce. 32pp.
10"x8". Paper $12.95
Handwritten
throughout, this is one
of the most beautiful
calligraphy manuals.
Each hand is presented with an exemplar alphabet
with ductus. Pearce is a master scribe and his
manual belongs in every calligrapher’s library.
B3098. Calligraphy
Alphabets for Beginners:
The Easy Way to Learn
Lettering and Illumination
Techniques by Mary Noble
and Janet Mehigan. 2008.
96pp. 6.5"x8". Hardcover,
concealed spiral $19.95
Presents instruction for
Uncial, Foundational, Carolingian, Italic, Flourished
Italic Copperplate, Gothic, Lombardic Capitals &
numerals. Letters are presented in groups of similar
forms with ductus and stop-action photos. Final
section presents adding metallics and color to letters and pieces with some newer techniques.
B2931. The Complete Guide
to Calligraphy: Master
Scripts of the West and East,
Step-by-Step with 45 Projects
edited by Ralph Cleminson.
2006. 224pp. 8"x10.75".
Hardcover with concealed
spiral $35.00.
SALE $17.50
This step-by-step handbook
includes 14 scripts: Roman alphabets (including Versal and Copperplate), Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic,
Chinese and Japanese. There are 50 projects, such as a
kabbalah prayer in Hebrew, a fabric bag with Bedouin
motif and an illuminated Celtic prayer.
B2623. The Calligrapher’s Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How
to Draw Them by David
Harris. 2003. 256pp.
6.3"x8.2". Hardcover,
hidden spiral $24.95.
JNB Price $22.50
A brief section on tools, materials and techniques is
followed by an amazing array of alphabets: medieval and modern, formal and informal. Each has an
exemplar alphabet with ductus, including pen angle
changes within strokes for certain alphabets. The opposite page has instructions on the basic structures of
the letters for the hand. Includes broad edge, pointed
pen, and brush alphabets. The small size & spiral
format makes it easy to use. (Note: The instructional
photos for the pointed pen script alphabets do not
follow the standard practice in the USA)
JUDY MELVIN
B3044. Art Expose:
A Collection of Techniques
for Creative Expression by
Judy Melvin. 2008. 20pp.
8.25"x8.25". Paper $14.95
Judy has put her workshop
notes into book form. It’s a
book of how to make beautiful artwork using the
techniques for creative expression that she teaches.
Full color. Includes: Sumi Ink & Sink Art, Sumi Ink
& TECH Ink, Gesso, Pastels & Stencils, Bleach &
Pastels, and Walnut Ink.
B3309. Emperor Maximilian I: The Adventures
of the Knight Theuerdank edited by
Stephan Füssel. 668 pp. 9.75"x13.5".
Hardcover $99.00.
SALE $49.95
The amazing tales of the
knight Theuerdank and
his companion, Ehrenhold, comprise
the last great epic verse of the late
Middle Ages. The courageous knight’s
journey to woo his future wife, Mary of
Burgundy, and his triumph in battles
and other dangerous escapades are the
focus of this highly embellished “life-story” of Emperor Maximilian I
(1459-1519). King of Germany before becoming Holy Roman Emperor
in 1508, Maximilian was a great patron of the arts and commissioned a trilogy of ornate, illustrated books
to immortalize his existence. (Modesty was not one of his virtues!) The thick volume includes 118 ornate,
gold-adorned woodcuts - one for each chapter - providing many examples of period clothing. The typeface
was specially designed for the book.
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The International Calligraphy Conference
returns in the summer of 2012 at Reed College
in Portland, Oregon. It was at this school that
Lloyd Reynolds taught calligraphy (and life) to a
generation of students.
Registration deposits accepted late spring 2011.
See the website for details.
http://2012calligraphyconference.com/.
For a series of articles on Calligraphy & Reed
College: http://web.reed.edu/reed_magazine/
aug2003/index.html.
B3079. My Dear Runemeister: A Voyage
Through the Alphabet by Lloyd J Reynolds.
2002. 64pp. 7"x9". Paper. $8.00
This is a delightful small volume of onepage letters written in italic by Reynolds. He
presents the historical roots for each letter of
our 26-letter alphabet plus the ampersand.
Gracing each page is one large red italic capital
letter. Add this engaging keepsake to your collection. Out-of-print.
B3360. Calligraphy in 24 Hours
by Veiko Kespersaks. 2010. 176pp.
Paper $21.99
Presents a carefully
structured series of
24 one-hour lessons (most to be
followed by additional practice
before moving to the next lesson.)
The exercises teach letterforms, develop consistency & speed, and present projects: greeting cards,
invitations, wall hangings, place settings, and more.
The author is from Finland and currently works in
London.
B3370. Lettering & Sign
Carving Wookbook: 10 SkillBuilding Projects for Carving
and Painting Custom Signs
by Betty Padden. 2011. 144pp.
Paper $19.95
Teaches woodcarvers (including beginners) how
to carve and paint signs through 10 skill-building
projects. Starting with carving simple cuts into a
pre-made blank, you progress to carving more intricate designs and finishing with elaborate painting.
Specialized techniques, such as creating custom lettering on a computer and gilding, are introduced in
later projects. Padden’s company creates carved and
painted wooden commercial signs with a variety of
letterforms and illustrative elements.
B3368. Cutting through the
Colleges by Lida Cardozo
Kindersley. 2010. 124pp. 19"x12".
Hardcover $24.95
Presents the many inspiring
Kindersley inscriptions - in stone,
wood or brass - found at Cambridge
University. The lettercarving projects span 60 years. This lovely little book is packed
with full-color pictures to delight all letter lovers.
Includes a guide to the location of the inscriptions
for those who want to make a walking tour.
B3244. Calligraphy by Denise Lach. 2009. 192pp. 9.25" x 10.25". Hardcover $39.33
This striking and original book is a gallery of Lach’s calligraphic work and techniques. She presents
the tools she uses in her work, each with illustrative examples: broad-edge nibs, automatic pens, pilot
parallel pen, music nib (for writing the notes, not the 5-line staff the notes are placed on) plus reed
pens & bamboo pens, felt tip pens, and brushes. There are multi-page sections on using the ruling pen,
cola pen (made from an aluminum soda can), and pipettes as lettering tools.
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B2769. Foundations of Calligraphy by Sheila
Waters. 2006. 126pp.
9"x11.25". Concealed
spiral binding
$35.00
Sheila Waters is not
only a master scribe,
but a master teacher.
She has made both
her life’s work. For
over 20 years of
summer workshops,
she took scribes
though their paces for up to six weeks of in-depth
instruction in letterforms (historical and modern) in
Gaithersburg, Maryland. Students came as far away
as Australia and Japan for these intensive classes.
Throughout the rest of the year she taught and
continues to teach many weekend workshops sponsored by calligraphy guilds throughout the USA and
Canada. She is also a frequent instructor at the international calligraphy conference held each summer.
sheila waters
BP02. Ponder. When you look closely, you will
marvel at the amazing collection of natural forms
that Sheila has incorporated into the design, in
and around each of the letters: algae molecules,
crystal formations, trilobites, rock strata, a volcano,
streams, and roots. After the Roundel, her most
popular print. 8" x 2.25". $30.00
“This is a book to be cherished, one that
will continue to delight for a very long
time.” – Penelope Kleespies
toll free:
Sheila provides the insightful analysis of forms
and construction that take the mystery out of
learning calligraphy. Sheila helps you learn how to
analyze a script on your own to help you toward
mastery of an alphabet.
In the 110 pages of exemplar alphabets, instruction, and hints, Sheila shares with you the knowledge she has gathered over her years of study and
practice. The presentation is honed by her experience teaching calligraphers how to advance their
skill and art.
Book Chapters:
d Roman Minuscule: Foundational Hand
d Capitals d Narrow Hands: From Roman
Minuscule to Black Letter d Loosening up
Black Letter by Exploring Gothic Cursives
d Uncial & Half Uncial d Carolingian
d Italic d Italic: Creating Variations
d Analyzing Letterforms and Practicing
Effectively
d Design & Layout
B3246. Sheila Waters
Retrospective. Scripsit Issue.
2010. 48pp. 8.5"x11". $28.00
Here it is. What we have been
waiting years for – 300
full-color images of Sheila’s
life’s work, designed by Julian
Waters. This issue of Scripsit,
the journal of the Washington Calligraphers Guild,
presents Sheila’s Retrospective Show of 2009. A great
companion to her instructional book Foundations of
Calligraphy. Julian has designed a new typeface to be
used for the first time in this publication.
B1012. Under Milk
Wood: A Play for Voices
by Dylan Thomas. 1989.
80pp. 9"x13". Hardcover
$90.00
Commissioned by a
private collector in 1961
and completed in 1978,
the 76 page manuscript
is now exquisitely reproduced, each page in full
color. The elaborate title
page is embossed into
the cover. Of the 26 illustrations, six are text column length. The script is
Sheila Waters’ personal
style of Carolingian.
BP28. Roundel of the Seasons.
13"x13". $50.00
Sheila Waters’ delightful Roundel is
available again! Full color, signed.
“The best print of the Roundel ever.”
– Sheila Waters
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Brady
Kindersley
B3148. Uncommon Numbers II edited by Brenda
Casey Zoby. 2009. 64pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paper $14.95 postpaid
Number anthology with contributions by Marsha
Brady, Larry Brady, Denis Brown, Michael Clark,
Georgia Deaver, Eliza Holliday, Mike Kecseg, Jean
Larcher, Judy Melvin, Charles Pearce, Brody Neuenschwander, John Stevens, Sheila Waters, Ann Alaia
Woods, Julian Waters, and more.
Kecseg
B3154. The Calligrapher’s
Garden by Hassan Massoudy.
2010. 160pp. 8"x9.25".
Hardcover $24.95
In this feast for the eyes,
Massoudy’ s elegant calligraphy
depicts the four seasons of the
garden. From the icy palettes of
winter to delicate spring growth, and from the
dazzling sunshine and blooms of summer through
the fading hues of autumn, he captures in calligraphy what countless poets have crafted with words.
The proverb or quotation that inspired each artwork
is handwritten in Arabic by Massoudy alongside the
English texts on the facing page. Hassan Massoudy
was born in Najaf, Iraq. He moved to France in 1969.
DVD33. Hand Lettering
on Fabric: Bali Lantern Workshop. Lisa Englebrecht. 2008.
124 min. $32.95
After an introduction to
calligraphy techniques, Lisa demonstrates the important points to
successful decorative writing on
fabric with pen & brush. For a variety of fabrics, she shares tips on how to stain and
seal, to create decorative washes, and add special
effects with a variety of “inks.” Lisa then creates a
rich background for her hand lettering, using a few
simple materials. She presents her signature funky
lettering, as well as more traditional forms.
Using the techniques presented in the video, you
then apply them to the construction of a
collapsible Bali lantern.
B2081. Uncommon Numbers:
A Source Book. $14.95
B2302. Uncommon Numbers Manual. $14.95
Set of Three. $39.95
Adolf Bernd
CR7-2. Calligraphy Review (Adolf
Bernd) Vol 7, No 2.
8.5"x11". 64pp.
$11.00
Peter Thornton has
been introducing this
German lettering artist’s work at summer conferences and at workshops. His watercolors combine
letters with panels of nuanced color. This regular
issue contains an 8-page article on Bernd’s work,
accompanied by 10 examples, 5 in full color.
Lisa Englelbrecht
B3321. Modern Calligraphy
& Hand Lettering by Lisa Engelbrecht. 2008. 160pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $17.99
Presents both traditional hands and fun and scripty modern styles. Complete alphabets are shown for
a wide array of styles, with stroke-by-stroke instruction and examples of the hands. Demonstrates the
use of the pens and ruling pens as well as metallic
foils, glue pens, etc., for jazzy effects. Large gallery
for inspiration. Full-color throughout. Lisa is a
popular instructor at the summer conferences.
Artist & Alphabet: 20th Century Calligraphy & Letter Arts in
America. Curated by Jerry Kelly and Alice Koeth. 1999. 136pp. 8" x 11".
B2333-P. Paper $30.00. Sale $19.95
B2333. Hardcover (cloth) $50.00.
Rodriguez-Benitez
Donald Jackson Sale $24.95
Records this landmark exhibition
celebrating the 25th anniversary of the
Society of Scribes, Ltd. It assembles 100
calligraphers and lettering artists – from
Arnold Bank and John Howard Benson
to Al Zanetti and Hermann Zapf – who
shaped the taste and history of the craft
in America in the 20th century. 72 pages
in color.
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B2787. The Bible of Illuminated Letters: A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy by Margaret Morgan.
2006. 256pp. 5.75"x7.75". Spiral Hardcover $24.99.
JNB Price $22.50
Step-by-step instructions for creating 12 illuminated alphabets including Celtic, Saxon, Gothic,
Romanesque and Modern Revival. Both caps and
minuscules are presented, along with borders and
decorations. Gilding is also covered. Gallery of
historical and contemporary illuminated letters.
More than 400 color illustrations.
illumination
DVD31. The Book of Kells
DVD-ROM. $33.50
Contains all 340 folios or
680 pages of the Book of Kells
manuscript. A zoom feature
allows you to examine fourteen richly illuminated pages
in detail. In addition, a wealth
of information is presented
including: the Book’s history;
the scribes who created it; the materials used; the
design systems of the day; the themes of the Book;
and details of animals, angels, monks & illuminated
capital letters. Developed with the Library of Trinity
College Dublin. The only authorized digital version
of the Book of Kells.
The Gilded Page: The History
and Technique of Manuscript
Gilding by Kathleen P. Whitley.
2009. 238pp. 6"x9".
B3168-H. Hardcover $49.95
B3168-P. Paper $34.95
Explains in detail the historical
and modern techniques of manuscript gilding, along with recipes
and helpful hints; step-by-step methods of applying
and burnishing gold; tools, methods, and materials
employed in flat, raised, and pattern gilding; historical mordants such as Gesso Sottile, Gum Ammoniac,
Gum Arabic, and Garlic Juice; and modern mordants such as Acrylic Gesso and White Glue. Second
edition; revised, with color plates.
B2956. Ornamental Letters by Catherine Auguste.
2007. 107pp. 8.5"x8.5".
Paper $19.95.
JNB Price $18.95
DVD41. Drawing and Painting
the Acanthus Leaf.
Rosemary Buczek. Approx 120 minutes. DVD $32.00
Step-by-step instructions
Available Now! Covers the basics elements of
on creating illuminated letters in a variety of styles. Ex- drawing and painting the Acanthus Leaf. In three
segments, Rosemary approaches a basic level for
plores different themes: flowers, leaves and branches,
beginners, an intermediate level, and an advanced
animals and fabulous creatures. For each, she shows
level of drawing and painting this leaf. Additionally,
some variations in layout and colors so you can create
she includes a set of patterns for you to download.
your own illuminated letters or copy the models.
Rosemary Buczek has taught illumination at both
the summer calligraphy conference and the
IAMPETH convention.
DVD14. Gilding for Calligraphers. Selecting and
B3149. The Trés Riches
preparing vellum; slaking
Heures of Jean, Duke of
plaster and making gesso;
Berry by Jean Longon &
gilding using loose leaf
Raymond Cazelles. 224pp.
gold; preparing gum am8.5"x12.25". Hardcover $125.
moniac and gilding with
SALE $49.98
transfer gold; painting
The Très Riches Heures marks
with shell gold and color.
the zenith of manuscript
130
130 minutes. $37.50
illumination in late medieval
Europe. It was commissioned
DVD16. Modern Gilding
by Jean, Duc de Berry, early in the 15th century
for Calligraphers. Curing
and executed largely by the Limbourg brothers, the
and cutting quills; using
master miniature painters. The 139 full-color plates
quills and metal pens on
of this facsimile reproduce the text and miniatures
paper and vellum; writing
in actual size. The book’s introduction & preface
with gesso; using brushes on discuss the provenance and the significance of
fabric; combining traditional and modern sizes; and the manuscript as a whole, and a commentary is
laying loose-leaf, transfer, shell gold, & platinum on provided for the plates. A wonderful volume at a
vellum, paper & fabric. 70 minutes. $35.00
great price.
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B2820. The Hastings Hours
by Janet Backhouse. 1997.
64pp. 5"x6.75". Hardcover
$9.95. JNB Sale $3.99
Limited supply
A fully illustrated introduction to this late 15th century
Flemish Book of Hours.
Reproduces in full color 25
of the surviving 32 large illuminations – close to
actual size. Also presents many decorative borders
and details.
B3240. Illuminated Manuscripts by Tamara Woronowa and
Andrej Sterligow. 2007. 255pp.
5.75"x6.25". Paper $14.95
A fascinating visual history of
European manuscript illumination (AD 700-1546) using 114
page-filling reproductions from manuscripts. In addition there are three details on the facing page. The
text discusses the individual manuscripts shown
and their part in the history of manuscripts and
miniature painting.
B3164. Images in the Margins by
Margot McIlwain Nishimura. 2009.
96pp. 7"x 9". Hardcover $19.95
An astonishing mix of mundane,
playful, absurd and monstrous
beings, called marginalia, are
found in the borders of English,
French, and Italian manuscripts from the thirteenth
and fourteenth centuries. Unpredictable, topical,
often irreverent, marginalia were a source of satire,
serious social observation, and amusement for
medieval readers. Through enlarged full-color details and a lively narrative, this volume brings these
intimately scaled and fascinating images to a wider
audience. 84 color illustrations.
B2708. The Saint John's Bible
Historical Books. 9.75"x15".
Hardcover $79.95
With more pages than any of
the earlier volumes, this sixth of
seven volumes is due this Fall.
Historical Books magnifies the
unwavering love of God for his
people. Features twelve stunning
full-page illuminations that depict in dramatic
detail Bible passages that are both inspiring and
thought-provoking. Numerous smaller illustrations
complement the beautiful handwritten script and
the elegant design. Available now.
Saint John's Bible Standing Order.
Place a standing order for both Historical Books and
Letters & Revelation and you receive $10 off their price
when they are published. You can also take $10 off the
retail price of any current volumes you purchase when
you place your standing order.
CL3200. Saint John's Bible 2011
Desk Calendar. 2010. 112pp.
Hardcover $17.99
The creation of The Saint John's
Bible has been a twelve-year
process from its planning to its
scheduled completion in 2011.
Renowned calligrapher and illuminator Donald Jackson serves
as artistic director. Donald has
collaborated with scribes, artists,
and theologians to hand-create
the stunning lettering and exquisite illustrations
that fill the seven volumes and enliven and make
new the Word.
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BOTTS
C47. Botts Boxed Notecards. Colorful, expressive calligraphic renderings of scripture. Tim
Botts has selected his most popular designs for
this set of 12 different cards with envelopes.
5"x7". Blank inside. $12.50 2/$11.00 ea.
CL2800. Daily Portraits of the Word: A Calendar of Verses from the Bible for Every Day of the
Year. Tim Botts. 6"x6". $18.95
This desktop easel calendar presents 20 years
of Tim’s work: a full 366 of his vivid, full-color,
calligraphic expressions of biblical texts, one for
each day of the year. Because it has only the
12
month and day, it’s a
perpetual calendar,
and you get to be
inspired anew each
January one!
A wonderful gift.
CL2800
B2447. Portraits of the Word by Timothy R.
Botts. 2002. 165pp. 7" x 8". Hardcover $18.99
Tim Bott’s Holy Bible Calendar is available in
August of each year. He will also have a Holy
Bible Page-a-day calendar for 2010.
CL3211. 2011 Biblical Year Engagement
Calendar. Over 50 illustrations. 6" x 9". $14.99
All are 9.75"x15", hardcover,
bound in red cloth and with
a colorful dust jacket.
Scribes of The Saint John’s
Bible: Donald Jackson, Brian
Simpson, Sue Hufton, and
Sally Mae Joseph.
Donald Jackson /
THE Saint John’s bible
B2679. The Saint John’s Bible Gospels and Acts.
Donald Jackson, Artistic Director and Illuminator.
2005. 136pp. $64.95
The first volume in a seven-volume series of
full-color, page-by-page reproductions of The Saint
John’s Bible. Gospels and Acts has more than 25 illuminations, including full-page opening illuminations for each of the four gospels.
B2710. The Saint John’s Bible Wisdom Books.
2007. 136pp. $64.95. JNB Price $59.95
Includes Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs.
Book of Job and the Wisdom of Solomon. Illuminators include Thomas Ingmire, Suzanne Moore, Chris
Tomlin, and Sally Mae Joseph and Diane von Arx.
B3059. Praying the Word:
Illuminated Prayers and Wisdom
from The Saint John’s Bible. Donald
Jackson. 2008. 76pp. 5.75" x11".
Hardcover in a slip case $39.95
This exquisite treasury collects
more than 25 glorious presentations of some of the most cherished
prayers and wisdom texts of the
Bible. Using calligraphy, gold, illustration and other embellishments, Donald Jackson
and his fellow artists have given life to these passages. Facing each is a sentence or two of introduction to the text and, where appropriate, the passage
is set in type. Ribbon book mark, cloth binding and
slipcase. Full color.
The Illuminator and the Bible for the
21st Century. $18.95
The documentary of the making of
The Saint John’s Bible is now available on
DVD (DVD30) and VHS (V30). Donald
Jackson and his staff used traditional
calligraphic techniques with some modern twists in creating this 21st century manuscript
Bible. Ground pigments, egg yolks, gold, silver, and
platinum are used in the illuminations. Goose quills
and antique stick ink for the text. 49 minutes.
B2709. The Saint John’s Bible Prophets.
Donald Jackson, Artistic Director and Illuminator.
2007. 232pp. $69.95
Prophets features some of the most beautiful passages
in all of Sacred Scripture. Christians honor the prophets
as those who foretold the coming of the Messiah.
B2707. The Saint John’s Bible Pentateuch. 2006.
158pp. $69.95
Includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy, and is known as the Torah in
Judaism. Illuminators: Donald Jackson, Chris
Tomlin, Sally Mae Joseph, Suzanne Moore,
Thomas Ingmire, and Hazel Dolby.
B2706. The Saint John’s Bible Psalms. 2006. 88pp.
$59.95
Forthcoming. Price not yet determined
B2711. Letters & Revelation.
C53. Package of 10.
C67
C53. Saint John’s Vertical Card Portfolio.
10 different beautiful designs including two butterfly cards. Blank inside. $14.95
C67. Saint John’s Bible Butterfly and Thistle.
Package of 10 cards, all the same design. $14.95
C61. Saint John’s Bible Fifth Card Assortment.
One each of 9 recent cards. 4.75"x6.75". $13.50
C70. Saint John’s Bible Sixth Card Assortment.
One each of the 10 newest cards. 4.75"x6.75". $14.95
C71. Saint John’s Bible Card Assortment.
10 cards, 9 designs. $14.95. Sale $9.95
The Art of The Saint John’s Bible:
A Readers’ Guide by Susan Sink.
112pp. 6"x9". Paper.
These guidebooks note the significance of elements in the illumiB2685. Illuminating The Word:
nations in relation to the text, and
The Making of the Saint John’s
point out recurring visual motifs
Bible. 2005. 240pp. 9-5/8"x11-3/8".
that connect the stories within and
Hardcover. $49.95 JNB $39.95
across the volumes. You gain an
Covers the making of the first
insight
into
the
thought
processes and artistic vision
three volumes of The Saint John’s
Bible: Gospels & Acts, Pentateuch, behind the planning and execution of the images. Inand Psalms. There are many large cludes information on the scribes and illuminators.
B3058. Widsom Books & Prophets. $14.95
images from the Bible itself and actual-size samples
B2925. Pentateuch, Psalms, Gospels & Acts. $14.95
of the scripts used.
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New Lettercarving book from Cardozo Kindersley
B3365. The Annotated Capital: on the thinking behind the capital
letter of the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop by Lida Lopes Cardozo
Kindersley. 2010. 88pp. 7.5"x7.5". Hardcover $50.00
In seven chapters, illustrated with sketches from the Kindersley
archive and photographs of completed letters cut in stone, this book
tells the story of the basic Roman capital letterform. The eighth
chapter consists of a series of 26 annotated capital letters, showing
how each character is drawn and cut and the thinking behind it.
B135-H. Historical Scripts
by Stan Knight.1998. 112pp. 9"x12". Hardcover
$39.95. JNB Price $36.95
B039. The Speedball
A full page manuscript reproduction is accomTextbook edited by
panied by an enlarged detail and Knight’s discusJoanne Fink & Judy Kassion of the script. A much revised, enlarged and
tin. 23rd ed. 1999. 96pp.
improved edition of this valuable resource. Forward
5.75"x8.5". Paper $9.99
by Ewan Clayton. New & better photos of most of
the enlargements. 12 new manuscripts are shown. A A worthy manual with alphabets and examples by
leading calligraphers. Includes monoline Roman,
great complement to Sheila Waters’ Foundations of
edged pen Roman (S. Waters), foundational (WinCalligraphy (B2769, $35.00), see page 9.
ters), versals (Wronker), knotted letters (Van Stone),
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ham), gothicized italic (Marcy Robinson, Morentz),
B2917. Textasy: The Work
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Paget Leake), Spencerian, Neuland, flat brush, point2006. 168pp. 9"x12.25".
ed brush (Holliday & Reaves), italic handwriting, and
Hardcover $90.00
Hebrew. Many examples of calligraphy and its uses.
Brody Neuenschwander
16 full color pages! For beginner through advanced.
uses his virtuosity to make
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Neunschwander’s writing
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walls. Superbly designed by Nej de Doncker, this
lovely book is bound in cloth and printed on two
types of paper – one for the full color illustrations
and the other for the text. This wonderful volume
presents Neuenschwander’s calligraphic collages on
paper and a pictorial overview of his letterscapes
for cinema, theatre and architecture – collaborative
projects with filmmaker, Peter Greenaway.
B2244. Belle Lettere. 1997. 168pp. 9.5"x12". 200
illus, almost all in full color. Hardcover $99.00
B3318. Works: Massimo Polello.
This full-color book presents the best works
2008. 48pp. 6.25"x6.25 ".
from the entries for the Belle Lettere Prize. A
Paper $19.95
glorious book filled with full page and detail
A portfolio of colorful,
color shots of the calligraphic and expressive
bold calligraphic works
pieces. It is a painterly presentation printed
displaying both full pieces
on an off-white sheet, which gives the color
and details. Almost all are
reproduction a subtle warmth. Dust jacket
works of layered letters, often
and slipcase. Essays in English and Italian.
combined with non-legible calliThe f-word appears on pages 10-11.
graphic elements. The single sheets
are bound together with a single brass screwpost.
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The annual best of calligraphy.
Generally features 100 or more pieces
from 50+ lettering artists from the
USA & up to 13 other countries.
Approx half the work is shown in full
color. 64pp. 8.5"x11". Paper.
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LR23-2. LAR 2008 Annual Issue.
2009. $17.50
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LR23-2 is full color throughout.
LR22-3. LAR 2007 Annual Issue. 2008. $17.50
LR18-3. LAR 2003 Annual Issue. $17.50
LR17-3. LAR 2002 Annual Issue. $16.50
LR16-3. LAR Enigma Issue. 2001. $16.50
LR15-3. LAR Annual Issue. $16.50
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Covers: 14.3 Stephen Raw, 15.3 Nancy Leavitt, 16.3 Helga
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Carl Kurtz, 20.3 Mamoun Sakkal, 21.3 Denis Brown,
22.3 Laurie Doctor.
LR23-2. LAR 2008 Annual Issue.
2009. 68pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $17.50
The latest Annual Review issue
with work by 57 lettering artists
from North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Every piece is
shown in full color. Over 50 pages
filled with best of the calligraphic art.
The editor for Letter Arts Review is
Christopher Calderhead.
Sagane
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Back Issues
LR17-4. LAR Greeting Card
Issue. 2003. 68pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $16.50
Features a wide selection of
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other holidays. Includes printed
and handmade cards, personal
and commercial designs. 120
examples from 94 artists representing the USA and
12 other countries. Approx half in full color.
Cover: Herman Zapf
LR19-1. LAR Black & White
Issue. 2004. 72pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $13.50
This special issue includes
over 150 works in black and
white – in fact, the whole
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pieces to light and airy compositions; varied in their
approaches, but all showing a mastery of pen and
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Cover: Arx Anderson
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to Our World. 2007. 68pp.
22-1 8.5"x11". Paper $17.50
Catalog of the Guilford Art Center exhibition. The
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Ruling pens
N30. Folded Ruling Pen.
Introduced at Letterforum in 1995,
this innovative lettering tool has been
popular ever since. Use it to produce
tight “brush lettering” with a pen or for
wild, fun, expressive lettering. These
are the originals made by Matthew
Coffin and highly praised by Carl Rohrs and Peter
Thornton as superior to others that are available. $15.95
N33. Haff Ruling Pen. Thomas Hoyer uses this fine
crafted, traditional ruling pen for expressive lettering.
5" nickel plated tool steel
alloy. Both Thomas and
this ruling pen come
from Germany. He has
introduced the tool at
several conferences and
Thomas Hoyer using Ecoline inks &
Haff ruling pen. www.callitype.com workshops in the USA
and Europe. $22.50
S429. Square ABC
Inkwell. A porcelain
reproduction of a
classic French 1920's
school inkwell. Pen
rests around the
neck, loose stopper
with logo, elegant
script alphabet in red
wrapped around base. Beautifully gift boxed. $11.99
N22. Ruling Pen. Julian
Waters, Gottfried Pott,
Glen Epstein & many others are using or used ruling pens to produce expressive
letters. This ruling pen is designed specifically for lettering. You vary the line width by tilting the pen. Wood
handle with brass collar & writing unit. From Synthetic
Design. $39.00
LR13-2. Ruling Pen Issue. $12.50
This issue of Letter Arts Review
includes Paul Shaw’s 27-page article
on the use of the ruling pen for
calligraphy and lettering. Covers
history, types of ruling pens, ink
& paint, paper, technique, angles/
kenetics/pressure/speed, & styles of
ruling pen writing. Over 50 illustrations.
B3053. An Abecedarium:
Illuminated Alphabets from the
Court of the Emperor Rudolf II.
1997. 64pp. 5.25"x7.25". Hardcover
$14.95. Sale $9.95
A Roman capital alphabet
and a gothic lowercase
alphabet presented with intricate
illumination. Each shown with the geometry of
construction. The illumination that surrounds and
frames the letters is in the naturalistic style of the
Renaissance. The pages are from Mira calligraphiae
monumenta.
S741
I116. Old World Oak Gall Ink. An
oak gall ink made with period recipes
and materials including oak galls,
iron salts, logwood dyes and acacia
gum (Gum Arabic). Oak gall ink was
used for many medieval manuscripts and is very
popular today for Spencerian and Copperplate. 2oz.
$13.95. 2/$12.95 each.
S741. Finetec Mica Artist Color Set. $24.95
Made of mica, a natural product that offers a wide
variety of metallic shades, from gold and silver to
iridescent, shining pearl colors. Can be dissolved with
water and applied with a brush. Ideal for creating
N118. Zebra Nib. Similar to the popular Nikko G
special effects and highlighting. Can be blended. Colors
adhere to all absorbent surfaces, such as paper, wood,
Nib, but sharper and a little more flexible. It will
produce a finer hairline than the NIkko. Same sturdy gypsum, etc.
quality. Chrome plated. From Japan. $2.50 5/2.25ea.
10/$2.10each
S194
Burnishers
S194. Dogtooth 5.75". $32.00
S614. Pencil Point. Thin wood handle. 1" pointed tip.
7.25"overall. $25.00 2/$22.50 5/$21.00
S615. Blunt Point. 5.75". $35.00
S616. Flat Agate 1.5" across. 5.75". $45.00.
S701. Hematite Lipstick Burnisher. For burnishing
raised gold to a mirror finish. True hematite. $95.00
"..it is the best burnisher by far that I have tried on the
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S614
S615
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S701
S537. Jewelers Rouge. Use this jewelers polishing material on
your leather strap as recommended by Peter Thornton when gilding with a hematite burnisher. $6.00
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Gilding Supplies
METAL LEAF / SHELL GOLD
A book is a packet of 25 leaves of thin material. Loose
Leaf is pounded and packed between sheets of rouged
paper. It must be lifted from the paper with a wide
brush called a gilder’s tip or placed on a specially made
Gilder’s Cushion for cutting. Patent Gold is loose leaf
placed on a tissue paper, which is then placed under
pressure to adhere it to the tissue. Patent leaf can be
cut with a clean pair of scissors, and applied, gold side
down, onto a prepared surface.
S188. Loose Leaf Gold Leaf XX 23K. Book 25 shts.
$47.00
S189. Patent Gold Leaf XX 23K. Book 25 shts. $49.00
S738. Shell Gold. Powdered Gold with a gum Arabic
binder. 23.75 carat.
Small (.4gram) $26.95
Medium (1.1gram) $72.88
Large (2.5gram) $165.75
S748. Shell Gold Tablets. Specify color: Red Gold
(22.9K), Yellow Gold (22.7K), Green Gold (18.4K),
Lemon Gold (22.9K). $75.00 each.
S608. Palladium. 25 sheets. 3-3/8"x3-3/8" Patent. A
silver color metal very resistant to corrosives in the air
and to acids (except nitric acid), it is often substituted
for silver or white gold. $55.00
NON-PRECIOUS METAL LEAF
Book of 25 sheets, approx 5.5"x5.5". Patent has a paper
backing and is easier to work with.
S604. Copper Leaf. Patent $12.50 Loose $8.95
S605. Aluminum Leaf. Patent $12.00 Loose $7.95
S711. Gold (Imitation) Leaf. Patent $12.00
Loose $7.95
S606. Glass Gold Leaf (23K). Loose $58.00
Imitation Gold Leaf also called Composition Gold
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S603-#3 Light Gold (#3) (82% Copper & 18% Zinc).
Bright lemony gold.
VELLUM
Vellum is the ultimate writing surface for a scribe. While most of
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for all the treasured medieval manuscripts. You can feel a connection with the scribes and illuminators of the Book of Kells, The
Lindisfarne Gospels, The Ramsey Psalter. High quality vellum is
somewhat translucent and will have natural variations. Remember that vellum is the most forgiving of all surfaces for corrections.
Calf Skin Manuscript Vellum. Medium weight. Our
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S197-4. 4"x6" $10.95
S197-6. 6"x8" $20.50
S197-8. 8"x10" $35.00
S152-FUL. Full Skin. Classic Calfskin Vellum. Prepared for
writing. Approx. 5-8 sq.ft. per skin. $40.00 per square foot.
S152-HAL. Half Skin of Classic Calfskin Vellum.
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S319. Fine Dental Pumice. Used for de-greasing
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Gum Sandarac. Used on vellum and paper just before
writing to achieve fine hairlines. S123-1. 1.0oz. $7.25
S123-1/2. 0.5oz. $4.50 S123-B. Bag. $7.25 see “Gums.”
Wet/Dry Sandpaper. For raising the nap in vellum
prep. S316. 320 Grit. S317. 400 Grit. $1.45 ea.
Gilding Supplies
S267. Gilders Cushion. $25.00
S710. Gilder’s Knife (Gold Knife). Used for cutting
loose leaf gold. $30.95
Raised Gilding / Gesso Ingredients
S428. Titanium Dioxide. White pigment used instead
of white lead in gesso. 1 oz. $3.00
S414. Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate. Finest grade.
Pre-slaked plaster. 1oz./$11.00 2oz./$20.00
4oz./$32.00 16oz./$112.00
I44. Fish Glue. 2oz. $5.50
I455-1. Gilder's Bole. 1oz. $6.00
S251. Prepared Gesso Tablet. Gesso. Contains white
lead (a poison). Handle with appropriate care. Instructions included. $14.95 2/$13.95 ea.
S479. Instacoll. 100ml. Reggie Ezell loves this gold
size for mirror finish raised gilding. It is so easy! Yellow
color allows you to see what you have applied. Directions included with your order. $21.50
S596. Kölner Miniatum. Formulated for gilding on
paper and other flexible surfaces. Will give full gloss
finish. Ideal for gilding manuscripts. Yellow color.
Similar, but thinner than Instacoll. Some find it easier
to use. 50ml bottle. $23.75
Flat Gilding
I86. Gum Ammoniac. Soak these crystals in water and
strain to produce a base for laying flat gold. 1oz. $8.95
I87. Gum Ammoniac Prepared Liquid. Skip the
soaking and straining normally involved with using
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gilding straight out of the bottle. 30 ml glass bottle.
$15.00
S473. Tresser Gold Size. Use this pink liquid for flat
gilding on paper or most any surface. Highly recommended for its ease of use. Great for true gold leaf. Not
as good for imitation leaf. $6.00
See page 38 for glassine. See page 16 for hemitite &
agate burnishers and jewelers rouge.
GUMS
I84. Gum Arabic. A binder. Add several drops to a
bottle of Higgins Eternal for copperplate writing. Also
used with gouache. 2.5oz (75ml).(W&N). $13.60
I85. Gum Arabic Powder. Add 7 parts distilled water
to one part powder or add to bottled ink directly. 1oz.
$3.75
S123. Gum Sandarac Powder. Tie up in a small square
of cotton cloth and lightly pounce onto your paper to
produce finer thins. Will help produce crisper letters.
May stop bleeding, feathering.
S123-1. 1.0oz. $7.25 S123-1/2. 0.5oz. $4.50
S123-B. Gum Sandarac Bag. A bag of
ground gum sandarac ready for you to use
to correct slight bleeding or to get thinner
thins. Dab the sandarac onto the paper
through the cloth & then hold the paper
vertically and tap off any excess. $7.25
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traditional bookbinding Bookbinding Instructional DVDs
B2687. ABC of Leather Bookbinding: A Manual for
Traditional Craftsmanship by Edward R. Lhotka. 2000.
142pp. 7"x10". Paper $19.99
B1675-P. Headbands: How to Work Them
by Jane Greenfield and Jenny Hille. 2001. 96pp. 6"x9".
Paper $14.95. This easy to use, step-by-step guide
shows how to create 14 different styles of headbands.
Illustrated with numerous line drawings.
The Thread That Binds by
Pamela Train Leutz. 2010. 352pp.
6"x9". B3221. Hardcover $55.00
B3223. Paper $34.95
B3222. Unbound Signatures.
$24.95
Comprised of 21 interviews of
independent bookbinders in a
quest to learn about the lives of
representatives of this field. Each chapter tells a
different story. You discover the challenges, successes,
and “common threads” among each of the binders.
Includes images offering a closer look at these
bookbinders’ studios, as well as photographs of the
bookbinders themselves. Each binder is introduced
to us first by Pamela Leutz; the interview follows. A
special interview with bookbinder Don Etherington
is included. An excellent book for those considering
working on their own in the field of bookbinding.
Visit www.johnnealbooks.com for more details of
the DVD’s and more bookbinding books.
Michael L. Chrisman
Bookbinding DVD's
All running times are approximate.
DVD43. Bookbinding: Getting
Started & Cloth Repair. 2006.
153 min. DVD $69.95
How to get started in bookbinding; the basic tools needed;
how to make some of your own
small equipment; and how to
repair a cloth book.
DVD45. Book Restoration for
Beginners. 1997. 86 min.
DVD $69.95
Since its original release in
1997, Book Restoration for
Beginners has remained a classic
in bookbinding video instruction and was the first of its kind
produced in America.
DVD44. Tips from the
Bookbinders Bench. 2007.
173 min. DVD $99.00
Many tips from his book
restoration bench that will
greatly aid both the practicing
and beginning bookbinder and
book restorer. Includes also how
to pare leather and sharpen leather paring knives.
All the tips are demonstrated and explained in a
concise, easy to understand manner.
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toll free:
DVDs of Bookbinding 2000 demonstrations. $40.00 each
DVD17. Michael Wilcox: Gold Tooling.
DVD18. Don Etherington: Fully Dressed in Leather,
Conservation Style.
DVD19. Monique Lallier: Edge-to-Edge Doublure.
DVD20. Anthony Cains: A Decorative Leather
Covering Technique.
DVD21. James Brockman: The Concave Spine.
DVD22. Louise Genest: The Exposed Spine Binding.
B3232.
Leather Books:
An Illustrated
Handbook by
Karli Frigge. 1997.
90pp. 5.5"x 9.75".
Edition of 370
copies. Paper $58.00
JNB Price $30.00
This manual presents instruction and drawings
for two methods of binding. In each, the signatures
are sewn over leather strips and then pulled through
the boards. Parts of the leather thongs are visible
with each binding. The bindings use traditional
binding techniques such as rounding and backing
a spine and making a making a hollow. Includes 75
instructional drawings.
The fore edge is not trimmed – there are uncut
sheet that will need to be separated.
DVD46. Binding an Early 19th
Century Book in Period-Style
Leather. 2007. 230 min. DVD
$99.00
From only loose signatures, Michael demonstrates the complete
and historically correct binding.
Every aspect of the transformation is fully demonstrated and explained on
camera.
DVD47. The Re-backing &
Restoration of an Early 18th
Century Binding. 2008.
171 min. DVD $99.00
Starts with an English book
(1728) with the cover boards
detached, loose paste-downs and
turn-ins, a broken end-band, etc.
Every aspect of restoring the book with the look
and feel of a superbly preserved original binding
is demonstrated and explained.
DVD48. Restoring a Family
Bible. 214 min. DVD $99.00
Shows how to restore a typical
Victorian-era Family Bible in a
historically correct fashion, preserving all of the original binding
components. The entire process
is captured on camera, leaving
no technique unexplained.
artists’ journals
B3169. Artful Journals:
Making and Embellishing
Memory Books, Garden
Diaries & Travel Albums by
Janet Takahashi. 2007. 128pp.
8.5"x11". Hardcover $19.95.
JNB Price $17.95
This guide covers both
creating book structures and
working with readymade
journals. Presents 21 projects that include a seasonal
journal with handmade papers decorated with natural
items, a fan book of travel postcards, an accordion
book of must-remember things said, a romantic journal and a spiral book for recipes. Beautiful watercolor
art throughout.
B2910. The Decorated Journal: Creating Beautifully
Expressive Journal Pages by Gwen Diehn. 2005. 128pp.
8.5"x10". Paper $14.95
This follow up to The Decorated Page presents more
of the same, and that’s a good thing! More great photos,
ideas, and examples. Build layered pages, use transparency, and more. Includes sections on making journals
and customizing store bought journals.
bookbinding
How-to/Reference
See pages 3-5 for more Bookbinding & related books.For
Bookbinding supplies, see pages 21 & 62-63.
B2033. Cover to Cover:
Creative Techniques for Making
Beautiful Books, Journals &
Albums by Shereen LaPlantz.
1995. 144pp. 8.75"x10.25". Paper $16.95
A how-to book combined with a gallery of work. It has
step-by-step instructions & illustrations, and they are
accompanied by more than 170 photos of examples of finished books by a variety of book artists. Includes simple
pamphlets, traditional codices, complex fold books, and
many others. A bestseller. Full of non-traditional bindings.
B3133. Re-Bound: Creating
Handmade Books from Recycled
and Repurposed Materials by
Jeannine Stein. 2009. 144pp.
8.5"x9". Paper. $24.99
JNB Price $19.95
Re-Bound shows readers how to
take every day materials from around the house, flea
markets and thrift stores, and hardware and office supply stores, and turn them into fabulous books. Instead
of saying, “What can I make a book out of,” readers will
be thinking, “What can’t I make a book out of?”
B3161. Eco Books: Inventive
Projects from the Recycling
Bin by Terry Taylor. 2009.
144pp. 9"x9". Paper $22.95.
JNB Price $19.99
Forty beautiful bookmaking
projects using recycled and
green materials! They are clever, witty, fun and constructed with established binding
techniques. Egg cartons, beer cans, and cassette tapes
morph into covers, while brown bags, coffee filters,
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B1537. Non-Adhesive Binding:
Books without Paste or Glue by
Keith A. Smith. 2nd ed. 352pp.
6"x9". Paper $30.00
B1890. 1, 2 & 3-Section Sewings: Vol. II $30.00
B1891. Exposed Spine Bindings: Vol. III $30.00
B2280. Bookbinding for Book Artists by Keith
Smith. 1998. 432pp. 6"x9". Paper $35.00. Presents a
simple approach to binding a book in cloth or leather.
B2531. Quick Leather Bindings: Non-Adhesive Binding
Vol. V. by Keith Smith. 2003. 320 pp. 6"x9". Paper $30.00
B2428 Smith’s Sewing Single Sheets.
Non-Adhesive Binding Vol. IV. by Keith
Smith. 2001. 336 pp. 6"x9".
Paper $30.00
The fourth in a series of instructional books on binding without glue
or paste, this one presents bindings of
single sheets – paper, board, plexi –
that open flat to any page. Includes several variations of
Coptic sewings, raised cord sewings, and sewing on tapes.
and newspapers are transformed into pages. Projects
include cereal box books, an exposed stitch book that
incorporates cloth remnants, and a faux leather journal
that re-uses your teabags. Includes how-to drawings,
close-up detail photographs, simple stitch diagrams,
and a gallery of eco-books to inspire you.
B3363. Speaking of Book Art:
Interviews with British and
American Book Artists by Cathy
Courtenay. 1999. 264pp. 7"x10".
Paper $24.95
A collection of interviews with American
and British book artists, including American book artists Julie
Chen, Sas Colby, Betsy Davids, Johanna Drucker, Susan E. King, and British book artists Helen Douglas,
Ronald King, Telfer Stokes, and Ian Tyson. 15 color,
101 b&w illustrations.
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Cherryl Moote
B2765. Books with Girth by Cherryl Moote. 2005. 220pp.
8.5" x 11". Paper $49.95
This instruction manual covers books that have thick
spines. Included are sewn books like Coptic, longstitch and
Secret Belgian Binding, and many unsewn books like piano
hinge, interlocking signatures, and the Spectabular book.
The instructions are detailed and accompanied by clear diagrams, suggestions for variations, and photos of the projects.
The fourth in her bestselling series of instructional manuals.
B2998. Photo Op by Cherryl Moote. 2007. 132 pages. 8.5" x 11".
Spiral Paper $40.00
15 projects for your photographs, both vintage
images and your current snapshots, including simple
display options, clever storage projects, fun albums,
arty showcases, and heritage albums.
Instructions are clear and precise, amply diagrammed with line drawings and further illustrated
with both black and white and color photographs of
the projects. The instructions are detailed and well
tested, and include suggestions and how-to for variations. The 15 projects – Meishi Photo Folders, Freeze
& Easel-back Frames, Photo & Meandering Corners,
Photo Cubes. Books: Turkish Mapfold, Origami
Pocket, Photo Carousels, Bellows. Albums: Gallery,
Stab Bound, Post & Screw, Heritage Hinge.
Cherryl tests each set of instructions with a group of
papercrafters. For most there are no color illustrations,
just pages of binding projects with good instructions.
They have received rave reviews.
DVD35. Firm Foundations. 2008.
130 min. DVD $29.95
Teaches you about the skills, tools,
and materials needed for basic
bookbinding. Includes: tools, paper,
glues and adhesives, threads, book
anatomy, cutting, scoring and folding, creating single signature books,
butterfly and pamphlet stitches,
folding basic accordion books, feathering paper, and
dividing without fractions. Presented in a simple,
systematic, skill-oriented, practical way.
B2582. Copied, Bound
& Numbered
by Cherryl Moote. 2003.
90pp. 8.5"x11". Spiral Paper $29.95
This book features book forms perfect for creating
small editions of art books with your photocopier or
computer printer. Includes detailed instructions for the
forms and tips to help you streamline the assembly of
the books, which leaves you more time to create art.
Standard size papers are used for most projects. The
book forms presented also make wonderful one-of-akind books.
B2429. Simply Bound:
Beginnings in Bookbinding
by Cherryl Moote. 2001. 80pp.
8.5"x11". Spiral Paper $29.95
For papercrafters & others wanting to start making
books, this manual gives clear, precise instructions
with step-by-step illustrations for 16 projects including
meander books, lotus books, tea bag books, flutter
books, & single signature. Bestseller.
DVD26. Simply Bound: Beginnings in Bookbinding.
2003. 60 min. DVD $30.00
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B2480. Sleight of Binding. 2002. 88pp.
8.5"x11". $29.95
Cherryl’s second how-to manual is
about trick books, including flexigons,
Jacob’s ladders, and folded forms. Full
of fun stuff! A bestseller at conferences.
B2870. Building With Your
Creative Stumbling Blocks by
Cherryl Moote. 2006. 118pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $40.00
Shows how to make use of
your creative blocks through
exploring simple bookbinding,
papercrafting and journaling.
Explores creativity, creative
growth and discovery with
practical activities. Deal with your creative challenges
and feel more in control of your creative path. Included
in the book are sections on critical voices, setting goals,
rediscovering your creative voice, finding time for creativity in your daily life, and the fears and challenges of
living a creative life.
B2605. Paper Delights by
Cherryl Moote. 2004. 124pp.
8.5"x11". Spiral Paper
$35.00
Features card, paper folding & bookbinding ideas
for papercrafters who want
to showcase chiyogami, scrapbook, paste, and hand
decorated papers. Projects include dry embossing, iris
folding, bargello, basic paper quilting, rotating cards,
origami inkwell, origami kimono and happi coat, a
bookmark, a takeout box full of paper fortune cookie
books, and a miniature library in a folded slip case.
Three pages of color.
DVD28. Paper Delights by Cherryl Moote. 2004.
60 minutes. DVD $29.95
Bookbinding Adhesives
S340. Jade 403. Highly recommended PVA adhesive
for bookbinding. pH neutral. 8oz $8.95 16oz $13.95
S203. “Yes!” Stickflat Glue. For long-lasting archival
mounting. Neutral pH. Will not react with air against
paper. Completely organic, can be thinned with warm
water. Ideal for conservation of art & bookbinding.
Pint (16 oz.). $12.95
S233. Wheat Starch for Paste. Pre-cooked, dissolves
easily in cold water. Can also be mixed with PVA
adhesives or methylcellulose. Used for attaching paper
to boards and leather to covers, and in tissue repairing. Wheat starch does not yellow. Also used for paste
paper. Archival. 1 lb bag. $6.50
S585. Rice Starch. Monique Lallier uses this as an
adhesive for bookbinding. Also used for lining &
repairing works of art on paper. Forms a transparent
film. Requires cooking. Belgian. 1lb Bag. $6.50
S343. Methyl Cellulose. Used as an adhesive alone or
mixed with Wheat Paste or PVA. Increase the drying
time of PVA allowing for more repositioning. Makes a
wonderful paste for paste papers.
4oz/$8.00 8oz/$11.00 16oz/$15.00.
Book Board
Davey Board. Single ply, dense, acid free bookbinding
board. Highest quality. For most bookbinding and box
making needs, the .080 (approx. 3/32") is recommended. Smaller books use .070.
Davey Board New Sizes!
New sizes and thicknesses of Davey Board at lower
prices. Quantity prices are available on any combination of size and thickness. This is real Davey board, the
best bookboard available.
S714. 70pt. Pack of 8. 9"x11.5". $11.95. 2/$10.95/pk.
S715. 80pt. Pack of 8. 9"x11.5". $12.95. 2/$11.95/pk.
S716. 70pt. Pack of 10. 5.25"x7.25". $11.95. 2/$10.95/pk.
S717. 70pt. Pack of 8. 10"x14.75". $16.95.
2/$14.95/pk. 3/$13.95/pk. 4/$12.95/pk.
S718. 80pt. Pack of 8. 10"x14.75". $18.95. 2/$16.95/pk.
3/$15.95/pk. 4/$14.95/pk.
S719. 70pt. Pack of 8. 15"x20". $27.95. 2/$24.95/pk.
3/$22.95/pk. 4/$21.95/pk.
S720. 80pt. Pack of 8. 15"x20". $29.95. 2/$26.95/pk.
3/$24.95/pk. 4/$23.95/pk.
Round Glue Brushes
S344-8
S344-10
Unfinished wood handles, pure blond hog bristles
with rust free ferrules. For PVA and wheat paste.
S344-6. 1/2" dia. $8.25 S344-10. 3/4"dia. $9.25
S344-14. 1" dia. $13.95
S345. Microspatula
S345. Microspatula #1. Stainless Steel. 8" long. $4.25
S538. Smaller Microspatula. 6.25" long. $3.65
S390. Bookwizard. A multifunction template designed for
paper artists and bookmakers.
Streamline measuring tasks,
create perfect squares with
diagonals and center points,
outline stab binding holes, insure
perfect center-align binding holes. Instruction
booklet. Sturdy plastic printed with a background
grid of 1/8" and measuring guides. $16.95
Cutting Tools
S417. Excel Deluxe Knife
S417. Excel Deluxe Knife. It’s time to upgrade. This
American-made knife has a soft handle, a no-roll
feature, much sharper blades and best of all it’s
PURPLE (or Black, Green, Blue, Grey, Red). It’s no
more expensive than X-acto’s basic knife! Safety Cap,
#11 Blade. Specify color. $3.95
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S130. Excel #11 Blade. The standard pointed blade.
5 blades $1.50 10 blades $2.90 Box of 100 $19.99
S129. Excel #10 Blades. Carbon Steel. Super sharp,
double honed blades. 5 blades $2.10
S373.
See page 63 for board cutters.
More Bookbinding Supplies
S439. Book Tape. Acid-free gum lined tape.
1-1/2" wide. In white. 1 yard. $2.95
S516. Headbands. Ivory 60". $5.00
S617. Super (Mull or Crash). Open weave cotton
material used for attaching the spine of the book to
the case. 18" x 36". $8.95
Bookbinder’s Tape. Strong, acid-free, gummed
linen tape for binding and repair.
S707. 1"x36". Scored for easy folding. $6.95
S708. 2"x36". $6.95
S709. Book Repair Tape. Extra strong adhesive tape
for binding projects and for reinforcing or repairing
spines. 2"x15yds. Specify White, Black. $19.95
See pages 62-63 for more bookbinding supplies.
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S13
Scalpel. Sharpest surgical blades available for
cutting, trimming, & scraping. Disposable
blades snap onto handle.
S373. Scalpel Metal Handle. $5.30
S374. #23 Scalpel Blades. $.60 each,
10/.55 each. 25/.50 each
See page 63 for paper cutters
B3017. Bookbinding Techniques
and Projects by Joseph Cambras.
2008. 144pp. 8.25"x11.25". Paper
$26.99. JNB Price $24.95
Presents history, tools & materials,
techniques, sewing & gluing, paper
cutting & folding, along with decorating and coloring techniques for
the traditional craft of bookbinding. Profusely illustrated,
step-by-step instructions for 17 bookbinding projects,
including standard cloth and leather covers, photo album,
document case, stationery box and slipcase.
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BR38 Winsor & Newton Artists' Watercolor Sable. Size 0 & 2. Actual size.
Brushes
0
Chisel Edged Lettering Brushes
2
BR01. 995 Winsor Newton Chisel Brush. 1/2". Actual size.
BR01. 995 Winsor Newton Chisel Brush. Golden
Nylon. The standard brush recommended by John
Stevens and other instructors for chisel-edged
alphabets. 1/2" $14.15 3/4" $20.25 1" $28.75
BR24 Raphael Kaerell Flat. Actual size.
1/8"
02
1/4"
06
3/8"
10
BR24. Raphael Kaerell Flat. For chisel-edged
brush writing and watercolor painting. Carl Rohrs
tested the 1/4" and 3/8" and found them fine
brushes for chisel-edged brush lettering. (For 1/2"
and larger he recommends the W&N 995.) Synthetic
bristles. Sale prices good through 12-31-10.
Size 02. 1/8" $10.50 Sale $7.50
Size 04. 3/16" $11.55 Sale $8.25
Size 06. 1/4" $12.75 Sale $8.95
Size 08. 5/16" $14.30 Sale $9.95
Size 10. 3/8" $15.15 Sale $10.95
BR25. Set of above five sizes. $64.25 Sale $39.95
Size 12. 1/2" $16.75 Sale $14.25
Size 14. 5/8" $18.45 Sale $14.95
BR12 Rekab #5. Actual size.
5
John Stevens uses these round ferrule, chisel-edge Rekab
brushes for smaller Roman lettering as well as for a variety
of other styles. John uses these along with flat ferrule chisel
edged brushes for his brush lettering. These quality sable
brushes, imported from Israel, with proper care will last
for 20 years or more. These are called “Showcard” or “One
Stroke Brushes.” They are more versatile than flat ferrule,
chisel edge brushes, but take a bit more skill to use. John
recommends the #5 to start with. For a wider range of sizes,
he suggests adding the #3 & #7.
BR38. WN Artists' Water Color Sable. Round.
Excellent for fine detail, lines and washes. The
round-bellied watercolor brush is the most popular
watercolor brush. Quality Kolinsky sable hair, birchwood handles and seamless nickel ferrules all put
together by hand to create a truly excellent brush.
Has been improved to ensure a perfect point. Matte
finish handle. Recommended by Valerie Weilmuenster for illuminated letters as a good and less expensive alternative to the Winsor & Newton Series 7.
#00.
#0.
#1.
#2.
#3.
$8.40
$9.05
$10.25
$15.68
$19.26
JNB $6.75
JNB $7.25
JNB $8.20
JNB $12.55
JNB $15.40
#4.
#5.
#6.
#7.
#8.
$22.10
$23.55
$25.70
$32.05
$39.60
JNB $17.70
JNB $18.85
JNB $20.55
JNB $25.65
JNB $31.70
BR26 Windsor & Newton Series Sceptre Gold 101 Brush. #2. Actual size.
2
BR26. Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold 101 Brush.
Round. High quality and of a similar shape as the
Series 7, but made from a mix of sable and synthetic
fibers. Ideal for watercolor and suitable for acrylics.
Recommended by Michael Sull. Choose size:
#0000. $6.70 JNB $5.65
#4. $10.10 JNB $8.10
#000. $6.70 JNB $5.65
#5. $11.15 JNB $8.90
#00. $6.70 JNB $5.65
#6. $13.55 JNB $10.85
#0. $6.95 JNB $5.65
#8. $20.15 JNB $16.15
#1. $7.60 JNB $6.10
#10. $27.70 JNB $22.15
#2. $7.95 JNB $6.35
#12. $37.70 JNB $29.60
#3. $9.20 JNB $7.35
BR30 Cotman Round WC Brush. #8. Actual size.
BR30. Cotman Round WC Brush. Synthetic brush
is slightly stiffer than sable. Recommended by Lisa
Engelbrecht; she especially likes the #8.
#0. $6.20 JNB $4.95
#1. $6.30 JNB $5.05
#2. $6.70 JNB $5.35
#3. $7.40 JNB $5.95
#4. $7.60 JNB $6.10
#5. $8.05 JNB $6.45
#6. $9.85 JNB $7.90
#8. $12.50 JNB $10.00
#10. $15.40 JNB $12.35
BR23 Escoda Brushes. Set of 4. Actual size.
0
BR12 Rekab Brushes. Specify size.
#3. $12.87. JNB $11.50
#4. $14.63. JNB $13.25
#5. $18.93 JNB $16.95
1
#6. $26.84. JNB $22.95
#7. $38.28. JNB $32.95
2
BR28 Winsor & Newton Series 7. #0 & #1. Actual size.
4
0
1
BR28. Winsor & Newton Series 7. Round.
Known as the finest watercolor brush, expensive but
worth the price. Handmade using the highest grade
Kolinsky Sable. Crisp point, just the right spring,
superior control, even and consistent flow. Recommended for pointed brush lettering & painting.
#000. $21.79 JNB $17.45
#00. $22.49 JNB $17.95
#0. $23.79 JNB $19.05
#1. $27.29 JNB $21.85
#2. $32.79 JNB $26.25
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#3. $45.09 JNB $36.10
#4. $61.99 JNB $49.60
#5. $76.09 JNB $50.95
#6. $108.99 JNB $73.05
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Escoda Brushes. Annie Cicale uses these brushes
for painting. Eliza Schulte Holliday, co-author of Brush
Lettering, highly recommends these brushes from Spain
for pointed brush lettering. They have plenty of bounce
and good snap and are reasonably priced. Eliza starts her
students with the #2 for lettering.
BR22. Round Pointed Sable Watercolor Brush.
#0. $13.70 JNB $9.95
#1. $14.93 JNB $10.95
#2. $18.19 JNB $13.95
#4. $26.56 JNB $19.50
BR23. Set of 4. $73.38 JNB $51.95
#6. $32.29 JNB $20.35
#8. $43.37 JNB $27.35
#10. $75.11 JNB $45.25
BR29-2 Scharft Kolinsky #2. Actual size.
Scharff Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolor
Brush. Recommended by Lisa Engelbrecht:
“Expensive, but worth the price.”
BR29-2. Size 2 Brush. $25.00 JNB Price $22.50
BR29-3. Size 3 Brush. $30.00 JNB Price $26.00
4 mm
4
5 mm
6
8 mm
8
BR37. Silverwhite Bright 1502. Short Handle.
White Synthetic. Inexpensive brush for lettering, mixing gouache or watercolor, and for loading your pen.
#1 - $4.35
#4 - $5.60
#8 - $7.05
#2 - $4.70
#6 - $6.35
#10- $8.50
BR43. White Bristle Brushes Pkg of 3. Specify Flat
(sizes 2, 4, 6) or round (sizes 1, 3, 5). Great for mixing
gouache or loading ink. $1.75
BR31. Yasutomo Oriental Bamboo Pointed
Brush. Specify size: 3/8" CC5. $4.65 7/16" CC6. $5.10
BR33. Hake Brush. Yasutomo.
Specifiy size: 1.5" F15. $11.35
2.5" F25. $16.95.
brush lettering
The best book for brush lettering is Brush Lettering by
Eliza Schulte & Marilyn Reaves.
B1638. Brush Lettering by
Eliza Schulte (Holliday) &
Marilyn Reaves. 2nd ed. 2006.
128pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $29.95.
JNB Price $26.95
This complete how-to guide for both chisel edged
and pointed brush lettering demonstrates how to
use brushes & how to clean and care for them. Model
alphabets are provided. Full of examples of brush lettering from a variety of masterful scribes. One of our
bestselling titles. New edition.
B2351-P. Formal Brush
Writing by Tom Kemp.
1999. 272pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $55.00
A thorough instructional
book on making Trajan
capitals. The first 50 pages
cover tools, materials, and
practice, discussing – in
detail – brushes, how to
hold and use them. The next
section covers each of the letters with detailed
sequential drawings of the brush making the letter. The final
section takes you a step further presenting variations,
enlarging and reducing the scale of the Trajan letters, as well
as widening and narrowing the letters.
The Origin of the Serif by Edward Catich. 1968
(1991). 312pp. 8"x10.5". B1540-P. Paperback $29.95
B1540-H. Hardcover $49.95
The definitive work on the origin and development of
the Roman inscriptional alphabet. Catich convincingly
shows that the Trajan capitals were first brush written.
Includes Catich’s large brush capitals A-Z and instructions
on making them. Full of illustrations. A superb reprint for
all interested in Roman caps.
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illumination
See pages 28 for more books on Illumination.
B2611. The Illuminated
Alphabet: An Inspirational
Introduction to Creating
Decorative Calligraphy by
Patricia Seligman. Calligraphy
by Timothy Noad. 1994. 160pp.
9"x9". Paper $14.95.
JNB Price $14.50
This how-to book about making illuminated letters
presents: Celtic, Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance,
Modern Revival. Step-by-step illustrations for drawing,
gilding, and painting these decorated letters. This lush
book is crisply printed in color throughout. For each
initial letter, an initial from a manuscript is shown. A
wonderful book!
B2837. Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders by WR
Tymms and MD Wyatt. 2006.
8.75"x11". Paper $14.95
More than 350 decorative designs
including 256 letters.
A wonderful selection from 19th
century sources.
B2002. Ready-to-Use Ornate
Letters and Initials. 1995. 64pp.
8.25"x11". Paper $6.95
813 different initial letters are
printed one side only on glossy
paper. This cornucopia of capitals
presents letters in a wide variety of styles. All are
copyright free.
CD21. The Technique of Raised
Gilding by Jerry Tresser. 2006. 72pp.
CD. Specify Flipbook or PDF format.
$24.95.
This practical gilding manual
provides an analysis of the materials
and techniques for raised gilding
with gesso and provides in-depth,
step-by-step instructions. (You need Adobe Acrobat
Reader, a free downloadable program, to view/print the
PDF Version. No program needed for the flipbook.)
Source book for acanthus leaves
B2786. William Morris FullColor Patterns and Designs. 48pp.
8.25"x11". Paper $12.95
Michael Sull uses this book in his
instructional session on acanthus leaves. Acanthus leaves are a
traditional motif, frequently used in
engrossed awards, as well as other calligraphic broadsides and illumination.
B2873. 1001 Illuminated Initial
Letters by Owen Jones. 32pp.
9.25"x12.25". Paper $9.95
Michael Sull uses this resource
for illuminated initials for recognition scrolls and other pieces.
Many examples of each letter
presented in a range of sizes.
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calligraphy,
calligraphers
Lettering & Type Design
New in Paper!
B2712. Afrikan Alphabets:
The Story of Writing in Afrika
by Saki Mafundikwa. 2004.
171pp. 8.5"x8.5". Paper $16.95
African alphabets have rich
cultural and artistic histories,
with many still in use today. An
entertaining, anecdotal and visual feast. Features over
20 writing systems (pictographs, mnemonic devices,
syllabaries and alphabets) from across the African
continent and the Diaspora. Includes Ethiopian script,
as well as more recent and less familiar ones.
B2783. The
Calligraphic
Line: Thoughts
on the Art of Writing by Hans-Joachim Burgert. 2nd
edition. Translated by Brody Neuenschwander. (1989)
2002. Approx 177pp. 8.5"x11". Paper Spiral $35.00
Presents Burget’s perspective on the role of form and
function in calligraphy and writing, the history of the
graphic form (symbol/writing/calligraphy), plus the
need and development of cursive writing and alphabets. The second section presents Burgert’s thoughts
on the place of calligraphy in the Western world after
the invention of printing from type and calligraphy’s
relationship to type. Note that this is a photocopy
production. The quality of the illustrations varies but
all are photocopies.
See page 6 for B900. Words of Risk: The Art of
Thomas Ingmire. $16.99 & page 25 for B2614.
Codici 1. $22.95 edited by Thomas Ingmire.
B2912. Edward Johnston:
Master Calligrapher by Peter
Holliday. 2006. 416pp. 8.5"x11".
Hardcover $49.95
Edward Johnston was key to
the revival of calligraphy in
the 20th century. His Writing
& Illuminating & Lettering,
originally published in 1906, is
still an important instructional
manual. This new volume
looks afresh at Johnston’s work and legacy, his friendships and philosophy, the people he worked with and
the influence on them and others, and the details of the
establishment of the craft community in Ditchling.
B3361. Schrift von Hans
Schmidt / Lettering by Hans
Schmidt. Text by Hans Halby.
1988. 81pp.8.25"x10.25".
Paper $27.50
This exhibit catalog includes textiles,
woodcuts, three-dimensional pieces,
books, linocuts and hand-drawn
lettering. All text, including captions,
are in both English and German. 81 b/w photos.
B2831. A Passion for the Pen: The
Art of Georgina Artigas
edited by Brenda Casey Zoby. 2006.
64pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $24.95.
JNB Price $19.33
There are 32 pages with pointed
pen lettering, mainly on invitations,
certificates & awards, logos, and 8 art
pieces from the Calligraphers Engagement Calendars,
along with many traditional American style illuminated recognition/retirement/resolution scrolls. Born
in Cuba, Artigas emigrated to the USA in the 60’s and
worked for the Ames & Rollinson Studio in NYC for
nearly a decade before moving to Miami and setting up
her own studio. 28 full-color plates.
Mike Kecseg. Uncommon Numbers II.
Uncommon Numbers
Special Price: Purchase a complete set of all three
Uncommon Numbers Books with shipcase for only $39.95
B3148. Uncommon Numbers II edited by Brenda
Casey Zoby. 2009. 64pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paper. $14.95
Number anthology with contributions by Marsha
Brady, Larry Brady, Denis Brown, Michael Clark,
Georgia Deaver, Eliza Holliday, Mike Kecseg, Jean
Larcher, Judy Melvin, Brody Neuenschwander, Charles
Pearce, John Stevens, Sheila Waters, Ann Alaia Woods,
and more.
It showcases styles, techniques, and lettering artists
and also includes information about dealing calligraphically with fractions, ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd,
3rd), and Roman numerals. Essential information for
every working calligraphy library.
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B2302. The Uncommon Numbers Manual by
Brenda Casey 1999. 80pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paper $14.95
Covers the construction of numbers for Uncial
(Waters), Blackletter (Dunham), Italic (Alice), Copperplate (Artigas), Bookhand (Cheryl O Adams),
Neuland (Rohrs), and Pointed Pen Uncial (Kecseg).
For each, an exemplar for the alphabet. A ductus and
further instruction on the numbers is included with
each hand.
B2081. Uncommon Numbers: A Source Book for
Artists edited by Brenda Casey and Barbara Brandt.
1996. 64pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paperback $14.95
This source book on numerals has exemplar pages,
compositions, commercial pieces using numbers, and
typefaces that could inspire calligraphic numerals
Provides much inspiration and source material to
help you.
calligraphy
instructional
manuals
Includes how-to books, as well as source books for
alphabets. For instruction and alphabet books for Copperplate, Spencerian, Hebrew, and Brush Lettering,
see those separate sections.
B3137. Celebration Calligraphy: Complete Instructions and
Models for Special-Occasions
Alphabets, Borders, and Motifs
by Ruth Booth. 2008. 128pp.
8.75"x8.75". Paper $21.95.
JNB Price $19.95
This is an all-in-one manual
on cards and invitations for calligraphers. You get 12
alphabets including contemporary hands which draw
on historical models but have a modern look, as well
as italic, blackletter and copperplate. A full model alphabet with ductus is provided for each. Ruth matches
the alphabets to the appropriate celebrations – formal
and informal. You get a myriad of ideas and examples
for layouts, borders and elements for each celebration: birthdays, weddings, baby announcements,
graduations. There is a section of core card making
techniques and a gallery of cards. Hundreds of color
illustrations. Recommended.
B2614. Codici 1. Edited by Thomas
Ingmire. 2003. 64pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $22.95
Ingmire is best known for his
expressive – and often non-legible –
calligraphic works. This illustrated
notebook draws primarily from
Ingmire's teaching. It presents the
assignments, support materials, the works created by
the students, as well as images and brief discussions of
his own recent works that relate to the program. Topics
include inventing new forms, lettering as drawing, the
expressive line, the shape and space of writing, the word
as image, Hans-Joachim Burgert: the calligraphic line,
and the space of writing: the Ditchling project. The
emphasis is on a visual rather than a verbal message.
B2225. Enrich Your
Calligraphy by Diana Hardy
Wilson 1996. 175pp. 7.75"x11.25".
Hardcover $29.99. JNB Price $9.95
This is not a book about letterforms but about how to go
about creating calligraphic pieces.
Further, unlike many recent calligraphy books, this book is generous
with the text rather than being a printed slide show
with captions. Wilson explains how to be a maker of
calligraphic work with both practical and philosophical discussions about design, creativity and the actual
production.
B1277. Explicatio
Formarum Litterarum: The
Unfolding of Letterforms by
Rutherford Aris. 1990. 50pp, plus 23
foldout plates. 9.5"x 12.25". Paper
over boards $35.00. Sale $29.95
This book displays as graphically
as possible the development of the
email:
forms of the Latin letters from the first to the fifteenth
century. The foldout plates contain nearly 200 black
& white reproductions of various scripts. The text
relates the development of letters to that of other arts,
making comparisons that shed light on the spirit of an
entire age; for example, between the evolution of gothic
letters and the pointed arches in gothic cathedrals.
Many other fascinating insights into medieval thought,
culture & history are included in the book.
B2830. Finding the Flow: A
Calligraphic Journey by Gina Jonas.
2006. 85pp. 8.5" x11". Spiral bound.
Paper $24.95
A new approach to calligraphy for
all levels, which acquaints the scribe
with the essential but largely unexplored dynamics of stroke technique.
Through stroke exercises with pencil and edged pen,
you explore vital movement and sensitive touch. You
discover how shoulder, arm, fingers and pen combine
with alternating of pressure. The exercises lead to an
intimate understanding of the edged pen: a foundation
for formal alphabet study, creative alphabet design and
artistic self-expression! Begin your calligraphy practice
before starting formal alphabet study by warming up,
sensitizing, and integrating mind and body. Full of
illustrations and diagrams.
B020. Insights into Left-handed Calligraphy by
Betsy Rivers-Kennedy. 1984. 32pp. 5.5"x8.5". $9.95.
For left-handers and teachers. Covers four methods
of writing: The Right-Handed Influence, The Sideways
Approach, The Hook, & The Upside-down Method. The
best book available. Paperbound.
B028. Layout and Design for Calligraphers by Alan
Furber. 1984. 64pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $9.95 A great basic
book for calligraphers with no design background.
B1795. Teach Calligraphy? Who? Me?: An Introduction to the Gentle Art of Calligraphy Instruction by
Betty J. Locke. 1993. 46pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $19.95
For those beginning to teach calligraphy, this book
provides lots of practical information on kinds of
classes, student needs and teaching strategies. It
doesn’t give you lesson plans, but lets you know
how to prepare them. It’s like having an experienced
teacher to answer questions, give hints, etc.
B040. Written Letters: 33 Alphabets for Calligraphers
by Jacqueline Svaren. 1986. 75pp. 10"x11". Paper
$19.95
Covers 33 alphabets with exemplars, ductus, and
letter by letter hints on shape and construction. All
presented in a beautiful format in red and black. One of
our most popular books. Highly recommended.
DVD29. Italic with a Flourish
by Margaret Daubney. 52 minutes.
DVD $32.50
Using clear demonstrations,
explains the features of a formal
italic hand, guides you through
the letterforms and shows you
how to develop and use your
skills. Includes plenty of technical
advice. Daubney was a tutor at Roehampton.
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Lettershop Calligraphy Kit
Instructional Bk + Markers
B3319. The Lettershop
Calligraphy Project Kit by
Joanne Fink and Cheryl Adams.
1998. 62pp. 6"x11". Spiral $19.99.
JNB Price $14.95
Learn italic calligraphy using
calligraphy markers with this
superb instructional book. Book
has good exemplars for cap and lowercase letters,
plus simple projects: envelopes, cards & invitations. Contains book plus three Elegant Writer
Calligraphy Markers (black - fine, green - extra-fine,
red - broad). Makes a wonderful gift for a budding
calligrapher.
Italic Letters Kit
Workbook + Fountain Pen
K104. Italic Calligraphy Beginner's Kit.
Want to teach yourself Italic? Use this instructional
and informative workbook and the fountain pen
that exactly fits the exercises. Provides thorough
instruction on italic calligraphy and handwriting.
Kit contains Italic Letters by Dubay & Getty and a
Sheaffer Calligraphy Set with pen, ink cartridges
and three interchangeable nibs. $29.95
K104-L. Left Hand Italic Calligraphy Beginner's
Kit. Contains Italic Letters (book), Insights into Left
Handed Calligraphy (book) and a left-hand Manuscript Beginner’s Set with pen, cartridge, converter,
and three left-hand nibs. $42.85
B3327. The Alphabet from A
to Y with Bonus Letter Z! by
Steve Martin and Roz Chast.
2007. 64pp. 10.25"x8.5 ".
Hardcover $17.95. JNB $7.50
Steve Martin has supplied the
rhyming and alliterative couplets. Roz Chast, whose
cartoons frequently appear in The New Yorker, has
provided the illustrative facing page. “In varsity Victor was often victorious - sadly, his winning made
him vainglorious.” “Excellent Edward, exceedingly
picky, ate eggs with an eel whose earwax was icky.”
Bookmaking & Kids
B3317. Handmade Books
for a Healthy Planet: Sixteen
Earth-Friendly Projects from
Around the World by Susan
Kapuscinski Gaylord. 2010.
132pp. 8.5" x 8.5". Paper
$19.95
This book of projects for your kids or grandkids
explores the fascinating world of handmade books.
They will learn about history around the world while
they make their own books with earth-friendly
recycled materials. All that is needed are cereal boxes,
grocery bags, scissors, and glue stick. The step-by-step
instructions include: Wish Scroll from Ethiopia, Medieval Book of Hours, Time Line Accordion book from
Central America and Mexico, Book of Haiku from
Japan. Good for classroom instruction or just fun.
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B3069.
Magic
Books &
Paper Toys:
Flip Books,
E-Z Pop-Ups & Other Paper
Playthings to Amaze &
Delight by Esther K. Smith.
2008. 144pp. 7.5"x7.5". Paper $21.95
Step-by-step instructions for more than two dozen
clever projects, including a classic crisscross magic
wallet, woven heart baskets, pop-up maps, pocket
movies, flip books, spinners, and cootie catchers. The
finished examples show you that even these playthings
for kids can become sophisticated in execution, as well
as just things of fun.
B2698. Literacy through the Book Arts by Paul
Johnson. 1993. 168pp. 8"x 10". Paper $29.95
B3145. Get Writing: Creative
Book-Making Projects for
Children Ages 7-12 Years by Paul
Johnson. 2008. 64pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $19.95
This sequel to Get Writing 4-7
contains more than twenty-five
new book making ideas showing
children how to combine images, words, and paper engineering techniques. Each section introduces a basic
book structure: a pop-up book, a shape book, a zigzag
book, or a flap book. You are then provided a variety
of ways the design can be used for engaging writing
projects. Includes detailed advice for planning each
project, how to draft the text, and instruction on how to
construct the book. Full color throughout.
B2816. Get Writing: Creative
Book-Making projects for Children by Paul Johnson. 2005. 64pp.
8.25"x10.75". Paper $17.50
Contains more than 100 ideas
for book-making projects that
encourage children to write for
pleasure. 25 book structures
(pop-up, shape, zigzag, origami, flap, etc) with variations and step-by-step instructions. For teachers
and home-schoolers. Projects are a gateway to writing and numeric skills and provide hints on relating
to English, math, science, history, geography and art.
Examples by children 4-7, but projects are suitable
for older children.
CD20. The Spirit Book
Series by Susan Kapuscinski
Gaylord. $24.95
Susan's Spirit Books are a
series of 50 artist books of
handmade paper nested in
natural materials – such as twigs, driftwood, or a
branch. They connect Susan's experience of the
inherent spirituality and mystery of nature with
the long-standing tradition of books as testaments of faith and belief. The CD-ROM contains
a slide show of 35 of the Spirit Books, powerpoint
presentation on the development of the series
and Susan's earlier work, writings about the
Spirit Books, resources, and a Book of the Spirit
Workshop – for creating your own spirit books.
type design
B3237. An A-Z of Type Designers by Neil Macmillan. 2006.
208pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $35.00.
Sale $15.95
This handsomely
illustrated volume
features a comprehensive listing of
outstanding type designers from
around the world, ranging from Johann Gutenberg (c.
1394–1468) to the present day. Arranged alphabetically by designer, the book features the work of more
than 260 figures in type design, many of whom are
among the field’s most renowned – including Morris
Fuller Benton, Matthew Carter, Adrian Frutiger,
Claude Garamond, Eric Gill, Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce
Rogers, and Hermann Zapf – as well as entries on
lesser-known designers whose contributions to
typography are substantial. Entries are illustrated by
examples of the designers’ work taken from posters,
private press editions, magazine covers, book designs,
and rare archival specimens.
B2665. American Type Design
and Designers by David
Consuegra. 2004. 320pp.
8.75"x11.25".
Paper $35.00. Sale $9.95
Chronicles the history
of type in America
through short biographies of 62 of
the most influential type designers and 334 of their
typefaces. Covers a century of American contributions to the world of type from late 1800’s with
metal faces, through photo-typefaces of the mid and
later 20th century, and with digital faces. In addition
to the complete alphabet showings of all the
typefaces, there are reproductions from a variety of
type publications. Includes glossary, a history of
nine American type foundries and a timeline of
type related events from 1600 to 2001. An invaluable
resource.
B2908. Fraktur
mon Amour by
Judith Schlansky.
English Edition
2008. 646pp. 5"x8".
Hardcover $49.95
Presents over 300
Blackletter fonts
(capitals, lowercase, numbers, accented characters,
along with a brief text setting ). Covers rotunda,
batarde, textura, schwabacher, fraktur, modern,
initials/decoratives, and contemporary fonts. For
each font: date, designer and original foundry along
with digital foundry/web address where applicable.
Facing each font page is a decorative page using
characters from the font. Printed in black and pink.
CD-Rom with 130 blackletter fonts included.
Jars / Glass & Plastic
S260. Widemouthed Plastic Jar with lid liner.
Similar to old Ziller Ink containers. Use to mix &
store colors. 1oz. $1.00 5/$.75 10/$.65 20/$.60
30/$.55
S276. Widemouthed Glass Jar. 1oz. $2.00
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B3315. Creative Characters:
Interviews with Font Designers
edited by Jan Middendorp. 2010.
192pp. 8.5"x11". Flexibind $32.00.
JNB Price $29.95
Creative Characters is a collection of in-depth interviews with
up-and-coming typeface designers, as well as the most influential current designers.
They present the motives and methods behind their
types. The list of designers includes Jim Parkinson,
Underware, David Berlow, Alejandro Paul, Veronika
Burian, Rian Hughes, Cristian Schwartz, and many
more. Middendorp is the author of Dutch Type.
design
B2856. DESIGN! A Lively
Guide to Design Basics for
Artists and Craftspeople by
Steve Aimone. 2004. 176pp.
10.25"x10.25". Paper $14.95
Covers the purpose and
process of design, visual elements, rhythm, space, motifs,
symmetrical and asymmetrical arrangements and
focal emphasis, with both text and glorious photos of
art and fine crafts. A sellout at Island Magic.
Handwriting
B3143. Script & Scribble: The
Rise and Fall of Handwriting by
Kitty Burns Florey. 2009. 225pp.
7"x8.5". Hardcover $22.95
This fascinating exploration of
the history of handwriting tackles
the importance of writing by hand
and its place in our increasingly
electronic society. Weaves together the evolution
of writing implements and scripts, pen-collecting
societies, the golden age of American penmanship, the
growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and the
many aficionados who still prefer scribbling on paper
to tapping on keys.
B1253. Write Now by Inga Dubay
and Barbara Getty. 2005. 96pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $16.95
A self teaching manual for a
monoline italic based handwriting.
Highly recommended.
Second edition.
B2371. Handwriting: Everyone's
Art ed. by Ewan Clayton. 1999.
8.5"x11". 63pp. Paper $24.95
Preface by Timothy Wilcox; History
of Learning to Write & Handwriting:
Everyone's Art, Ewan Clayton; Two
Journals, Sally Teague; Italic Handwriting in the 20th Century, John
Nash. Plates from the exhibition: Alfred Fairbank, Irene
Wellington, John Skelton, David Howells, Hermann
Zapf, Ann Hechle, Donald Jackson, Stan Knight, David
Mekelburg, Gerald Fleuss, Jean Larcher, Jovica Veljovic.
63 illustrations, 10 in color.
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hebrew
B2255. The Book of Hebrew Script:
History, Paleography, Script Styles,
Calligraphy and Design by Ada
Yardeni. 1997. 364pp. 8.5"x12".
Hardcover $69.95. JNB Price $67.50
A comprehensive work by a noted
paleographer, graphic artist and
type designer. Covers history of the
alphabet and the birth of the Hebrew script, Hebrew
script in early manuscripts, printed Hebrew script, and
Hebrew paleography. A series of alphabet charts follow
on the various hands. The final section is on Hebrew
calligraphy with techniques and exemplar alphabets.
Originally published in Hebrew. Now available in
English. 290 illustrations.
B1619. Hebrew Calligraphy Styles
by Gina Jonas. 1996. Second edition.
24pp. 5.25"x 8.25". Paper $16.00
Instructional manual. Covers
Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Ancient, &
Mizrachi. Exemplar, ductus & notes
on construction given for each style.
illumination
See page 23 for Illumination Instructional Books.
B2954. Beasts: Factual and
Fantastic by Elizabeth Morrison.
2007. 112pp. 7"x9".
Hardcover $19.95
A wonderful book full of sharply
printed large details from manuscripts in the Getty collection.
The animals are from a variety
of medieval & Renaissance manuscripts and are both
painted and pen drawn forms. The animals are always
shown as part of the page of the manuscript, usually
as a detail, sometimes as part of an illuminated initial,
sometimes as part of the whole page. Provides a brief
background on the animal and the manuscript.
B3170. Faces of Power and Piety
by Eric Inglis. 2008. 96pp. 7" x 9".
Hardcover $19.95
Presents enlarged details showing the faces from manuscripts.
The illuminatior’s work included
painting both historical figures
and celebrated contemporaries,
emphasizing qualities such as power and piety. During
the Renaissance, actual likeness became a concern.
Modern illuminators can use these vivid portraits to
help “get the faces right.”
B3234. Building the Medieval
World by Christine Sciacca.
2010. 104pp. 7"x9". $19.95
Illustrates the creative ways in
which medieval artists represented architecture, including
soaring cathedrals and grand
castles & palaces. Provides insight into what these buildings meant for medieval
people. Such structures were not just made to be
inhabited - they symbolized grandeur, power, and
even heaven on earth. 102 color illustrations.
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B3138. Choirs of Angels: Painting
in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500
by Barbara Drake Boehm. 2008.
67pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $19.95
Using stunning reproductions
from the nearly 40 examples in
Metropolitan Museum’s collection
of illuminations and pages from
Italian choral manuscripts, this book discusses music
in the church, musical notation, types of musical
manuscripts, illumination of choir books, and the illuminated letters from Gothic and Renaissance masters.
Many of the initial letters are reproduced quarter-page
size or larger and are filled with crisp detail. A great
visual resource.
B2996. Introduction to Manuscript
Studies by R. Clemens & Timothy
Graham 2007. 352pp. 9"x12". Paper
$39.95
This very readable volume provides
calligraphers, illuminators and others
a comprehensive orientation into the
larger field of medieval manuscript studies. Part 1:
“Making the Medieval Manuscript” covers the prep of
the writing surface through copying the text, rubrication, decoration, glossing, and annotation through to
binding and storage. Part 2: “Reading the Medieval
Manuscript” focuses on the study of manuscripts,
with chapters on transcribing and editing; assessing
evidence for origin, provenance; and describing/cataloguing. The third part, “Some Manuscript Genres”,
discusses Bibles and biblical concordances, liturgical
service books, Books of Hours, charters and cartularies, maps, and scrolls. Extensive glossary.
lettercutting
Available again!
B2526. Letter Cutting in Stone
by Richard Grasby. Revised ed.
2002. 160pp. 8.25"x11.75". b/w
illust. Paper $45.00
A thorough, practical manual
on cutting letters in stone. Includes tools, workspace &
equipment, cutting exercises and practice strokes, cutting letters in stone, carving raised letters, design, and
siting. Highly recommended. Full of illustrations.
B2610. Letters Slate Cut: Workshop Practice & the
Shaping of Letters by David Kindersley & Lida Lopes
Cardozo. Second Edition. 1990. 7.5"x10". Paper $35.00
A practical instructional manual plus a gallery of
57 of David Kindersley and Lida Lopes Cardozo’s
letter carvings. A "sequel" to the original 1981 edition.
Thirty of the pieces in the gallery were not in the
earlier edition. Color cover, b&w interior.
B2914. The Art of Letter Carving
in Stone by Tom Perkins. 2006.
192pp. 8.5" x 11". Hardcover $50.00
For the beginning and the more
experienced lettercutter, this how-to
manual first covers the basics of
letter carving, drawn lettering, and
making simple designs in stone. It
includes the development of 20th-century letter carving; tools, materials, stone, making an easel; drawing a
range of alphabets for use in letter carving; inscriptions, gilding, and painting letters; detailed instructions for V-incising the keystrokes of letters; designing
headstones & plaques. Gallery of contemporary work.
380 color photos and diagrams.
PAPERCRAFT
B3204. Making Mechanical
Cards: 25 Paper-Engineered
Designs by Sheila Sturrock. 2009.
160pp. 8.25"x10-7/8". Paper
$17.95. Sale $14.95
Mostly based on Victorian and
Edwardian cards featuring paper
engineering, the techniques/
designs in this book include pull-tab butterflies,
bouquets, fans and scrolls; dissolving pictures and
kaleidoscopes; and Venetian blind variations. Also,
a puzzle purse, a box stage with musicians playing,
and animals on a revolving wheel. The designs
progress from very simple to really intricate, all
with good step-by-step instructions and diagrams.
Templates are provided for you to photocopy onto
your card stock.
B3305. Self-made Stationery:
Handmade Goods Designed by
Me by Kazumi Udagawa. 2009.
96pp + 7 pages of full-color
templates. 8"x10". Paper $17.95.
JNB Price $14.95
Projects include a rubber band
notebook, side-stitch travelers
memo pad, tear-off memo board, monthly file made
from envelopes, pen/pencil case box, sewn tote
book, bookmarks, greeting cards and more. It’s a
nicely designed book with easy, fun projects.
POP-Ups
B2731. Pop-Up and 3-D Cards:
Step-by-Step Projects to Make at
Home by Emma Angel. 2005. 96pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $9.95. Sale $5.00
Learn how to make cards
B3130. Origami Card
that wiggle, fly, spin, and
Craft: 30 Clever Cards and
form boxes & tunnels. Includes 18
Envelopes to Fold by Karen
bright, dimensional cards with
Elaine Thomas. 2009. 128pp. step-by-step instructions, templates, and photos of
8.5"x10-7/8". Paper $21.95. finished cards. Includes V-fold, concertina, interactive
JNB Price $19.95
and pop-ups. For events and just for fun. Covers
Whether you are looking
customizing the designs for the recipient and making
for new ways to use your
envelopes for your creations. Full-color throughout.
origami skills and papers
or looking for different
card ideas, this book is for you. It has 30 card and
envelope projects that take origami and origami box
projects and morph them into wonderful creations
that fold flat and then open back up for cards, booklets, origami pop-up boxes & stars, and more.
B3202. Paper Cuts: 35 Inventive
Projects by Taylor Hagerty. 2010.
128pp. 10" x 8.5". Paper $17.95
Drawing on traditional paper
cuts from a variety of cultures
- from Mexican to German to Chinese - this book provides a collection of 35 smart, fresh, and contemporary projects
for crafters, including cards, hanging and table-top
ornaments, party ware, centerpieces, and decorations. Presents the work of top paper-cut artists.
B3157. Pushing The Envelope:
Crafty Packaging for Cards of All
Kinds by Marthe Le Van. 2009.
8.5" x 10". 128pp. Paper $17.95.
JNB Price $16.95
Instead of focusing on what’s in
the envelope, this book has projects
on the envelopes themselves. Some projects involve
embellishing commercial envelopes with surface
treatments, such as stamping and stenciling. Others
explore folding techniques, and a few use unconventional and recycled materials. There are projects for
packaging CDs, photographs, gift cards, and more.
PALETTES
S679. 6 Well Plastic Palette. $1.25
S120-30. 30 Well Plastic Mixing Tray. $1.95
S743. Plastic Blossom Palette. 7 wells. $4.95
S747. Porcelain Blossom Palette. 7 wells. $11.50
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B3109. ABC3D by Marion
Bataille 2008. 36pp. 6"x7.5"
Hardcover $19.95.
JNB Price $18.95
This clever and stylish alphabet book is a favorite.
The fun starts with the holographic cover, which
sequences through A-B-C. Inside, the letters move,
pop-up and transform. An E loses a part to become
an F, a C transforms into a D with a flip. It’s a visual
treat in a palette of red, white and black. Even Robert Sabuda was impressed: “One of the most delightful and innovative pop-up books I have ever seen.”
– Robert Sabuda
B3371. Leaves of Gold:
Manuscript Illuminations
from Philadelphia Collections
edited by James R Tanis and
Jenny A Thompson. 2003.
242pp. 9.75"x12.25". Hardcover $55.00. Sale $24.95
Illustrates and
describes 80 illuminated manuscripts, as well
as individual leaves and cuttings from handmade
and decorated books. Among these lesser-known
treasures are bibles, psalters, and other liturgical
manuscripts and texts (including books of hours)
from both medieval times and the Renaissance.
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Weddings
B3233. The Paper Bride: Wedding
DIY from Pop-the-Question to
Tie-the-Knot and Happily Ever
B3057. Wedding Invitation
After by Esther K. Smith. 2009.
Handbook: Wording, Design, Printing
by Julie Holcomb. 2004. 114pp. 5.5"x8".
144pp. 7.75"x10.25". Hardcover
Paper $24.00
$24.99. JNB Price $22.50
A thorough guide for brides that is
Presents fresh paper ideas from
also invaluable for calligraphers who
the author of the How to Make
want to do wedding work or are new
Books and the ingenious Magic Books & Paper Toys.
to it. Covers the elements of wedding
Provides step-by-step instructions for mementos,
stationary: the invitation, envelopes, reception cards,
lined envelopes, invitations, invitation wraps, popceremony cards, reply cards, accommodation cards, at up maps, save-the-date postcards, and party décor
home cards, etc.; the wording for all of these, including plus stitched photo albums and guest books. Enjoy
addressing the envelopes; and a section on design and her no-nonsense wit while you learn techniques.
printing. Julie Holcomb is a letterpress printer who has
Includes projects for the proposal, engagement, inviproduced fine wedding stationary for ceremonies for
tation, showers & parties, ceremony, and reception.
many years. Recommended by Nan De Luca.
B3241. Wedding Invitations by
Jennifer Cegielski. 2004. 158pp.
6.75"x6.75". Hardcover $19.95.
Sale $9.95.
Like most books, this is
directed to the bride-to-be,
but it also makes a great manual for calligraphers new
to addressing and designing invitations. Presents both
traditional and modern designs, details the many
different types of inks, papers, & printing methods
available, and discusses ceremony cards, response
cards, maps, & other enclosures. The text covers all
aspects of invitation etiquette, including properly
wording inner and outer envelopes. There is a lot of
good information in this beautiful book.
B1501. Addressing Invitations: Proper Forms of Address by Joan Breman. 4.75"x8.5" folded. $3.75
Only a small folder, but for those new to addressing
invitations for weddings and other formal occasions,
it provides rules for outside and inside envelopes, addresses for clergy, military, university titles; along with
postal suggestions and some additional hints. Can save
you time and trouble.
Karen Charatan
LR19-4. LAR Second Wedding
Issue: Vol.19, No.4 Letter Arts
Review Wedding Issue. $17.50
This special Wedding Issue
is full of unique and engaging
calligraphy for weddings – invitations, envelopes, reply cards, reply
envelopes, and ketubot. Includes
both traditional & innovative,
formal & fun presentations.
B3090. Wedding Papercrafts 2004.
128pp. 8.25"x11". Paper $19.99.
Sale $8.98
This is mainly a how-to
book for creating wedding
invitations with a few other related
items for each wedding. The projects
give you ideas on using different
papers and on crafting techniques and materials
to make the invitations special. The book is geared
toward producing the projects in quantity with aid of a
computer and printer. The designs are clean and sylish
and the color palette is rich but muted.
B2475.Wedding Invitations, Announcements, Place
Cards, and More by Bette Matthews. 2001. 128pp.
8.5" x 11". Paper $22.00. JNB Price $19.99
Examples and exemplar alphabets.
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These books by Lynn Slevinsky are all full of fun lettering. All are 8.5"x11" paper spiral bound and have
42-55pp. Purchase all four for $66.
B2559. Marker Lettering Vol.1.
$18.00. Alphabets include: Fiesta
Capitals, Lombardic Capitals,
Sticks and Balls, Shadowed
Monoline Letters, Balloon Letters,
& Rope Letters.
B2560. Marker Lettering Vol.2.
$18.00. Includes: Wild West,
Stencil, (Neon) Lighted, Electric,
Pinked and Stitched, Beaded, Barn
Board, Rocks and Pebbles, Peppermint Stick.
B2561. Marker Lettering Vol.3. $18.00. Includes:
Earth Quake, 60’s, Shadows Only, Mardi Gras, Carved in
Stone, Letterscapes, So-so Tight, & Curving Caps.
B2562. Marker Lettering Vol.4. $18.00. Includes: Gel
Pen, MileSTONES, Angles, Chips & Cracks, Squares
and Letters, Easy Funky Romans, Dots on a Grid, 3-D
Letters Above and Below.
B3102. Fraktur: Tips, Tools, and
Techniques for Learning the
Craft by Ruthanne Hartung.
2008. 103pp. 9"x11.25".
Hardcover, hidden spiral. $24.95
A fraktur is a document
created by the early Pennsylvania German settlers to record
and celebrate weddings, baptisms, house blessings,
and the like. This instructional book for beginners
covers the basics of painting, calligraphy, and layout
for fraktur. You learn through two projects, a small
fraktur and a house blessing. To help as you make
your own fraktur, patterns for the traditional
elements - birds, houses, flowers and borders – a
birth certificate and three family trees – are
provided. Includes examples of traditional fraktur
and the author's work.
B3322. Fraktur: Folk Art and Family by Corinne &
Russell Earnest. 2007. 192pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover
$49.95.
More than 230 color photographs, many full
page, present exquisite examples of three centuries
of American fraktur, interwoven with insightful
historical details.
miscellaneous
S478. Ball Burnisher. $2.99
S661. Spoon-Tipped Burnisher. $4.95
S653. Blair Matte Fix. Low Odor. $9.75
S742. PVC Mesh Bag. 5"x9" $3.00 6"x11" $3.00
S740. Pen Roll-up. $5.25
S141. Pipets.
These pipets function like eye
droppers. Use them to store
mixed gouache for later use. (As when a customer is
expected to ask for more envelopes done in a mixed
color a few days after you completed the first batch.)
For airtight, longer storage, the end can be sealed
quickly with an iron. Soft plastic (polyethylene), 6"
long. Cut the end to use. $.50 each. 10/$2.25 50/$8.25
100/$14.95
S140. Plastic Dropper Bottle. 30ml. $3.10
S199. Rubber Cement Pick-up. $2.75
S454. Repositionable Glue Stick. $2.95
S391. UHU Glue Stick. $3.50
S411. White Artist's Tape. Acid Free. 3/4"x 10yd. $3.29
S699. Removable Transparent Tape. $4.99
Oak Galls. The traditional source for tannin for making oak gall ink. Even if you never have plans to make
your own ink, it’s neat to have a sample of the real thing
to show to students. S569. 1.5oz. $5.00
S567. 3oz. $8.00
Masking Fluid
Pebeo Drawing Gum. The best masking fluid. Write
with the masking fluid in your pen. Let it dry, apply a
watercolor wash, let it dry, and remove the masking fluid
with a Rubber Cement Pick-up. You have white letters on
a color background. Thins and cleans with water.
S198-1. 1.5 oz. $6.95 S198-8. 8.45 oz. $22.25
S199. Rubber Cement Pick-up. $2.75
S664. Masquepen has a unique fine point
applicator for a thin line of masking fluid. You
don’t have to use a brush, which is great
because masking fluids can be rough on
brushes. A prong in the cap is used to keep
the tip opening unclogged. Refill with your
favorite masking fluid. Popular with
watercolor artists. 30ml. $16.95
S630. Schmincke Masking Fluid This
colored masking fluid (blue) comes in a fine tip dispensing bottle. Use it for mono-line lettering or strokes,
let the masking fluid dry completely, over paint with
watercolor. Once the watercolor is completely dry, rub
off the masking fluid and the white paper shows where
you used the fine tip to make letters or lines. Can be
used with acrylic inks or other thin acrylic media as
well. Ammonia free. 25ml. $12.25
S691. The Spin-O-Tray is a
great desk organizer. There
are many small holes perfect
for pens or markers along
with larger shallow holes for
small items like needles, nibs,
erasers, etc. The entire
assembly spins on a lazy
susan to keep all your favorite
tools right at your fingertips!
Choose white or black. $14.95
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DRAWING BOARDS
Student Airlite Drawing Board. Lightweight &
durable drawing board with Airlite foam core construction. Smooth natural hardwood surface on
both sides. Excellent for use with a T-square.
S693. 18" x 24" $24.95 S697. 20" x 26" $27.95
Airlite Drawing Board. Similar to above, but more
durable and lighter weight. USA.
S690. 18" x 24" $34.95 S696. 20" x 26" $39.95
GLUE
S704. Aleens Tacky Glue. Dries clear and flexible,
cleans up with water. Use on all hobby and craft surfaces including paper, fabric and ribbon.
4oz $2.40 8oz $4.35
S665. Duo Embellishing Adhesive. After
applying the glue, allow it to dry to a tacky state
(15-20 mins), then apply metal leaf, foil, mica
particles, Pearl Ex powder, or glitter. Load your
pen (broad or pointed) with a brush or even
use it in your Parallel Pen! Or use a brush,
applicator, or apply to your rubberstamps. For
paper, wood, glass, metal, and some fabrics. 1oz. $5.49
32oz. $54.99
S684. Zig 2 way Glue
Chisel tip. $3.19
Squeeze/roll tip $3.19
Jumbo Chisel tip. $6.25
This glue is recommended by Lisa Engelbrecht to apply
metallic foil to projects. The glue goes on blue and
dries clear. Once the glue has dried clear, simply apply
metallic foil sheets shiny side up and rub to adhere.
This glue can also be used for paste-ups; If you apply
paper together after glue has dried, the papers can be
repositioned. If you use the glue before it has dried, it
will form a permanent bond.
S639. Stickles Glitter Glue. Add sparkle to
your calligraphy with non-settling Stickles Glitter
Glue! Write, dot, dash, draw and embellish on
paper and other surfaces. .5 oz fine point
applicator tip bottle. Non-toxic. Acid free. Specify
Colors: Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, Diamond,
Crystal, Stardust, Christmas Red, Patina Green,
Lime Green, Magenta, Lavender, Cotton Candy,
Orange Peel, Yellow, Baby Blue. $2.00 per bottle
“Stickles Glitter Glue is wonderful. It’s easy, dries fast and
looks nicer than a tiny jewel embellishment and adheres
permanently. I have tried every glitter glue on the market and this is the best by far. – Linda Schneider
S648. Sakura Quickie Glue Pen. This versatile tool
is almost like a ball point pen with glue in it. You can
write with glue or add a little line of glue here or there.
$2.79
S638. Crystal Lacquer 2oz. Used by
Linda Hirsh to give lettering a 3-D effect.
Simply squeeze the lacquer onto your
lettering or artwork for amazing results!
Includes a 0.6 mm applicator tip and
cleaning pin. $6.49
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GUIDES & RULERS
Pre-ruled guidelines save time – no guidelines to draw
and none to erase. For practice paper and other thinner sheets, guidelines on paper work well. Thicker or
colored paper will require a light box and guidelines on
clear material. Most of our guidelines consist of sheets
of equally spaced lines.
GL04. Letterlines Guidelines. A set of 14 different
guidelines printed on thick 11"x17" paper. Includes one
sheet for Copperplate. Use with or without a light box.
Includes a chart that identifies similar dip and fountain
pens sizes. $21.95
GL03. Translucent Letterlines Guidelines. Set of 5
translucent, 11"x17" guidelines with a 5° slope guideline. Durable plastic. 5 pen-widths between guidelines
for pen sizes: XF, F, 3/4mm, 2mm, 3mm (C2). $16.95
GL06. Envelope Guidelines / Letterlines. Slip these
guidelines into your envelopes. Two sets of lines (large,
small), 7" wide x 5.25" long. Printed on clear plastic.
Includes an envelope template for making your own
envelopes using gift wrap and other paper AND an addressing guide with tips and creative ideas, along with
etiquette for addressing envelopes. $10.50
GL07-S6. Underliners. A set of six guidelines on a
clear film (Fine, Medium, Broad, B2, B3, B4). 8.5"x11"
Can be cut to fit in envelopes. $8.95
S91. Ames Lettering Guide. $2.95
S144. The Centering Gauge. This
simple but effective tool makes
finding the center of a line quick
and easy. Use it when you are trying
to center a series of lines. $10.95
Rulers
Wooden T-Square with Acrylic Edge.
S623. 18" $13.99 S692. 24" $15.50
S753. C-Thru Clear T-Square. Calibrated on one edge
in inches, the other metric. 12" $2.50 18" $4.99
S739. Stainless Steel T-Square.
18" $23.95 24" $28.50 SALE $24.95
S425. 18" Centering Ruler. $6.50
Deckle Edge Ruler. Tear your paper against these
rulers to get a pronounced deckle edge.
S230. 12". $4.95 S263. 18". $6.95 S264. 6". $3.95
S385. 12" Rolling Ruler. $9.95
S730. Parallel Glider. Similar to the Rolling ruler, but
sturdier. Specify inches or metric. $22.95
Stainless Steel Ruler. Flexible, cork back.
S270. 12". $3.75. JNB $3.60
S271. 18". $5.50. JNB $5.20
S365. Easel Tote.
Use this to carry your
easel plexi and pad of
paper to classes and
workshops.Water resistant black nylon fabric.
Two zippered pouches
on outside allow for
carrying tools. Carrying
handles and an adjustable shoulder strap.
Great price. 24.5"x28.5". Similar ones sell for $25-$30.
JNB Special $22.50
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ERASERS
E10. Pentel Hypereraser. Great for erasing ink. $11.00
E11. Refill Pentel Hypereraser. $3.75
E15. Black Pentel Clic Eraser. For erasing ink. $11.00
E16. Black Pentel Clic Refill. $3.75
E17. Pentel Pro Clic Eraser. For erasing pencil. $8.00
E18. Pentel Pro Clic Refil. $2.75.
E08. Factis Black Eraser. For erasing pencil lines
on black papers! Does not leave marks. $1.05 ea.
18/$16.00
E09. Kneaded Eraser. $1.10 ea. Box of 12/$11.00
S86. Magic Rub Eraser. White plastic. For erasing
pencil guidelines. Non abrasive. $1.00
E12. Peel-Off Magic Rub Eraser. Pencil form.
Great for tight places. $1.35
E13. Staedtler-Mars White Plastic Eraser.
Small. $1.20 ea. Box of 12/$12.00
E14. Art Gum Eraser. $0.85
Pencils
S142-XX. Drawing Pencils. Design 3800. “6H” is
hardest lead. “9B” is softest lead. Specify 6H, 5H, 4H,
3H, 2H, HB, H, F, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B,6B,9B $1.25
S633. Mini Sharpener. Two holes, metal sharpening
unit, plastic receptacle. Germany. $3.99
S410. Flat Point Pencil Sharpener. This new sharpener creates a chisel point on all types of pencils. $9.29
S650. Mechanical Pencil / Leadholder. Uses 2mm
leads. The mechanical pencil for Reggie Ezell’s
year-long class. $5.95
S651. 2mm Drawing Lead. Tube of 3. Specify: HB, 2H,
5H, Non-photo Blue. $3.95
S649. Mini Lead Sharpener. Small but effective. For
2mm leads. $1.25
S681. Mechanical Pencil. .5mm lead. $3.99
S745. Mechanical Pencil .3mm lead. $8.95
S625. Soapstone Marking Pencil. Use to draw guidelines on dark papers. Easy to wipe off. Recommended
by Nan DeLuca and others. $5.95
S231. Pen & Holder Bin.
A thin case of unbreakable
clear plastic with four compartments for nibs and one
for holders. 7"x3.5"x1.25".
JNB Price $8.85
easels
Calligraphy Easels. Lightweight,
portable easel designed for a table or desk.
Folds flat to 1.5" thick for easy carrying. Adjustable to 7
different angles. Can be used as a light table.
S156-L. Large. 23" wide, 19" high. $37.95
S156-S. Small. 16"wide, 19" high. $34.95
Frosted plexiglass for easels. 1/8" thick
S160-L. Large Plexi. $13.50
S160-S. Small Plexi. $9.95
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sits on your table and provides a slanted surface for writeing. The lip-free lower edge allows free arm movement. Slide
a short flourescent light fixture under the 3/8"-thick plexi
and you have a slanted light box. Three soft bumpers on the
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index
BOOKS
CATEGORIES
BOOKBINDING 3-5, 18-20,
21, 62
Artists’ Journals 3, 4, 19
DVD 18, 20
Gaylord, Susan Kapuscinski 26
How to/Reference 3-5, 18-21, 62
Johnson, Paul 26
Moote, Cherryl 20
Smith, Keith 19
Traditional
Bookbinding 3-5, 18, 21
Brush Lettering 23
CALLIGRAPHY & CALLIGRAPHERS 6-10, 12-15, 24-25
Berndt, Adolf 10
Botts, Tim 12
Burgert, Han Joachim 24
Engelbrecht, Lisa 10
Ingmire, Thomas 6, 14, 25
Jackson, Donald 12, 13
Johnston, Edward 24
Jonas, Gina 25, 28
Melvin, Judy 7
Neuenschwander, Brody 14
Stevens, John 57
Waters, Sheila 9
CALLIGRAPHY
INSTRUCTIONAL
MANUALS 7-10, 14, 25-26
CELTIC 11
COLOR/PAINTING 61
COPPERPLATE 44, 46
DESIGN 27
HANDWRITING 27
HEBREW 28
ILLUMINATION 11-13, 23, 28
Jacobs, Michael 5
MARKER LETTERING 30
LETTERCUTTING 28
PAPERCRAFT 2, 4, 21
Pop-Ups 29
PROJECTS 29
QUOTATIONS 35
SPENCERIAN 44-46
Sull, Michael 45, 46
TYPE 27
WEDDINGS 30
INDEX
Altered Surfaces 61
Artist & Alphabet 10
Belle Lettere 14
Books Unbound 5
Calligraphy/Mediavilla 57
Cards that Pop-up, Flip & Slide 5
Elegant Hand 46
Foundations of Calligraphy 9
FW Tamblyn’s 46
Historical Scripts 14
Illuminating the Word 13
Parallel Pen Wizardry 51
Roundel of the Seasons 9
Scripsit 6, 8
Speedball Textbook 14
St John’s Bible 12, 13
Textasy 14
Under Milk Wood 9
Wedding Issue (LAR) 15, 30
Woven & Interlocking
Book Structures 4
SUPPLIES
CATEGORIES
BOOKBINDING 4, 21, 62-63
BRUSH PENS 50
BRUSHES 21, 22, 23, 50
COPPERPLATE 46-49
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CUTTING TOOLS 21, 63
ERASERS 32
FINE PAPERS 38-39
FOUNTAIN PENS 51-52
GILDING 16, 17
GOLD/SILVER 53, 55, 58-59, 61
GOUACHE 52, 53, 59
GUIDES/RULERS 32
GUMS, MISC 17, 31
NIBS 40-41, 46-49
HOLDERS 41, 48-49, 56
INKS 42, 43, 58-59
MARKERS 50, 54, 55, 59
PADS 39, 48
RULING PENS 16
QUILLS 35, 42
SPENCERIAN 45-49
VELLUM 17
INDEX
5-Line Pens 41
Adhesives: Glues 21, 31
Jade PVA 21
Methyl Cellulose 21
Wheat Paste 21
Agate Burnishers 16
Aluminum Leaf 17
Ames Lettering Guide 32
Ampad Embassy/Evidence Pad 48
Arches Watercolor, Text Laid,
Text Wove, Cover Papers 38
Arkansas Stone 41
Artist’s Tape 31
Automatic Pens 41
Awls 62
Beeswax 63
Beinfang Graphics 360 39
Best Bottle Sumi 58
Blackwell Oblique Holder 49
Blotting Paper 48
Board & Paper Cutters 63
Boku Undo Marbling Set 61
Book Presses 4
Bookbinding Supplies 21, 62-63
Cradle 62
Needles, Thread 63
Book Board 21
Book Cloth 63
Bookwizard 21
Bone Clasps 63
Bone Folders 62
Boris Layout Pad 39
Brause Nibs 40, 41, 46, 47
Holders 41, 47-48
Bristol 38
Brushes: Bristle 23
Chisel Edged 22
Glue 21
Mixing 23
Pointed, Watercolor 22, 23
Sable (Escoda, Scharff,
W&N) 22, 23
Water 50
Brush Markers 50
Burga 38
Burnishers-Agate, Hemitite 16
Ball, Spoon 31
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate 17
Calendar 12
Canson Ingres 38
Pro-Layout Marker Pad 39
Cartridge Pens 51-52
Centering Gauge, Ruler 32
Century Oblique Holder 49
Clairefontaine Pads 48
Copper Leaf 17
Copperplate 44, 46-49
Nibs 46-49
Pads 48
Practice Grid Pad 48
Cotman Brushes 22
Crocus Cloth 41
Crystal Laquer 31
Cutting Tools 21, 63
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Deckle Edge Rulers 32
Del Tysdal (Zanerian) Holder 49
Dental Pumice 17
Dinky Dips 49
Diploma Parchment 38
Dr. Martin’s Ink Bleed Proof 42
Iridescent 58
Spectralite 53
Drawing Boards 31
Dropper Bottles 31
Duo Adhesive 31
Easels, Tote 32
Envelope Guidelines 32
Elbow Nib 47
Escoda Brushes 22
Erasers 32
Excel, Knives & Blades 21
Fine Papers 38-39
Fish Glue 17
Fixative 31
Flat Point Pencil Sharpener 32
Folded Pen 16
Fountain Pens 51, 52
Brush 50
Frankfurt 38
G-tech pen 56
Gaken Dish 61
German Ingres 38
Gesso 17
Gilder’s Bole 17
Gilder’s Cushion, Knife 17
Gillott Nibs 47
Glassine 38
Glue 31
Glue Brushes 21
Glue Stick 31
Gold: Gold Leaf 17
Gouache 52, 53, 59
Ink 53, 58-59
Markers 55, 59
Pan, Powered Gold 59
Shell Gold 17
Gouache: Holbein 52, 59
Metallic 53, 59
Schmincke 61 or 64
Winsor Newton 53, 59
Guidelines 32
Guides & Rulers 32
Gum: Ammoniac,
Arabic, Sandarac 17
Haff Ruling Pen 16
Headbands 21
Hematite Burnisher 16
Higgins Eternal 42
Hiro Nibs 40, 47
Holbein Gouache 52, 59
Holders, Straight 41, 48-49, 56
Oblique 49
Hole Punch 62
Hyperaser 32
Inkwell 16
Inks: Black 42-43, 48 56, 58-59
Bombay 43
Color 42-43, 58-59
F&W Artists 53
Fountain Pen 42, 52, 58
Hydrus 43
Iridescent 58
McCaffery’s 58
Metallic 58-59
Moon Palace 58
Oak Gall 16, 58
Pearlescent 42
Spectralite 53
Sumi 42, 58
Tech 42
Walnut 58
White 42, 53, 58-59
Ink Sticks, Stones 43
Instacoll 17
Jade PVA 21
Japanese Push Drill 62
Jars, Glass & Plastic 27
Kaimei Sumi 58
Kits: Beginner Italic 26
Copperplate 48
Spencerican 45
Kodak Ultimate Pad (P25), 48
Koi Water Brush 50
Knives, Bookbinding 21
Krylon Leafing Pens 59
Kutrimmer 63
Lamy Fountain Pens 51
Light Boxes 48, 56
Linen Tape, Thread 21, 63
Logan Light Pad 48
Magnifiers 41
Manuscript Fountain Pen 52
Marbling Set Boku Undo 61
Markers: Brush 50
Chisel Edge 54, 55, 59
Metallic 55, 59
Water Brush 50
Marvy Markers 54
Masking Fluid 31
Masquepen 31
McCaffrey’s Ink 58
Metallic Gouache, etc 53, 59
Methyl Cellulose 21
Microspatula 21
Mike Kecseg Ink Stick 43
Miniatum 17
Mitchell: Holders 41, 48
Nibs 40, 47
Monoject Syringe 51
Moon Palace Sumi 58
Music Nib 41
Needles, Bookbinding 63
Nibs: Broad edge 40, 41
Copperplate 46-47, 49
Fountain Pen 52
Manuscript 40, 52
Music 41
Nikko G 49
Pointed 46-49
Principal, EF 49
Rose 49
Scroll 40
Spencerian 46-49
Vintage Pointed 47, 49
Nib Sharpening Supplies 41
Nideggen 38
Niji Waterbrushes 50
Nikko G Nibs 49
Oak Galls 31
Ink 16, 58
Oblique Holders 49
Pads: Ampad Evidence Pad 48
Clairfontaine 48
Copperplate 39, 48
Cross Drill 45
JNB Graph Pad 39
Layout 39
Opaque Pads 39
Practice /Layout 39
Spencerian Practice 45
Tracing Paper/Vellum 39
Palettes 29
Paper, Pads see Pads
Paper, Fine (Sheets) 38, 39
Paper & Book Press 4
Paper Cutters 63
Papyrus 39
Parallel Pen 51
Parchment: See
Pergamenata (Paper) 38
Vellum (Skin) 17
Diploma Parchment (Paper) 38
Pebeo Drawing Gum 31
Pelikan Ink, 4001 58
Fount India 42
Pen Roll-up 49
Pencil Sharpeners 32
Pencils 32
Soapstone 32
Pens: Automatic 41
Folded 16
G-Tech 56
Ruling 16
Slicci 55
Witch 40
Pentalic Paper for Pens 39
Pentel: Color Brush, 50
Brush Fountain Pen 50
Erasers 32
Hyperaser 32
Slicci Pen 55
Waterbrush 50
Pergamenata 38
Pilot G-Tech Pen 56
Pilot Parallel Pen 51
Pipets 31
Pliers 45
Plexi for Easel 32
Plexi Tabletop Easel 33
Polishing Paper 17
Principal Nib, EF 49
Prints/Posters: Sheila Waters 9
Pumice 17
Push Drill 62
PVA 21
Quills 35, 42
Raphael, Rekab Brushes 22
Rice Starch 21
Rives BFK 38
Rotring Calligraphy Pen 52
Rulers, Centering, Deckle, Steel 32
Ruling Pens 16
Sally’s Piercing Cradle 62
Sandarac 17
Scalpel, blades 21
Schmincke: Gouache 61 or 64
Metallic Powder 59
Pan Watercolor 59
TrolCol Powder 59
Scor-it 5
Scoring Tool 62
Scroll Nibs 40
Automatic Pens 41
Fountain Pen 52
Sepia Ink (Walnut) 58
Sheaffer Fountain Pen 52
Slicci Pens 55
Soapstone Pencil 32
Speedball Nibs 40
Spencerian Supplies 45-49
Spectralite Ink 53
Spray Fixative 31
Staedtler Duo Markers 54
Mars Eraser 32
Stickles Glitter Glue 31
Stonehenge Paper 38
Stylus 62
Suede Pens 35
Sull Leather Pen Roll-Up 49
Sumi Ink 42, 58
Suminagashi Set 61
T-Square 32
Tachikawa Nibs 40
Tape: Artists, Removable 31
Tape Nibs 40
Teflon Folder 62
Thread, Linen 63
Titanium Dioxide 17
Thomas Hoyer Ruling Pen 16
Tracing Pads 39
Tressers Gold Size 17
TroCol Powder 59
Twist Drill 62
Ultrasonic Cleaner 48
Underliners 32
Vellum 17
Vermillion Bokuju Sumi 58
Vintage Nibs 47, 49
Walnut Ink 58
Waterbrushes 50
Wet & Dry Sandpaper 17
Wheat Starch for Paste 21
Windsor & Newton Brushes 22
Gouache 53,59
Ink 42, 59
Witch Pens 40
Wordcrafters Writing Desk 56
X-acto, See Excel, 21
Yasutomo Sumi 42
Markers 59
Pearlescent 61
Yes! Stick Flat Glue 21
Zanerian Oblique Holders 49
Zig Markers 54, 55
Glue 31
Ziller: Holders 49
Inks 59
CD/DVD-ROMS
Book of Kells 11
Spirit Book 26
DVDS
Bookbinding/Papercraft 18
Cherryl Moote 20
Copperplate
Copperplate/Tate 44
Gilding:
Gilding for Calligraphers 11
Modern Gilding for
Calligraphers 11
Lisa Englebrecht 10
Spencerian:
Learn to Write Spencerian/Sull 45
Off-hand Flourishing/Sull 45
Spencerian Script/Tate 44
St. John’s Bible 13
BOUND & LETTTERED 2, 33
GUILD ORDERS 35
LETTER ARTS
REVIEW 10, 15,16, 30, 60
ORDERING 36-37
RETURNS 35, 36
PRINTS 9
SHIPPING RATES 36, 37, 39
TEACHERS
Bound & Lettered 19
Class Order Discounts 36
Letter Arts Review 19
Quills
N44. Packet of 5 Quills.
Cured and cut to a point
for writing. Mixture
of goose and turkey,
white, brown, black
and barred. Feathers
decoratively trimmed,
some to allow only a bit
of the barbs, others with
the full feather. Some
with an oval of barbs
at the end of the quill.
Great for colonial day at home or school, or as a
decorative accessory for your inkwellcollection.
$14.00/pack 6/$12.00ea. See page 42 for uncut
quills.
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quotations
B3313. The Joy of Gardening: An
Inspirational Anthology edited by
Eileen Campbell. 2010. 224pp.
4.5"x6". Paper $11.95
Features a rich selection of inspirational quotations from gardeners
past and present, as well as from
poets, painters, novelists, diarists,
and spiritual teachers. The quotes capture the joy of
being alive that gardening evokes. Gardens can make
us happy, heal us when sad or depressed, and help us
understand the relationship between ourselves and
nature. A great gift for gardeners.
B3328. Wabi Sabi: The Art of
Everyday Life edited by Diane
Durston. 2006. 368pp. 4.25"x4.25".
Paper $8.95
This engaging little book is full of
gems: bits of wisdom on impermanence, imperfection, simplicity, humility, sincerity,
harmony, purity, tranquility, and contentment. The
collection illuminates the concept of wabi sabi. Annie
Cicale recommends the book as a source of thoughts
for your calligraphic projects.
B3008. It Takes a Long Time to
Become Young by Richard Kehl.
2008. 56pp. 5"x9.5". Paper $8.99
An invigorating collection of
quotations that assert and amplify
the idea that, though our bodies age,
our hearts and minds can remain
young. Like each of Kehl’s quote
books, this one reflects his wide
reading and long collecting rather
than the recombination of other people’s gleanings
so common in other volumes. “Just remember, once
you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.”-Charles
Schultz.
N21. Suede Pen. Made of metal
and ultra suede. They will
hold and deliver ink to vertical surfaces without danger
of spills. Can create dry brush
effect. They are fun to write
with. Specify 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", 1",
1 1/4". $16.95
N21.
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is placed. We then ship the items to your guild
and you distribute the items to your members
who have ordered. The order must all be sent
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FINE PAPERS FOR CALLIGRAPHERS
Bugra Pads. 14 sheets. 7 sheets each of white & bright
white. P48-9x12. 9.4"x12.6". $23.65. Sale Price $12.95
Except as noted, all these papers have been chosen for
P48-12x16. 11.75"x15.75". $33.55. Sale Price $16.50
their suitability for broad edge calligraphy. Which side is
PS05. Canson Ingres. Laid finsh. 65% cotton. 19.5" x
the right side to write on? The side that takes the ink the
best. On laid finish papers, one side will be smoother than 25.5". 100gsm. One size smoother than other. Popular for
calligraphy and bookmaking. Suitable for light washes.
the other. Experiment. If you experience slight bleeding,
try sumi ink or gouache on the same paper. It should work USA. Gelatin sized. Specify Color: White, Black, Steel Grey.
$1.70
fine.
PS61. Canson Mi Teintes. White, Black. $2.45
BEGINNERS: Try the inexpensive Ingres papers.
Diploma Parchment is also a good bet. If you have a client PS84. Diploma Parchment. Machine made in the US,
that wants a 100% cotton sheet, Arches Watercolor HP is
sulphite pulp, offwhite, pH neutral. Smooth wove finish.
especially pen friendly.
17" x 22". This archival sheet is a JNB bestseller. Easy to
PRACTICE ON FINE PAPER?!?
write on, a little thicker than most text weight pieces, it is
A number of instructors recommend this. Why? If you
great for certificates and one-off pieces. A paper you will
only practice on practice paper, you only become acuse again & again. Give it a try. $1.20 sheet
complished at practice. Instead, think of writing on fine
10 sheets $1.10 each 25+ sheets $1.00 each.
paper. Think of your practice always as finished pieces.
PS04. Frankfurt. This beautiful wavy laid paper is a
You become focused in your practice – finished pieces are favorite of Jean Formo. She uses it in her walnut ink
only more practice!
classes. I find it easy to erase. Some inks allow correction
SHIPPING: Because we can’t ship these large sheets
with a white plastic eraser! 19"x25". 120gsm. pH neutral.
with other books and supplies, we charge a separate paper Specify White or Cream. $2.69. JNB Price $2.20
shipping charge. See “PAPER ORDERING INFORMAPS22. German Ingres (Hahnemühle). 100% alpha
TION.”
cellulose. Text weight. Laid finish. 18.75"x24.75". 100gsm.
Popular with German scribes.
PS22-WHI. Antique/Eggshell White. $1.40. JNB $1.30
Don’t know what paper to order? Try our Full Sheet
PS22-BLK. Black.$1.71. JNB $1.60
Sample Pack (PS87-SA, $28.50). You get 10 of our most
popular white and off-white sheets. Includes a good
PS99. 2-Ply Bristol 22"x30". Acid Free. $2.60 sheet
variety of both laid and smooth finish papers, both pure
PS94. Glassine. Transparent, 100% sulphite pulp. Acid
whites and creamy whites, thin text papers and thicker
free. USA.18"x24". For use in burnishing or use it when
“cover weight” sheets.
smoothing down the paper fibers after erasing or razor
PS87-SA. Full Sheet Sample Packet. A sample packet of scraping. Will ship with books/supplies if folded to 9"x12".
our most popular white and off white sheets for calligra$.75 each. Two or more sheets $.70 each.
phers. Includes Arches Text Laid, Arches Text Wove, Arches PS93. Nideggen. Sand. 120gsm. 19"x25". Acid Free. Same
Hot Press 90lb, Diploma Parchment, Canson Ingres White, wavy laid lines as Frankfurt. $2.87. JNB $2.20
Frankfurt White, Stonehenge Cream, Zerkall Book White,
Now available in Heavy Weight and in 11x14 packets:
German Ingres White, and Pergamenata White. These are
full size sheets, not sample swatches. Each sheet is labeled. Pergamenata. 100% sulphite, Neutral pH. Machine made.
19.5"x27.5". 160 gsm. This parchment look sheet is a great
Cost includes shipping within the continental USA. Canada paper to work on (much better than common vegetable
add $6.00 (Airmail) $34.50
parchment papers). You get the look of vellum/ parchment
PS90. Arches Cover Black. Mouldmade in France. 100%
at a fraction of the cost.
Cotton. Neutral pH, lightly sized, textured surface. 250gms. PS88. Pergamenata. 160 gsm. Text weight. Specify: Natu22x30. Laurie Doctor and others recommend this sheet
ral or White. 19.5"x27.5". $3.50. JNB $2.85
for book, portfolio covers. It folds without cracking. $8.89 PS98. Pergamenata Heavyweight. 230gsm. Specify.
JNB Price $6.25
Natural or White. 19.5"x27.5". $3.75. JNB $3.05
PS97. Arches Text Laid. 100% rag, neutral pH. 20"x25".
PS98-PKT. Pergamenata Heavyweight. Pack of 10 sheets
120gsm. White. Laid finish. Recommended by Peter
11"x14". 2 sheets. 11"x13.5". 230gsm. Perfect size for SCA
Thornton. List $3.50. JNB Price $2.75
Scrolls. Ship flat with books and supplies. Easy to store,
PS01. Arches Text Wove. 100% rag, neutral pH. 20"x25".
no curl to work out! Specify: Natural or White. $16.95
120gsm. White. Smooth finish (wove). Takes ink well and
(3pkts/$16.50ea., 5pkts/$15.75ea.)
is a great, though slightly soft paper to write on. 120gsm.
PS91. Rives BFK. 100% Cotton. Neutral pH. 22"x30".
One of our most popular papers. Great for paste paper.
250gsm. 2 deckles. White. 250gsm. $6.79. JNB Price $5.65
List $2.98. JNB Price $2.45
5/$5.10ea.
10 sheets/$2.30 each
PS95. Stonehenge. 100% cotton, neutral pH, 2 natuArches Watercolor. Superior quality, 100% rag, for pen
ral deckles, 2 cut edges. 22"x30". 250gsm. Calligraphy,
and all techniques with opaque and transparent waterwatercolor, colored pencil, pastels and watercolors. Cream.
color. Long used by calligraphers. HP (Hot press) finish is Machine made. USA. $2.75 sheet. 10 sheets $2.50 each
a very smooth sheet that will give a sharp, smooth edge to
your letters. This has always been one of our most popular PS92. Zerkall Book White. High alpha cellulose and cotton. Neutral pH. 100gsm 20.75"x30". 2 natural deckles, 2
sheets. 90 lb = 185gsm 140 lb = 300gsm
tear deckles. Used by Jean Formo and Reggie Ezell in their
The thicker weight is suitable for wash techniques.
workshops and classes. $3.77. JNB Price $3.10
22"x30"
List JNB Price
PS42. 90 lb HP $8.39 $6.93 25/$6.25ea
PS41. 90 lb CP $8.12 $6.75 25/$5.85ea
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PS47. 140 lb HP $12.14 $9.95 25/$8.65ea
While we are a mail order operation, you can shop in person.
PS48. 140 lb CP $11.80 $9.75 25/$8.25ea
Please contact us for directions and other info. There is no
sign on our building. We are not usually open on weekends,
PS21-WHT. Burga. 100% Alpha Cellulose, laid finish.
but may be able to accommodate you if your plans
130gsm. White. 21.75" x 34." A thicker pronounced laid
do not permit a weekday visit.
finish paper. Increasingly popular with calligraphers.
Mould made. Germany. $3.95 per sheet.
SAMPLE PACKAGE
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OPAQUE PADS
Because of their large size, sheets of paper cannot be combined with book/supply orders for shipping. Only large
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additional “Paper Shipping.” That is, first total the books/
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under $20 that include large sheets of paper.
Add $7.50 for orders to $30.00
P25-50. JNB Copperplate Pad. 8.5"x11". 50 shts. $4.95
P25-100. JNB Copperplate Pad 8.5"x11". 100 shts. $6.95
Blank, very smooth paper. Recommended by Joe Vitolo.
JNB Practice Pad. Smooth surface white sheet. Guidelines will show through. Good for classes and practice (20
lb bond). Pads approx. 50 &100 sheets.
P19. 8.5"x11". 100 shts. $6.25
P19-Ream. 8.5"x11". 500 shts unpadded. $21.95
P20-50. 11"x17". 50shts. $6.50 P20-100. 100shts. $11.95
P20-REAM. 11"x17". 500shts. $42.95 not padded
Paris Paper for Pens from Borden & Riley. A very smooth
surface paper great for broad edged and pointed pen
work. Use sandarac for broad-edged work. 40 sheet pad.
P40-9. 9"x12" $12.00 JNB Price $10.95
P40-11. 11"x14" $16.55 JNB Price $15.25
P40-14. 14"x17" $23.20 JNB Price $21.25
Pentalic Paper for Pens. Archival
Quality, neutral pH, 110lb, smooth hard
surface. 40 sheet pad. Use this pad for
crisp lettering. Bright white. Back when
it was produced by the pioneering
calligraphy supplier Pentalic, this was a
favorite with scribes. The paper has
recently been brought back up to those
earlier high standards. Recommended by Sheila Waters.
P17-9. 9"x12". $12.50 JNB Price $10.75
P17-11. 11"x14". $15.75 JNB Price $14.95
P17-14. 14"x17". $25.25 JNB Price $22.50
Strathmore Series 400 Drawing Pads. 80lb acid-free
paper for pen and ink and light washes. Regular/Medium
surface. Offwhite. 24 sheets. Thomas Ingmire uses these
in his workshops as a less expensive alternative to Arches
Text Wove.
P100-9. 9"x12" $6.20
P100-11. 11"x14" $8.50 P100-12. 12"x18" $9.20
P100-18. 18"x24" $18.00 2/$17.50ea 3/$16.50ea
Clairefontaine, Ampad Embassy & Spencerian p48
$7.95 for orders to $40.00
$10.50 for orders to $105.00
Larger orders add 10% for shipping.
PAPER SHIPPING: INTERNATIONAL
Please inquire about exact costs, as even smaller quantities of paper can be expensive to ship overseas.
PAPYRUS
This ancient writing surface is made by pounding
together two layers of strips cut lengthwise from the rush,
Cyperus papyrus. After drying in the sun, the writing
surface is smoothed with pumice. This proto-paper was
used for over 3000 years before being replaced by parchment and paper.
PS68. Papyrus. Handmade in Egypt. Untrimmed.
Approx 16"x20". Some surface texture, but accepts the ink
well. The strips of reed are readily apparent in this translucent sheet. Elsewhere at up to $8.50. $4.95 per sheet
2-9 sheets $3.95/sheet 10-24 sheets $3.50/sheet
25 or more sheets $3.10/sheet.
Papyrus can ship with either sheets of paper or with books,
supplies, pads of paper. No extra/paper shipping for
Papyrus.
TRANSLUCENT PADS
P41. Beinfang Graphics 360. 100% Rag Layout Pad. Ink
flows smoothly but keeps sharp edge. White sheet with
good translucency. Recommended by Peter Thornton.
Similar to Cotton Comp & Canson Pro Marker.
9"x12" $12.50 11"x14" $17.25 14"x17" $24.50
Boris Layout Pad. Bright White Felt Marker Layout Pad
(#37). A smooth, translucent sheet that is highly recommended. No bleeding or feathering. Popular for beginning
classes, and for copperplate for reproduction. Our most
popular pad.
50 shts
100 sheets
P10. 9"x12" $7.89 JNB $7.25 $12.85 JNB $11.50
P11. 11"x14" $11.00 JNB $9.75 $17.85 JNB $15.75
P12. 14"x17" $14.95 JNB $12.95 $25.25 JNB $21.95
Canson Pro-Layout Marker Pad. A bright white, 18lb,
rag marker layout pad. 50 sheets. Very smooth surface.
Worth the price. Black guidelines under the sheet are easily seen even without a light table. Michael Sull’s favorite
pad for work for reproduction. His recommendation is
echoed by other scribes and penmen: “Absolutely wonderful.” “A great pad.”
P32-9. 9"x12" $11.90
P32-11. 11"x14" $16.25
P32-14. 14"x17" $22.55
P39. CottonComp. From Borden & Riley. 100% Rag
Marker Layout Pad. Smooth finish. Takes ink without
bleeding or feathering. A step up from the regular Marker
Layout. 50 sheets. A Sheila Waters favorite for layouts.
9"x12" $9.40 JNB $8.25
11"x14" $12.85 JNB $11.50
14"x17" $17.35 JNB $15.05
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GRIDDED PAD / LIGHT BLUE GRID
8 squares/inch. Grid may show with some copiers.
P01. Copperplate Grid Pad.
8 squares to the inch. Light blue
with slant lines for copperplate.
Approx. 50 sheets.
8.5"x11" $7.95
11"x17" $9.95. 6/$8.50ea 12/$7.75ea 24/$7.25ea
P21. JNB Graph Pad. Light blue grid (8sq/inch).
20 lb bond. Approx. 50 sheets. 11"x17".
$8.95 6/$7.50ea 12/$7.25ea 24/$6.95ea
P23. Westwind Graph Pad. Non-repro grid (8sq/inch).
11"x17". Approx. 50 sheets. This popular pad is available
once again! Through extensive testing of paper, inks and
printing process, they have now produced the highest
quality pad ever. The blue non-repo grid is accurate and
does not “ghost” through the written letters. $13.95
TRACING PADS
P43. Tracing Paper Pad. 25lb, 50shts (Borden & Riley #
41 Parchment Tracing).
9"x12" $6.15 JNB Price $5.50
11"x14" $8.13 JNB Price $7.50
P44. Tracing Vellum Pad. 55lb, 50shts (Borden & Riley
#90 Sheer Trace). Similar to Canson Vidalon Translucent
Vellum. Heavier yet easier to see through than tracing paper.
9"x12" $15.54 JNB Price $12.95
11"x14" $21.15 JNB Price $17.95
P45. Canson Vidalon Translucent Vellum.
9"x12" $21.95 11"x14" $28.00
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NIBS
Mitchell Round Hand Nibs
The standard nibs for broad edge pen work are: Tape,
Brause, Mitchell Round Hand and Speedball. Any of
them will work well. Which is best?
Best quality: BRAUSE Most flexible: MITCHELL
No. 0
(3.3mm)
No. 1(3 mm)
No. 1-1/2
(2.5 mm)
No. 2
(2.3 mm)
No. 2-1/2
(1.8 mm)
No. 3
(1.4mm)
No. 3-1/2
(1 mm)
No. 4
(0.9 mm)
No. 5
(0.75 mm)
No. 6
(0.6 mm)
Brause Nibs
N02. Brause
Nibs. Stiffer
nibs with
.5 .75 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
4
5 mm reservoir on
top. Oblique
cut. Sizes: .5,
.75, 1, 1.5, 2,
2.5, 3, 4, 5mm. High quality nibs from Germany. If you
have a heavy hand, these will work well. Specify size.
N02. Individual nibs. $2.19. JNB Price $1.95
10+ asst. $1.90 ea. 50+ asst. $1.80 ea.
N02-S9. Set of 9. $25.20. JNB Price $17.00
N06. Brause Left Hand Nibs. Hand ground to left oblique.
$3.25 ea. 10+ asst. $3.05ea.
N06-S9. Left Hand set of 9. $26.95
N130. Brause Ornament Nib. These have a round tip
similar to the Speedball B Series. Specify .5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3,
4, 5mm. $2.10. JNB Price $1.99
N130-S5. Brause Ornament Nib Set of 5. $9.50
Hiro Tape Nibs
N01. Tape Nibs. These
are more flexible than
Brause nibs but stiffer
than Mitchell and take to the ink better when new.
Reservoir on top. Right Hand sizes only: .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5,
3, 4mm. Oblique cut. A good nib for classes & beginners.
N01. Individual nibs. Specify size. List $1.50. $.95
10+ asst. $.90 ea. 100+ asst. $.85 each
N01-S7. Set of 7. List $10.50. $6.50
Tachikawa Nibs
N114.
Tachikawa
Nibs. New
chrome plated nibs from Japan. Long lasting, sharp and
smooth writing. Specify 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 mm. $4.10 ea.
N114-S. Set of 5. $19.95
0
1
2
3
4
5
Speedball
Nibs
Speedball. American nibs. C-0, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5,
C-6. C-0 is largest, C-6 is smallest.
Best in larger sizes. C-2, C-3, & C-4 are popular for
beginners’ classes. N09. Individual nibs. $2.09
N09-S6. Set of 6 (C-0/C-5). $11.99. JNB Price $11.09
Speedball Left Hand Nibs. Sizes LC-0, LC-1, LC-2, LC3, LC-4. N10. Individual nibs. $2.09
N10-S5. Set of 5. $11.09
N04. Mitchell Rexel Round Hand Nibs. Flexible nibs
from England without reservoirs (see below). Straight
cut. Sizes 0(3.3mm), 1(3mm), 1-1/2(2.5mm),
2(2.3mm), 2-1/2(1.8mm), 3(1.4mm), 3-1/2(1mm),
4(0.9mm), 5(.75mm), 6(.6mm).
Though they say round hand, these nibs are very suitable for all broad edge alphabets. Beginners may have
some trouble with the flexibility.
N04-S10A. Set of 10 with 2 reservoirs. $8.60
N04-S10B. Set of 10 with 10 reservoirs. $12.95
N04. Individual nibs. Specify size. List $1.45. $.85
10 or more assorted Mitchell. $.75 each
Gross (144) (same size). $85.49
Mitchell Left Hand Nibs.
N05-S10A. Set of 10 with 2 reservoirs. $10.50
N05-S10B. Set of 10 with 10 reservoirs. $13.50
N05. Individual nibs. List $1.45 $1.00
10 or more assorted LH Mitchell. $.90
N07. Mitchell Slip on Reservoirs.
These slide on under the nib.You may
need to adjust them slightly, but this is
no problem as the metal bends easily.
List $1.15. $.62 10/ $.56 each. Gross box (144). $52.00
Manuscript / Rond / Chronicle
N19. Manuscript
Round Hand. These
nibs are similar to
Mitchell Rexel Round Hand but a bit stiffer. Bronze.
Sizes: 0, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6. $.75ea 10/$.65ea
100/$.60ea Also called Hiro Rond & Chronicle.
N19-S9. Set of 9. $6.00
Scroll Pens
#10
#20
#30
#40
#50
#60
6
N11. Scroll Pens. A dip pen that writes a double line.
Mitchell (Rexel). No reservoir. Specify 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,
60. List $3.55 N11. Individual nibs. $3.15
N11-S6. Set of 6. $16.95
Witch Pens
No.1
0
1
2
3
4
5
N16. Speedball B
Series. Specify size:
B0, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6. $2.09
N16-S6. Set of 6 (B0-B5). $11.99. JNB Price $11.09
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No. 2
No. 2.5
No. 3
N15. Mitchell Witch Pens. Square cornered, but with rolled over writing edge
which allows pen to glide over rough surfaces. Works well on grained or coarse
paper. Pen is a complete unit with nib, reservoir and
holder. Sizes: 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4. $4.95
N15-S4. Set of 5. List $26.75. $19.85
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N28. Automatic Pen
5-line. Designed to
produce lines for
sheet music, calligraphers use it to produce light, five
stroked letters.$10.95
N39. Brause 5 line
Music Nib. Width of
whole nib 13/16".
$3.10
John Neal, Bookseller Gift Certificates are
available in any amount from $5 to $5,000
Nib Sharpening
S106. Crocus Cloth. $1.50, S107. Polishing Paper
$2.50 Both are used in the final smoothing of a
broad edge nib.
S115. Hard (Black) Arkansas Stone. For sharpening
your nibs. Instructions included. $19.95
S657. 10X Chrome Plated Magnifier. $17.50
S658. Folding Pocket Magnifier 4/5x & 9x. $11.95
NIB ORDER DISCOUNTS
� Individual orders: If the broad edge NIB total
(Brause/Tape/Mitchell), of your order is $100 or more,
take an additional 10% off the broad edge nib prices.
� Teachers See page 36. � For both individual &
teachers orders, the 10% discount is off any
applicable quantity prices.
N27. Automatic Pens. These poster pens are made
of a non-rust nickel silver with a plastic handle. They
produce very thin thins. Use them with the tooth
blade uppermost. Clean with warm water after use. A
new pen should be filled and worked gently on paper
until the color (ink) flows. Any scratchiness will soon
wear off with use. $10.95
N27. Automatic Pens
Sizes: 1 (1/16") 2 (1/8") 3 (3/16") 3A (1/4")
4 (5/16") 5 (1/2") 6 (3/4") 6A (1"). $10.95 ea.
N27-S6. Set of 6 pens. $62.50 (sizes 1, 2, 3or3A, 4, 5,
6 or 6A)
10
8
7 N27-SCROLL.
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Scroll Automatic
Pens Specify: #7, #8,
#9, #10. $10.95 each
Automatic Pens
1/2"
HOLDERS
H32 H38 H39 H69
H77
H46 H87 H64 H49 H83
1/4"
3/16"
1/8"
H39. Double Nib Holder.You can insert a nib in each
end of this short holder. A smooth cylinder, not faceted.
Interior metal collar, metal grippers. 4.75". $1.50
H69. Speedball Plastic Holder. An all plastic holder
(black) with hourglass shape. $1.39
H77. Ergonomic. Shaped to reduce fatigue and
discomfort. Blond wood. $5.50
H46. Grey Plastic Holder. Lightweight grey plastic
(Caran D’Ache 114) holder. We had tried for years to
stock these holders. They come all the way from
Switzerland! They are usually a sell out at local workshops. $2.50 10/$2.35ea.
H87. Kohinoor 130 N. Black. $3.59
H64. Quick Release Pen Holder. These pen holders
have an ingenious mechanism to hold the nib in
securely when you want to write, but to loosen it completely for easy removal. Natural wood. $6.90
Our most popular holder is the Grey Plastic. I’m told it’s Ieuan
Rees’ favorite holder. Peter Thornton recommends it, too.
TEACHERS note the quantity prices on Black Wood Holders.
H32. Brause Double Nib Holder. All wood holder that
accepts a nib at each end. No metal parts to rust.
6-sided staff. $5.00
H38. Cork Tip Holder. Black wood holder with cork
finger grip. Interior metal collar & metal grippers. $5.10
H49. Universal Penholder. Made of a clear plastic rod
with a soft plastic sleeve to hold the nib. The soft sleeve
also acts as a cushioned finger grip. No metal parts to
rust, easy to clean and very lightweight. Works with any
nib except crowquills. $2.50
H83. Mitchell Holder #53. Triangular shape, plastic.
For Mitchell Roundhand and similar nibs. $4.25
Page 48 for small holders, page 49 for Oblique Holders.
See page 56 for more holders including:
H71. Oak Pen Holder. $3.50 H63. Marbled Pen Holders. $2.59
H62. Mahogany Pen Holder. $2.99
H63. Marbled Penholders. $2.59
H65. Speedball Garnet and Saphire Holders. $3.49
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QUILLS Quills are very light, very flexible,
I38. Dr Martin’s Bleed Proof White. A dense, opaque
smooth writing white for your dip pen. Thin with
and deliver a wide variety of media easily – thick gesso, water to the proper consistency. Tint with watercolor
creamy gouache or thin ink. These quills are not cut
or gouache for pastel letters. Recommended by John
for writing.
Stevens and Peter Thornton. 1oz. $10.00
N24. Cured Goose Quill. $3.50 6/$3.40ea. 12/$3.35ea. I118. Gansi White. Pan white recommended by Valerie
N26. Goose Quills. Not cured. $2.50ea. 5/$2.25ea.
Weilmuenster. $6.00
N45. Wild Turkey Quills. Not cured. $1.50 each
I13-011. FW Artist Ink. White. 1oz. Waterproof. $6.30
N46. Jumbo Goose Quills. 15" or so. Comparable to
Swan Quills. Naturally cured.
Sumi
$3.00ea. 3/$2.75ea. 5/$2.50ea. 10/$2.30ea.
If you have been using Higgins Eternal and want something blacker, try one of these sumi inks. The Squarish
S265.
Green Bottle Sumi is the easiest to write with and the
closest to Higgins Eternal.
S265. Quill Knife. Specially shaped for cutting quills: beveled one side, straight the other. Specify Left or Right.
(Right handers who cut away from themselves as Peter
Thornton does should specify Left). $65.00
INKS
See pages 53, 58-59 for more inks.
Beginners need a non-waterproof ink such as Higgins
Eternal for dip pen use. While other inks are blacker, Higgins Eternal is easy to use and is inexpensive. Some inks
like the sumis are more water resistant & others, like Calli
and FW Inks, are actually waterproof.
For FOUNTAIN PENS use only inks that say on the
bottle that they are for use in fountain pens. Dye inks
(such as Pelikan 4001) flow dependably and are good for
correspondence and roughs. Though waterproof, Calli is
designed for fountain pens. Unless the bottle says an ink is
suitable for fountain pens (not technical pens) it may clog
your fountain pen and perhaps ruin it.
I17. Higgins Pen Cleaner. $3.45
Black Ink Non-Waterproof
I08. Higgins Eternal. A non-waterproof,
carbon black ink for dip pens. A good bet
for beginners. Our most popular ink for
classes. Recommended for copperplate
(add a few drops of gum arabic). 2.5 oz.
JNB $3.30 ea. 6/$3.15 ea. 12/$3.00 ea.
I02. Pelikan Fount India. A dense carbon
black ink suitable for fountain pen and dip pen use. Nonwaterproof. Good for beginners. 1oz. $6.40
I69. Matte Black Winsor & Newton
Calligraphy Ink. 30ml. This special matte
black ink is only for dip pens and brush. Not
for fountain pens. $5.50 “The winner for the
most densely black non-waterproof ink.”
–Corinna Taylor
I29. Ziller Glossy Black Ink. Powder. $8.50
Black Ink Waterproof
I13-028. FW Artist Ink Black. An acrylic based
pigmented water-resistant ink. Opaque and permanent
(lightfast). 1oz jar. $6.30. See page 53
Acryla Waterproof Gouache. 20ml. $8.25. JNB $7.75
AG136. Jet Black AG137. Lamp Black.
AG151 Titanium White.
White Inks
I99. Universal White 3080-F Staedtler Mars Rapidograph Ink. This white ink is safe for fountain pens
(cartridge pens) and waterbrushes. Shake it up and fill
your cartridges or use it in a converter. $4.80
I62. Pro-White. Sherrie Lovler's white of choice. Also
mixes well with gouache. $6.95
I108. Dr Martin's Pen White. A great white ink for
pointed pen work! 1oz dropper bottle. A sell-out at both
Odyssey and IAMPETH. Can be thinned with water if
necessary. $8.00
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Bokuju Sumi. A shiny, dense black ink. A very popular
ink. Will eat your nibs. “Green Bottle Sumi.” Fairly slowdrying. I22-2. 2oz. $4.50 I22-12. 12 oz. $12.80
Squarish Green Bottle Sumi. A dense black waterproof sumi ink. More free flowing than Bokuju or Yasutomo Sumi, but not quite as densely black. Similar to,
but blacker than, Higgins Eternal. I39-2. 2oz. $5.95
I39-6. 6oz. $9.50 I39-12. 12oz. $18.25
Yasutomo Sumi. Matte black. Comes in a tall
rectangular black bottle. KY Series.
I24-2. 2oz. $5.00 I24-6. 6oz. $8.40
I70. Moon Palace Sumi. 6oz. $12.95 15oz. $19.95
60oz. $75.00
I43. Best Bottle Sumi. 6.75oz. $15.85
I71. Kaimei Sumi. 1oz. $5.00 6oz. $7.99
60oz. $75.00
See pages 53, 58-59 for more inks.
Color Inks: Color charts for these inks are at
www.johnnealbooks.com or request a printed version
with your order. See pages 53, 58-59 for more color inks.
I103-S11. Set of 11 Colors $49.99 Save $5.00!
I111. Dr. Martin’s Tech Ink. This brilliant acrylic ink
is a favorite of Judy Melvin. See her book Art Exposé
for tips on using this ink with sumi, acrylic gesso and
pastels for wonderful effects. 1 oz. glass dropper bottle.
$6.70 ea. Specify colors.
Colors: Antelope, April Green,
Black, Daffodil, Gold Ochre,
Indigo, Lemon, Olive, Orange,
Rhodamine, Rose, Scarlet,
Spruce, Turquoise.
I111-S12. Tech Inks Set of 12 Colors. Daffodil,
Orange, Scarlet, Rose, Rhodamine, Turquoise, Indigo,
April Green, Spruce Green, Olive Green, Gold Ochre,
Antelope. $69.95
I14. F&W Pearlescent Acrylic Ink.
22 colors. For brush, dip & ruling pens. For dip pens,
you may need to thin with alcohol and you may also
want to bend the reservoir to allow more ink to flow.
Pigmented, water resistant. Lightfastness: either 3
(permanent) or 4 (highly permanent) star rating. Fully
intermixable. These shimmering pigments seem to
work best when put down freely rather than built up
with successive layers. In addition to paper & board,
will bond to glass, leather, ceramic & wood. 1oz (30ml)
glass bottle. $6.30 Specify colors.
Colors: Bell Bronze 110,
Hot Mama Red 114, Platinum
Pink 118, Sun-Up Blue 122,
Birdwing Copper 111, Macaw
Green 115, Silver Pearl 119,
Volcano Red 123, Galactic
Blue 112, Mazuma Gold
117, Sundown Magenta 120,
Waterfall Green 124, Sky Blue
130 , Hot Cool Yellow 113,
Moon Violet 116, Autumn
Gold 126, Sun Orange 121,
Silver Moss 129, Genesis
Green 128, White Pearl 125,
Dutch Blue 127, Black 032.
All prices subject to change without notice.
I104. Hydrus Fine Art Watercolors are pigmented,
brilliant, lightfast transparent color. They work great
with the brush, in dip pens and parallel pens. Because
they are pigmented, they are equivalent in permanency
to tube watercolors. Use them to tint white gouache or
watercolor for pastel shades.
36 colors. 1oz. dropper bottles. $7.60 ea. Specify colors.
I105-S12. Hydrus 1oz. 12 bottle Set. $89.95
I105-HALF. Hydrus 1/2oz. 12 bottle. Set 1 or 2. $58.00
Set 1 – Set includes 12 glass
bottles: Hansa Yellow Light,
Gamboge, Brilliant Cadmium
Red, Deep Red Rose, Quinacridone Magenta, Phthalo
Green, Ultramarine, Phthalo
Blue, Cobalt Violet, Venetian
Brown, Carbon Black, and
Titanium White.
bottles: Hansa Deep Yellow,
Yellow Ochre, Permanent
Red, Cobalt Blue, Indian Red,
Viridian Green, Burnt Sienna,
Alizarin Crimson, Sepia,
Payne’s Gray, Sap Green, and
Burnt Umber.
bottles: Blue Aqua, Carmine,
Chrome Yellow, Crimson
Lake, Hansa Yellow Medium,
Quinacridone Violet,
Raw Sienna, Raw Umber,
Red Oxide, Turquoise Blue,
Ultramarine Red Violet,
and Vermilion Hue.
Ink Sticks
I109. Bombay India Inks are highly pigmented, dry
waterproof, and lightfast. Black & White are opaque.
Like most color inks, the other colors have varying
degrees of opacity. Works well with brush and pen. Can
also be used for background washes. Adheres to almost
any surface including paper, wood, plastic, vinyl, and
board. 24 colors. 1 oz. dropper bottle. $3.50 ea.
Specify colors.
Colors: Yellow, Bright Red,
Red, Magenta, Grass Green,
Green, Teal, Blue, Violet,
Brown, Black, White,
Golden Yellow, Orange,
Tangerine, Crimson,
Cherry Red, Red Violet, Aqua,
Turquoise, Yellow Ochre,
Terra Cotta, Van Dyke Brown,
Sepia.
I110-S12. Bombay 1oz. 12 bottle Set. $40.00
I110-HALF. Bombay 1/2oz. 12 bottle Set. $29.95
Bombay Set 1 – Includes twelve dropper bottles of
ink in Red, Magenta, Bright Red, Yellow, White, Black,
Violet, Blue, Grass Green, Brown, Teal, and Green.
Bombay Set 2 – Includes twelve dropper bottles of ink
in Golden Yellow, Orange, Tangerine,
Crimson, Cherry Red, Red Violet, Aqua,
Turquoise, Yellow Ochre, Terra Cotta,
Van Dyke Brown, and Sepia.
Ink sticks shown at 50% of actual size.
IS03.
Kenbimukan
IS04.
Gansui.
IS05.
IS06.
Mujokokuhin. Skakyozumi
IS07.
Ranjatai
Japanese Ink Sticks. These are high quality ink
sticks from Japan’s most respected ink stick maker.
All come in an individual wooden box. Ewan Clayton,
a master scribe from England, tested their full range
and chose these ink sticks for calligraphy. His description and comments are given for each stick.
Student Quality
IS03. Kenbimukan. Brownish Black. Student Grade.
Gives sharp and crisp strokes. The least expensive
stick suitable for Western calligraphy. Made from
mineral oil. $20.00
Professional Quality Ink Sticks
IS04. Gansui. Bluish Black. Made from different size
soot particles which give the blue black color. Flows
well from the pen, basically matte (with the merest
hint of sheen). Works well when dark or diluted.
$30.00
IS05. Mujokokuhin. Reddish brown black. Slight sheen,
very smooth flow. Good for small scale writing. Slightly
denser than Gansui. Made from vegetable oils. $50.00
IS06. Skakyozumi. Densest black of these ink sticks
(hinted slightly toward red brown). Glossy when
thick. Made from vegetable oils. $30.00
IS07. Ranjatai. Bluish Black. Made primarily for
painting but also good for calligraphy. Works well
thick (dense black). When watered down, it moves out
into wet paper in a very subtle way. $40.00
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IS08.
Eiraku
IS09.
Chingen
IS11.
Seiryutai
IS12.
Soshobanko
IS29.
Chinese
IS08. Eiraku. Reddish Brown Black. Dense black.
Smallest size of all the ink sticks. Top quality ink
stick, but for Ewan, Mojokokuhin is a better value.
$40.00
These Japanese black ink sticks are recommended by
Reggie Ezell.
IS28. Pointed Pen Ink Stick. Mike Kecseg uses this
inexpensive ink stick for his pointed pen work. (It’s not
recommended for broad-edged calligraphy.) $10.00
IS09. Chingen Ink Stick 30105. Black. $35.00
IS10. Akanegumo Ink Stick 30210. Reddish Brown
Black. $35.00
IS11. Seiryutai Ink Stick 30213. Black. $29.00
IS12. Soshobanko Ink Stick 30205. Bluish Black. $25
S689. Bamboo Inkstick Holder. $12.00
See page 61 or website for 15 colors of Japanese Colored
Ink Sticks.
IS29. Chinese Ink Stick. A very black ink stick from
China. Great for Western calligraphy. 1" x 4-3/4" x 3/8"
(3.7x11.7x1cm). $19.95
IS20. Gaken Dish. $9.50 5/$8.80 each
IS19. Shakyo-Ken Ink Stone. Unlike most ink
stones, this one has a flat surface for grinding and
a deep well to collect the ink. Ideal for dipping nibs.
65x124x14mm. Similar to the Penestone Ink Stone.
Made in Japan of stone with a very dense grain.
$22.00
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Pointed Pen
Ron Tate Instructional DVDs
Learn with the help of professional calligrapher, Ron
Tate. Each DVD is a step-by-step tutorial and presents the history, tools and techniques of the script.
DVD39. Copperplate with
Ron Tate. 2009. 1 hour, 45
minutes. DVD $29.95
Calligraphers call this
beautiful hand Copperpate or
English Roundhand. Penmen
call it Engrosser's Script. The
DVD’s 21 chapters include correct posture and desk positioning, writing angles and letter sizes, step-by step
instruction for all lower-case and capital letter
forms, numbers, connecting letters, and oblique
pen holders and pen points
DVD40. Spencerian with Ron
Tate. 2009. 1 hour, 27 minutes.
DVD $29.95
Spencerian is an American
style of penmanship. The lower
case has only a few stressed
strokes in a word. In copperplate, every down stroke is
thickened by applying pressure
to the pen. Spencerian Script can be written
with more speed than copperplate. Spencerian
originated in Ohio in the 1860s with Platt Roger
Spencer. The DVD’s 15 chapters include instruction and demonstration of all the letters of the
alphabet, hand positions and correct posture,
practice exercises, writing angles and letter sizes,
oblique pen holders & pen points, practical tips
for envelopes and pen flourishes.
Bill Lilly
DVD42. Introduction to Engrosser's Script.
DVD $34.95. In this DVD, Bill Lilly teaches Engrosser's Script with instruction on lowercase letters and
capitals, numbers and punctuation marks. Each letter
is demonstrated and analyzed. Flourished script is also
shown. Calligraphers know Engrosser's Script as Copperplate. It is also referred to as English Roundhand or
Engraver's Script. Master penman Lilly graduated from
the famous Zanerian School of Penmanship.
B3209.
RS104
4" x 1 1/2"
$9.95
B3345. Real Pen Work:
Self-instruction Manual in
Penmanship 1881. Knowles &
Maxim. (reprint 2003). 64pp,
with CD. 11"x8.5".
Paper $24.95
Has instruction for Spencerian Script and offhand
flourished birds. The strokes/letters used for instruction are larger than in most books. Offhand gallery of
various birds, eagle, swan, lion, hounds, stags, horses
and heads. Includes CD of all the images in PDF, JPEG
and TIF formats.
B3116. The Technique of Copperplate Calligraphy by Gordon Turner.
1987. 42pp. 8.25"x11". Paper $5.95
Written in copperplate script, this
is a good beginner’s book, especially
for classes with a limited budget. For
more thorough instruction purchase,
B1109. Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy by Eleanor
Winters.
Flourishing
Whether you want to learn how to make these flourished designs or you want to just admire these works
of penmanship, these books are great resources. This
drawing with pen strokes is often called Off-Hand
Flourishing.
B3052. Bird and Design Flourishing: At Home with Artistic
Penmanship Book Five. 2001.
32pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paper $5.95
Provides instruction and examples from simple to
complex of decorative flourishes, banners, feathers, an
assortment of birds. Highly recommeded by Pat Blair.
First published in the 1940s for home instruction.
Part of a 5 part series, See B2503, page 45.
See page 45 for Michael Sull’s Off-Hand Flourishing
DVD.
B255 The Universal Penman by
George Bickham. (1741). 212pp.
9"x13.75". Paper $21.95
This amazing book has 212 pages
filled with copperplate/engrossers
script by English master penmen of
the 1700’s, all engraved by Bickham.
There is a good variety of styles and
sizes and a cornucopia of non-pictorial flourishing. A great source book.
RS100
3" x 2 1/2"
$9.95
B3209. Designing Faces, Figures,
Florals and More: Contemporary
Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy by Linda
Schneider. 2009. 85pp. 8.5"x11".
Paper $24.95.
A great instructional
workbook for pointed pen
RS102.
flourishing. You learn the
basics of flourishing and
how to apply those
techniques to ornament your work. Linda’s flourish style is unique. Instead of feathers and birds, she uses the
flourish strokes to create delightful flowers, ladies, dogs & the Eiffel Tower. Linda has also created rubberstamps of
some of her delightful designs. Use the stamps on cards, collage, letters, envelopes and more.
RS107
3 1/2" x 2 1/4"
$11.95
Linda’s flourished creations are now available as rubber stamps. The image on the cover of her book is also available: RS102,
Lady of Grace Rubber Stamp, $9.95. See www.johnnealbooks.com for more stamps.
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B2463.
FROM
MICHAEL
SULL
See pages 46-49 for more Spencerian books & supplies.
B2470. An Elegant Hand. JNB Price $57.49
B2476. FW Tamblyn’s Home Instructor in Penmanship. $24.95 See page 46
B368. Ames Compendium of Practical & Ornamental Penmanship by Daniel T. Ames. 1883. Reprint
1978. 60pp. 8.5"x11". 3-ring binder $10.95
Eight pages of good instruction on writing and letterforms (Spencerian & copperplate) are followed by
examples and alphabets. Flourishing (birds, feathers,
etc.) is next, followed by pages of 19th century ornamental lettering of all sorts. If you are interested in
pointed pen writing, this book is a must buy.
B2503. At Home with Artistic Penwork by Stephen A
Ziller. Set of five instructional books on pointed pen work:
Business Writing (64pp.) Artistic Writing (Spencerian &
Ornamental), Card Writing, Engrossing Alphabets, and Bird
& Design Flourishing (32pp each). 8.5"x5.25". Paper $24.95.
B1816. Learning to Write
Spencerian Script by Michael Sull
& Debra Rapp. 1993. 75pp.
6.75"x8.5". Paper $17.50
An instructional manual for
Spencerian covering equipment
and tools, practice, and extensive
instruction on individual letters.
DVD12. Learning to Write Spencerian Script by
Michael Sull. DVD $35.00 A 60 minute comprehensive
instructional video by the author of the text of the
same title. First he gives a brief history of the hand and
then gives letter by letter instruction.
B1137-2. Volume II of
Spencerian Script and
Ornamental Penmanship by
Michael R. Sull. 1989. 8.5"x11".
Paper. Spiral bound $29.95.
JNB Price $24.95
It contains the penmanship
of Platt Rogers Spencer and
features over 1,000 reproductions of ornamental alphabets, correspondence writing, signature designs, novelty
styles, and off-hand flourishing as penned by the great
master penman. Volume I is no longer available.
B305. Theory of the Spencerian System of Practical
Penmanship in Nine Easy Lessons. (1875) 1985.
52 page instruction booklet and five 24 pp practice
booklets. 8.5"x7". The set $20.99
Facsimile of an old primer teaching the Spencerian
hand in question and answer format. Originally intended
for elementary school students, this method is useful for
beginners of all ages.
K107. Spencerian Penmanship Instructional Kit.
The essential instructional tools & materials for learning
to write Spencerian Script. Michael Sull’s Learning to Write
Spencerian Script book (B1816, $17.50), Blackwell Oblique
Penholder (H61, $27.50), four pen points (N113 Nikko G,
$1.55ea), Sull’s Cross Drill exercise tablet (P33, $9.95),
McCaffrey's Penman Ink (I37, $6.50), 40 Guide Sheets,
Sull’s Copy Book Practice sheets (B2463, $15), and a
cushion sheet (S261-9, $.95). Kit cost: $79.95
K107-DVD. Spencerian Penmanship Instructional
Kit with DVD. The materials as above plus the Learning to Write DVD (DVD12, $35) and a premium ledger
pad (P31, $3.95). Kit cost: $104.95 Save $14!
These three items
complement
Michael’s instructional book and
video.
B2463. Spencerian Practice Sheets. 29 printed pages.
Copybook style. Over 700 lines to practice on. Includes
two pages of instruction. Also included are five blank
guide sheets each of two sizes. $15.00
P33. Cross Drill Pad. One of the
keys to mastering Spencerian is
perfecting the rhythm and
spacing between letters. This pad
provides a series of spacing
exercises. 50 sheet pad. Includes
instruction. $9.95
Spencerian Practice Pads.With guidelines and slant
lines. There are two different pads with different
x-heights so you can practice larger and smaller
lettering. 8.5"x11". 3-hole punched. Approx. 50 sheets.
Specify Large or Small x-heights. Beginners will want
to start with larger writing. P34-LG. Large. $9.95
P34-SM. Small. $9.95
DVD23. Off-Hand
Flourishing Techniques for
Ornamental Penmanship
by Michael Sull.
106 Minutes. Color.
DVD $40.00
Covers basic tools and
materials: pen points, oblique
holders, papers. Continues
with preparing and using colored and gold inks,
including mixing a sepia ink from vermillion sumi &
Higgins Eternal, using Dr. Martin’s Bleedproof White
& Schmincke metallic gouaches. Begins with the primary flourishing strokes. Presents the basic steps for
cartouches, scrolls, border designs, quills, birds, title
flourishing, accent flourishes, and creative patterns.
Finishes with a selection of over 50 different historical
designs by a range of master penmen. It’s the closest
thing to having Michael in the room teaching you!
Pliers for adjusting oblique
holders
S507. Small Bent Needle
Nose Pliers. Michael Sull
selected these small pliers which are ideal for adjusting
the flange on an oblique holder. Use them to adjust the
curve of the flange for the nib you are using, to crimp
the two sheets of metal in the curve a bit tighter if
necessary, and to adjust the flat part of the flange to
reduce the angle of the pen to the paper. They are small
enough to fit in your pen pouch or traveling tool kit.
$5.95
S586. Round Needle Nose
Pliers. Joe Vitolo and others
like these straight needle nose
pliers for adjusting oblique
holders. $5.95
See the JNB website for more Spencerian Kits.
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B2470. An Elegant Hand: The Golden Age of American
Penmanship and Calligraphy by William E. Henning, Edited
by Paul Melzer. 2002. 320pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover $59.95.
JNB Price $57.49
Chronicles the history of the Golden Age of American penmanship, guiding the reader through the lives and careers of
important American penmen, beginning with Platt Rogers
Spencer, the Father of American Handwriting, and Spencer’s
gifted student, George A. Gaskell, whose books and periodicals reached hundreds of thousands of students throughout
the second half of the 1800s. Illustrated with more than 400
examples, most from original specimens.
copperplate
B2904. Classic Calligraphy Designs. 48pp. Book
and CD-Rom. 48pp. 8.25"x11". Paper $14.95
378 offhand flourished images of faces, creatures,
birds, fish and abstract motifs. Much more than the
standard quills and birds!
B1109. Mastering
Copperplate
Calligraphy: A
Step-by-Step Manual
by Eleanor Winters.
1989. 192pp. 8.25"x11".
Paper $14.95
A self-contained manual for serious students including beginners. Part one places copperplate in historical
context. Part two begins with a glossary and detailed
information on pens, paper, ink and other materials. It
includes indispensable technical tips, guidelines, how
to use the pen, and 99 pages of detailed instruction
covering minuscules, capitals, numbers, punctuation and writing in various sizes. Part three deals
with writing in color, and the design and execution of
simple projects, such as envelopes and small poems.
“A fabulous beginner’s manual. I have been using it for
years as a teaching tool, and all my students love it. They
are able to understand it and work with it on their own
between classes.” – Sheila Richter
Copperplate / Spencerian Supplies
Copperplate and Spencerian have gained in popularity
as calligraphers expand their repertoire of letterforms.
The thicks & thins are caused by varying the pressure
on a flexible point – a worthwhile discipline to learn. All
calligraphy, as Lloyd Reynolds noted, is a series of movements involving touch.
To learn Copperplate or Spencerian order the Copperplate Kit (page 48) or the Spencerian Kit (page
45). After you have some experience, order the nib
sampler to try out the range of nibs.
BEGINNERS: The most popular nibs are Brause 66EF,
Gillott 303, Hiro #40, Hunt 101, and Nikko G.
Righthanders will need an oblique pen holder.
Lefthanders use either a straight holder or an oblique
holder. All will need a bottle of Higgins Eternal (I08,
$21.95), which is improved by the addition of 10 or 20
drops of Gum Arabic (I84, $13.60).
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B2476. FW Tamblyn’s Home Instructor in Penmanship.
F.W. Tamblyn. 2001. (Reprint of the 7th ed, 1938). 174pp.
8.5"x5.25". Spiral $24.95
80 pages of instruction on basic script, starting with holding the pen and positioning the paper, followed by pages of
exercises, letterforms, words, and sentences to copy. Then 33
pages on Artistic Writing (Spencerian) – instruction on
adding the stresses to capitals and appropriate lowercase
letters. Smaller sections on Engraver's Script, broad-edged
alphabets, offhand flourishing, engrossing and diplomas. A
great reprint.
A highly recommended manual.
See page 45 for more Spencerian Books
B152. Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy by E.A. Lupfer.
78pp. 8"x11". Paper $9.95
Instructions and examples of pictorial flourishes:
Quills, birds, swans, etc.
B145. The Zanerian Manual of
Alphabets and Engrossing.
1981. 140pp. 8"x10.5".
Spiral $39.95
The first 21 pages by E.A.
Lupfer provide some of the best
copperplate instruction available. He is a master of
the hand. Other engrossing alphabets are shown, as
well as many examples of engrossed pieces. Revised
& reissued at intervals since it was first published as
Zanerian Alphabets in 1895. Now printed on 80# gloss
paper.
Also available:
B3000. Calligraphy in the Copperplate Style by Herb
Kaufman and Geri Homelsky. 1980. 31pp. 8.25"x11".
Paper $4.95
B2170. George Bickham’s Penmanship Made Easy.
(1773) 1997. 64pp. 5.25"x8". Paper $6.95
B255. The Universal Penman by George Bickham.
(1741). 212pp. 9"x13.75". Paper $21.95
Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy (B1109, $14.95)
by Eleanor Winters is a good book for beginners. In the
book, Eleanor recommends the Gillott 404 & Gillott
303. Denys Taipale always taught copperplate with
Brause 66EF nibs and Higgins Eternal with Gum Arabic. Other teachers opt for a stiffer nib for beginners.
In her excellent article on pointed nibs in Bound &
Lettered (TAB2.4, $8.50), Caroline Paget Leake notes
that Gillott 404 and Hunt 56 are sturdy and durable,
making them excellent for student practice.
For Spencerian, Michael Sull recommends the Hunt
22, Hunt 56, Nikko G, along with Hunt 101, Hunt 99
and the Gillott 404.
Pointed nibs (also called pen points) are of various
sizes and don’t all fit in the same holders. The Ziller
Oblique Holders are already adjusted for specific nibs.
You may need to adjust the Century and Zanerian
Oblique Holders. The Blackwell Oblique Holders work
with almost all nibs.
Nibs/Points
Nibs vary in the thickness of line they produce and in
their flexibility. Experiment with a variety to find the
ones you like the best.
Pointed nibs vary greatly in the design, sharpness,
fineness of line, and flexibility. These assortments let
you see what is available and what works best for you.
N117-1. Copperplate Nib Assortment. One each
of 24 copperplate nibs listed below. Does not include
vintage nibs or music nib. $29.95
N117-2. Copperplate Nib Assortment #2. The same
assortment, but two each of the nibs. $58.75
The nibs in the assortment are: Brause 66EF, Steno;
Gillott 170, 290, 291, 303, 404, 659, 1068A, 1950; Hiro
Crown, 40 (Blue pumpkin), 700; Hunt 22B, 56, 99, 100,
101, 103, 108; Mitchell Elbow; Nikko G; EF Principal;
Brause Rose.
N113. Nikko G Nibs. $1.55 See page 49
N120. EF Principal Nib.
These much anticipated
nibs are now available for
purchase. $2.95. JNB Price $2.50 each 10/$2.30each
25/$2.10each 50/$2.00each 100/$1.75each
N76. Gillott 1068A. List $1.49
$1.03 10/$9.80 144/$94.00
N102. Gillott 1950. List $1.55
$1.08 10/$10.35 144/$99.00
H75. Gillott Mapping Penholder #51. Holds crowquill nibs including Gillott 659. $1.99
H86. Gillott Penholder #52. For Gillott pointed nibs
404, 303, 290, 291, and similar. Also called Mitchell
Penholder 52. $3.75
Hiro
N81. Hiro #40. Large, blue
metal with cutouts. The “blue
pumpkin nib.” List $.66. $.60
10/$5.25 36/$17.75 100/$43.50.
N82. Hiro Crown Nib #41.
Fine, soft nib for copperplate.
List $.95. $.60 10/$5.50
36/$16.95 100/$45.00
N83. Hiro 700. Superfine for
copperplate. Similar to
Gillott 290. $.69 10/$6.50 20/$11.80 100/$52.00
Hunt
Brause
N70. Brause 66EF.
N93. Hunt 22B. $1.09
Very flexible. List $1.79.
N93-V. Hunt 22 Vintage.
$1.70 10/$1.65ea. 50/$1.55ea. See page 49. $2.30ea
N69. Brause Rose Nib. #76. $2.40 JNB $2.30
see page 49
N108. Brause 511. $1.60
H85. Brause 511 & Holder.
Straight holder with Brause 511 nib. $5.00
N99. Brause 513. $1.69
N126. Brause 515 Nib. Crowquill (tubular nib). $1.99
H84. Brause
515 & Holder.
Slim holder with Brause 515 tubular nib. $5.00
N90. Brause Steno
Nibs. #361. These are
similar to the Blue
Pumpkin (Hiro #40), but stiffer and better made. John
Ebel notes that these nibs last much longer than most
current nibs. List $1.59. $1.49 ea. 10/$1.40ea.
50/$1.35ea.
Gillott
N71. Gillott 170. List $1.29.
$.90 10/$7.63 144/$80.00
$.95 10/$7.75 144/$85.00
$.99 10/$8.45 144/$85.00
N72. Gillott 303.
$1.19. $.80 10/$7.10
144/$80.00
N74. Gillott 404.
$1.35. $.99 10/$8.90
144/$94.00
N75. Gillott 659.
List $1.69. $1.29
10/$11.60 144/$85.00 (Crowquill nib)
N127. Index Nib. Brass colored
metal. $1.25 10/$10.00
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N88. Hunt 99. $1.09
N89. Hunt 100. $1.39
N86. Hunt 56. $1.09
N86-V. Hunt 56 Vintage.
$2.30ea 10/$2.00 ea
N78. Hunt 103. $1.39
N77. Hunt 101. $1.39
N124. Hunt 104. $1.39
N79. Hunt 108. $1.39
N125. Hunt 102. $1.39
N97. Hunt 512. $1.09
Hunt 107 &
Speedball A nibs
can be special
ordered in boxes
of 12.
N98. Hunt 513EF. $1.09
H70. Hunt 104 Holder. Small, straight plastic holder
for Hunt 100, 103, 104 nibs. $1.89
H67. Hunt 102 Holder. Small straight plastic holder
for tubular crowquill nibs. Hunt 108, Hunt 102. $1.89
Mitchell
N80. Mitchell
Elbow Nib. Allows you to write
copperplate with a standard
holder. Fits holders H69, H83.
$2.29 each Box of 12/$23.22 144/$194.40
All nibs approximately actual size.
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Michael Sull on Spencerian Materials:
Beginner’s Copperplate Kits
K100-B. Basic Copperplate Kit. All the items you need to learn
copperplate. Mastering Copperplate by Eleanor Winters plus
materials: Hunt Oblique Holder, Higgins Eternal Ink, 6 Gillott 303
nibs, 5 Gillott 404 nibs, Boris 9"x12" Layout Pad (50 shts). $39.75
K100-NB. Basic Copperplate Kit/no book. $23.50
K101-B. Deluxe Copperplate Kit. Mastering Copperplate by
Eleanor Winters plust materials: Blackwell Plastic Holder, Higgins Eternal Ink, Gum Arabic Powder, 4 Gillott 303 nibs, 5 Gillott
404 nibs, 3 Hunt 56 nibs, Boris 9"x12" Layout Pad (100 shts),
Canson Pro Marker Layout Pad. $75.00 Save $10 off retail!
K101-NB. Deluxe Copperplate Kit/no book. $65.00
Save $5 off retail!
Pads / Paper for Pointed Pen
P01. Copperplate Grid Pad. 8 squares to the inch,
Non-repro blue with slant lines for copperplate.
Smooth paper for pointed pen work. Approx 50 sheets.
8.5"x11" $7.95 11"x17" $9.95
PEN POINTS: For beginners Michael highly recommends the Nikko G Nib and Hunt 56. He also recommends Hunt 22, EF Principal, along with Hunt 101,
Hunt 99, and Gillott 404.
INK: Higgins Eternal (I08, $3.30) will work fine and
is improved by a little evaporation. For finest hairlines,
Michael recommends McCaffrey’s Black Penman Ink
(I37, $6.50), as well as the colors, page 58. By adding
a little Higgins Eternal to Bokuju Vermillion (I23,
$8.60), you can create a wonderful sepia. Use a dropper
to add Higgins Eternal, using a coffee stirrer to mix.
McCaffrey’s Brown is excellent as well. Dr.Martin’s
Bleedproof White (I38, $10.00) is Michael’s personal
favorite white. Thin with water. He likes McCaffrey’s
Ivory (I37-WHT, $6.50) too. Michael recommends a
cushion of blotting paper under your writing sheet. It
facilitates writing.
Don’t write on a hard surface. Blotting Paper. 120 lb
white. These two sizes ship with books and supplies.
P31. Ampad Evidence Pastel Pad. Recommended for S261-9. 9"x12" $ .95 10/$.75 20/$.65
Spencerian by Michael Sull for its silky smooth surface. S261-11. 11"x17" $1.50 10/$.95 20/$.85
Legal pad with the usual lines.Cream.
PADS: Michael’s favorite for work for reproduction is
$3.95 ea. 2/$3.75 ea. 6/$3.50 ea. 24/$2.95 ea.
the Canson Pro-Layout Marker Pad.
See pads on page 39.
P25. JNB Copperplate Pad. This extra smooth, 24lb
paper was recommended by Joe Vitolo. Blank sheet; no Use this ultrasonic cleaner to make your pointed nibs
ruled lines. 8.5"x11". Great for Spencerian, copperand brushes last longer and to unclog fountain pens. It
plate and other pointed pen work, including offhand
will pay for itself quickly. It will clean your jewelry too!.
flourishing.
S610. Staedtler
P25-50. 50 sheets. $4.95
Ultrasonic Cleaner.
P25-100. 100 sheets. $6.95
Use its ultrasonic
P25-REAM. 500 sheets, wrapped, not padded. $22.95
motion to clean the
CLAIREFONTAINE
residue off the nib body
and out of slits. Your nibs
P36. Clairefontaine Writing Pad. Triomphe. Extra
will last up to three
white. 23lb vellum finish paper. Pad of 50 sheets.
times longer. No need to
8.25"x11.75". Blank. From France. $9.00
throw away fountain
JNB Price $8.50 2/$8.00ea. 10/$7.50ea
pens that no longer write. In most cases after using the
P35. Clairefontaine Pad. Staplebound, micro-perfocleaner, your pen will write like new. Also, use this tool
rated at top. 24lb, neutral pH, crisp white paper. Ruled
to clean dried paint from your brushes. $159.00.
with pale violet lines! Pad of 80 sheets, 8.25x11.75.
Sale $143.00. Save 10%
From France. $11.00 2/$10.50ea 5/$10.00ea
10/$9.50ea.
Highly recommended by Michael Sull and Nan DeLuca for pointed pen work. Purchase the lined pad for
Spencerian practice & correspondence, the blank one
for flourishing. “Absolutely fantastic surface. You just
want to write on it!” – Michael Sull
P38. Clairefontaine GRAPH Pad. 8.5"x11.75".
80 sheets. $11.00
Logan Slim Light Pad.
This was a hit at Letters
Mingle Souls and the
2008 IAMPETH
Convention. Ideal for
travel, on-site use, or
those with limited space.
Flat enough to fit in a
portfolio (it’s only 1/2"
thick) and ultra
lightweight. Provides
remarkably even and
bright illumination. 8"x10" surface. Two 5400°K,
color-corrected lamps provide 20,000 hours of life.
(Replacement bulbs are available.) Comes with
adapter (12V) for US outlets (120V).
S635. 8"x10" $135 S737. 11.5"x16" $285
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H85
H85. Brause 511 & Holder.
Straight holder with Brause
511 nib. $5.00
H84. Brause 515 Nib &
Holder. This short plastic
holder comes with a 515 nib.
The metal unit that holds the
nib is removable. It comes
with the nib stored inside the
holder. Pull hard on the metal
H70 H67
to pull the whole unit out of
H75 H86 the holder. $5.00
H84
for Hunt 100, 103, 104 nibs. $1.89
for tubular crowquill nibs. Hunt 108, Hunt 102. $1.89
H75. Gillott Mapping Penholder #51. For tubular
crowquill nibs such as Gillott 659. Also called Mitchell
51 Penholder. $1.99
H86. Gillott Penholder #52. For Gillott pointed nibs
404, 303, 290, 291, and similar. Also called Mitchell
Penholder 52. $3.75
H50.
H75.
H23.
H48.
H51.
H61.
H52.
Oblique holders
H59.
H23. Hunt Oblique Holder. Plastic hourglass shape
with offset for nib. $1.89
For: Hunt 22, 56, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, Gillott 170,
303, 404, 1950, Hiro 700, Esterbrook 354. Brause 66EF
and Hiro 40 can be used, but they are better suited to
specially made holders listed below.
H59. Zanerian Holder. Rosewood. Metal oblique arm
holds nib. 8.25". $37.50
H51. Century Oblique Holder. These gorgeous turned
wood pen holders have a metal flange. They are made
to hold the Gillott 303 and Hunt 101 (and similar sized
nibs). They can be adjusted with needle nosed pliers to
fit other nibs. $19.95
H52. 5/8" Century Oblique Holder. Joe Vitolo has
modified the design of the Century Oblique Holder.
The thicker holder may reduce hand fatigue. $19.95
H48. Ziller Oblique Holder. These less expensive
oblique holders are pre-adjusted for our most popular
pointed nibs. Metal flange, grey plastic handle. Specify
Gillott 303, Gillott 404, Brause 66EF, Hunt 101, Nikko G,
EF Principal. This holder can be adjusted for virtually
any nib. Please let us know the nib you use & we will
pick the closest holder. $12.95
H75. Crowquill Penholder #51. Holds crowquill nibs
including Gillott 659. $1.99 (Straight)
See page 48 for more small straight holders.
H50. Blackwell Oblique Holder. A remarkably simple
design that holds most pen points for Spencerian and
copperplate. Finely crafted wood holder with a sturdy
brass oblique arm. Designed to hold the nib at a less
steep slant angle for ease of upstrokes. Also available
with a plastic holder. $38.00 (Works with most all nibs
except crowquills and the very largest vintage nibs)
H61. Plastic Handle Blackwell Oblique Holder.
Black plastic hourglass holder with the same brass
flange for holding the nibs. The brass work is not as
finely finished, but is just as functional. $27.50
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S304.
S377.
Sull Leather
Pen Roll-up.
New, with a
pen point
pocket with a zipper!
Michael Sull designed this
to carry his oblique pen holders with
the nib. The four pockets are extra
wide (2.25") for an oblique holder
and 8.5" deep to protect the nib.
The top flap gives more protection.
Leather tie. Specify: black, olive green,
brown, red or violet. $34.95
S304. Dinky Dips. Used by pointed
pen writers to control the depth the
nib is dipped into the ink. 4 small,
clear vials with lids in a base. $2.95
S305. Dinky Dip Refills. 8 vials
& lids. $2.95
EF Principal Nib
After a year in development, you can now purchase a
modern nib that is equal to the
best of the vintage nibs. Brian
Walker, a respected pointed pen
enthusiast, has worked with a
pen manufacturer to duplicate
the quality and performance of
the legendary Gillott No 1 Principality. The new nib has
received rave reviews for both copperplate and Spencerian. It’s flexible and responsive, gives fine hairlines, but is
smooth writing & catches the paper less.
N120. EF Principal Nib. These much anticipated nibs
are now available for purchase. $2.60.
JNB Price $2.50 each 10/$2.30 each
25/$2.10 each 50/ $2.00 each 100/$1.75 each
Other Pointed Nibs
N113. Nikko G Nibs. These nibs from Japan are
hand cut, extremely smooth and long lasting. They
are chrome plated and have a medium flex. Great for
Spencerian. Smooth writing with no burrs or scratchiness. Highly recommended by Michael Sull. Extremely
popular with pointed pen men and women! $1.55
3/$1.45ea 10/$1.40ea 50/$1.35ea 144/$1.20ea
N69. Brause Rose Nib. #76. The Brause Pen Company
worked to manufacture a nib with the qualities of
vintage nibs. This flexible nib was a John DeCollibus
favorite at IAMPETH. $2.70
JNB $2.60 10/$2.50ea 30+/$2.35ea
N93-V. Hunt 22 Vintage. “Extra Fine.” With the exception of Nikko G, EF Principal and Brause Rose Nibs,
they just don’t make pointed nibs like they used to.
You will find that the Vintage Hunt 22’s do write better
than most modern nibs, and you should find very few
defective ones. Vintage are brass colored, the current
ones grey colored. $2.30ea 10/$2.10ea 50/$1.90ea
100/$1.80ea
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Pentel color brush
Fran Sloan illustrates the variety of weights and sizes of lettering that can be done with the Pentel Color Brush.
Green
Olive Green
Purple
Brown
Sepia
Gray
Red
Blue
Steel Blue
Sky Blue
Turquoise
Orange
Pink
Black
Yellow Orange Pale Orange
FP59.
FP59. Pentel Brush Fountain FP59. Pentel Brush
Pen. Carry an inked brush in
Fountain Pen
your tool kit, pocket or purse.
The synthetic fiber brush tip is
a bit longer than other brush
fountain pens. Has a fine point and a great spring
back. Highly recommended by Karen Charatan. It
is a little stiffer than the Pentel Color Brush (FP57,
$7.50), and therefore a little easier for beginners to
control. $17.95
FP60. Pentel Fountain Pen Cartridges. Box of 4
cartridges. Black. $6.95. JNB Price $6.25
B3334. 100 Flowers: Chinese
Techniques for Painting Flowers by
Yang O-shi. 240pp. 8.25"x12". Paper
$35.00
Victoria Pittman has taught a
popular flower painting class for
many years at the summer calligraphy
conference. Her flowers are made with
a few strokes - ideal for envelopes, cards and small calligraphic pieces. As a resource for that class, she highly
recommends this book: "This is a particularly good
book, with many great examples and great illustrations." It provides sequential steps for painting 100
different flowers, from simple to fairly complex, along
with finished paintings. Does not cover the basics of
watercolor, just painting these flowers.
WATERBRUSHES
Flat
Waterbrushes are brushes with a large reservoir. Fill
the reservoir with water and use the brush with pan
watercolors or watercolor pencils. A squeeze on the
barrel moves water into your brush. Fill the reservoir
with waterbase ink or paint and you have a brush that is
always filled with color. All are nylon brushes.
15mm
Niji Waterbrushes: FP79. Flat 12mm. $10.50
FP64. Pointed 9mm. $7.60 FP65. Pointed 12mm. $8.25
FP66. Pointed 15mm. $8.95
FP93. Pentel Waterbrush. Same excellent nylon brush
as the Pentel Colorbrush. Large barrel. Designed so that
it won’t roll off your table.
Specify size: Mini (13mm brush, small barrel),
Fine (10mm), Medium (13mm, medium barrel), or
Broad (18mm). $6.49ea 2/$6.25ea 3/$6.00ea
12mm
9mm
Niji
FP94. Koi Waterbrush.
Breaks down for travel to only 2.75". Comes
with a plug so you can travel with a filled
reservoir. Specify: Fine (#2, 1/2" long brush)
Medium (#6, 1/2" long brush).
Large (#8, 5/8" long brush). $7.49 each.
Three or more only $6.95 each
(same or assorted).
FP94.
Koi Waterbrush
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FP57
Light Green
FP105
FP57. Pentel Color Brush. Much sought after. For
brush lettering. Specify color: Light Green, Turquoise,
Olive Green, Steel Blue, Gray, Orange, Sepia, Purple,
Black, Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Pink, Sky Blue, Pale
Orange, Yellow, Yellow Orange. $7.50
FP58. Pentel Refills. Specify color. $3.75.
New Size! FP105. FP Mini Color Brush. Available
in all the same colors as the regular brush. Specify
color. $8.50
Broad
Medium
Fine
Mini
Pentel
Fine
Medium
Large
Koi
FP67-12. Assorted Pack of 12
Color Cartridge Refill (one
each of the colors below). $3.95
FP67-6. Pack of 6 Color
Cartridges. All one color. Specify:
Black, Blue-Black, Sepia, Violet, Blue,
Turquoise, Green, Light Green, Yellow,
Orange, Red, Pink. $2.50
PILOT PARALLEL PENS w/ Parallel Plate Nibs.
Hard to find, much sought after, these pens are not
widely distributed in the US.
This pen is extremely smooth writing, offering crisp
edges and sharp hairlines. Nib point consists of two
parallel metal plates and allows for lettering in two
sizes. Use the .5mm edge for sharp, monoline writing
or use the broad edge for calligraphic writing. You can
also produce color-blended letters by touching ink
from one pen to a second pen loaded with another
color. Available in four sizes, includes one red and one
black cartridge and a bladder/converter.
FP67-1.5. 1.5mm. FP67-3.8. 3.8mm.
FP67-2.4. 2.4mm.
FP67-6.0. 6.0mm.
Special Price: $10.00 ea.
B3124. Parallel Pen
Wizardry (Book) by Brenda
Broadbent. 2003. 24pp.
8.5"x11". Paper $14.95
This instructional book
for the popular Parallel Pen
will help you explore this
very versatile calligraphy
fountain pen. Has cartridge
tips and tricks and instructions for using other writing fluids: inks (including
acrylics), watercolor, and gouache. Includes a chart
of waterproof inks that have worked well in the
Parallel Pen. Writing and drawing with the pen are
explored: monoline, flourishes, color blending, expressive and experimental forms, writing on fabric. Sample
alphabets: Gothicized Italic (Sheila Waters), Gothic
(Ward Dunham), Uncial (Gina Jonas).
FP67-S. Set of 4 Pens (each with 2 cartridges) and a
pack of 12 cartridges (one each of 12 colors). $40.00
fountain pens
S382. Monoject 412. Use this plastic syringe to refill
Parallel Pen cartridges with bottle ink or for filling
dinky dips. Many craft and calligraphy uses. $1.75
2/$1.60 ea. 5/$1.50 ea.
Lamy Calligraphy Pen.
These calligraphy fountain pens from Germany
have more class than the rest. And they are a joy to
use. They are designed for both function and form.
The writing end has two facets that fit your fingers.
All have a window to check for low ink level. The
ink flows well.
The clear one is my favorite with its see-through
design and chrome accents. I love
having a modern Bauhaus design to
create renaissance and medieval letters! The satin gray is more formal.
The black long-staff pen comes with
red accents.
FP97. Lamy Joy Calligraphy Set.
One calligraphy pen. One each of
1.1, 1.5, & 1.9mm nibs, black cartridges. Comes in a tin. Set does
not include converter, but we include one with your order. $88.00
shown actual size
Lamy Calligraphy Pen.
Specify Nib size: 1.1mm, 1.5mm,
1.9mm. Specify Barrel Style:
1.9mm nib.
1.5mm nib.
FP85. Satin Gray. $53.50 ea.
FP86. Clear.
$44.50 ea.
1.1mm nib
FP84. Black, Matte Black, Red, Blue,
Yellow, Orange. $44.50 ea.
Black
Red
Blue
FP86.
Clear.
Yellow
JNB Price $75.00
Orange
FP85.
Satin
Gray.
FP87. Black
Long Staff
FP84.
FP87. Black Long-Staff. $34.95
FP89. Lamy Converter. So you can use
bottle ink. $4.95
FP88. Lamy Cartridges. Pack of 5
(long). Specify: Violet, Blue, Red, Green,
Turqouise, Black. $4.50
Lamy 1.5 Black Regular Special Price $30. Other colors and sizes regular price.
FP97. Lamy Joy Calligraphy Set
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Gouache
Holbein
HG800-5. Holbein Designer’s Gouache Primary
Set. What a wonderful idea.
You get five primary colors at
a fraction of the cost of larger
tubes. Permanent White, Ivory
Black, Peacock Blue, Lemon
Yellow, Carmine. 5ml tubes. $23.95. JNB Price $16.95
HG701. Holbein Gouache Artist Set of 12, 5ml tubes.
Burnt Sienna, Carmine, Emerald Green, Flame Red,
Ivory Black, Lemon Yellow, Perm Green Deep, Perm
Yellow, Perm White, Prussian Blue, Ultramarine Blue,
Yellow Ochre. $57.25. JNB Price $44.50
HG710. Holbein Gouache Artist Set of 12, 15ml
tubes. (Zinc White instead of Perm White). $113.95.
JNB Price $79.50
Holbein Gouache. 15ml tube. $9.20. JNB Price $8.50
HG606. Ivory Black. HG607. Jet Black.
HG630. Permanent White.
FOUNTAIN PENS
1.1 mm
Brause
FP111. Brause
Calligraphy Pen.
Sizes: 1.1, 1.5,
1.5 mm
2.3mm.
A smooth-writing,
long staff cartridge
2.3 mm
pen. Black with
red accents. Comes
with an assortFP111.
ment of cartridges:
black plus five different colors (European short cartridges). European made. Brause Calligraphy pen accepts
Manuscript & Pelikan cartridges. $16.50 each. Special
Offer: Purchase three of the new Brause Calligraphy Pen
Sets and pay only $45.00.(Same or assorted sizes.)
Manuscript
These British
made pens
have been
well received
and compare
favorably
with the old
Osmiroids.
The smooth
writing nibs
give good
thicks and thins. I’ve added a new carded set at a lower
price that would be good for classes or for personal use.
It has the same writing quality of the other set, but has
a plain plastic barrel and no storage tin.
FP90. Manuscript
Calligrapher's
Deluxe Set.
FP102. Manuscript Calligrapher’s 6-nib Set (Carded). Barrel, six gilt nibs: F(.85mm), M (1.1mm), Broad
(1.35mm), B2 (1.6mm), B3(2.2mm), B4 (2.8mm),
4 cartridges. $13.50. Available only in Right Hand.
FP90. Manuscript Calligrapher’s Deluxe Set (Tin).
With a nice gold flecked barrel in a storage tin. Six
gilt nibs: F (.85mm), M (1.1mm), Broad (1.35mm),
B2 (1.6mm), B3(2.2mm), B4 (2.8mm), 4 cartridges.
Specify Right or Left Hand. $20.50
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Rotring
FP38. Rotring
Calligraphy Pen Set
1.1
1.5
1.9
2.3 Actual size.
Rotring Calligraphy Pen. A sleek, longstaffed,
smooth writing, and remarkably light in weight
pen. Ink cartridges are a dense, matte black.
FP38. Rotring Calligraphy Pen Set. 3 pens
(1.1, 1.5, 1.9mm unless you specify otherwise),
sharpening stone, box of 6 black cartridges in a
metal case. $89.95. JNB Price $79.95
FP36. Rotring Calligraphy Pen. Pen and five
cartridges. Specify size: 1.1, 1.5, 1.9, 2.3mm.
$29.80. JNB Price $27.50
FP37. Rotring Converter. A piston fill converter
to allow you to use bottled ink. $9.00
FP39. Rotring Cartridges. Box of 6. Black. $4.20
Sheaffer
FP40. Sheaffer Calligraphy Set. This Classic Calligraphy Mini Boxed set contains: barrel, 3 color-coded
nibs (F,M,B), 4 cartridges (assorted colors). Right hand
only. $14.00
FP42. Sheaffer Cartridges. Pack of 5 long cartridges.
Specify color: Black, Blue, Blue-Black, Brown, Gold,
Green, Red or Turquoise. $5.00. JNB Price $4.50
FP115. Pelikan 4001 Cartridges. Box of 6. These short
cartridges work in your Manuscript Fountain pen. Colors:
Royal blue, Blue/black, Brilliant black, Brilliant red, Brilliant
green, Turquoise,Violet. $2.45 per box
FP96. Manuscript Shadow Calligraphy Set. For writing with a split or double lines. Includes Barrel, four
gilt nib: #4, #6 Scroll, Medium, regular calligraphy nib,
fine point for drawing. Converter for using bottled ink.
Four color cartridges. $19.95
FP95. Manuscript Beginner's Set. Barrel, three nibs
(fine, medium, 2B), one cartridge. A good, inexpensive
set for beginning classes. Specify RH or LH. Quantity
discount for 3 or more. $7.95
Additional Nibs/Barrels. If your pen barrel has facets, add –D to
the code number.
FP103. Manuscript Nibs. EF, F,M, B4. $4.95 Scroll 4, Scroll 6. $5.95
FP92. Manuscript Barrel, Cap & Converter. $5.95
FP91. Pack of 12 cartridges for the
Manuscript Calligraphy Fountain Pens.
Specify Black, Sepia (brown), or Blue.
$4.95.
The short Pelikan Fountain Pen Cartridges
(FP115, FP116) come in more colors and
work in Manuscript Pens.
I119. Manuscript Calligraphy Ink. Non-waterproof
ink suitable for fountain pen and dip pens. 1oz bottle.
Specify color: Black, Blue, Red, Sepia. $6.79
WNG345
Lemon
Yellow
1A
WNG086
Cadmium
Lemon
Yellow
4A
WNG527
Primary
Yellow
1A
WNG118
Cadmium
Yellow
Pale
4A
WNG627
Spectrum
Yellow
1A
WNG055
Brilliant
Yellow
3A
WNG108
Cadmium
Yellow
4A
WNG508
Perm.
Yellow
Deep
1A
WNG111
Cadmium
Yellow
Deep
4A
WNG384
Marigold
Yellow
1A
WNG089
Cadmium
Orange
4A
WNG453
Orange
Lake
Light
1B
WNG452
Orange
Lake
Deep
1A
WNG106
Cadmium
Scarlet
4A
WNG249
Flame
Red
1A
WNG726
Winsor
Red
3A
WNG623
Spectrum
Red
1A
WNG004
Alizarin
Crimson
1B
WNG466
Perm.
Alizarian
Crimson
3A
WNG502
Perm.
Rose
3A
WNG524
Primary
Red
1B
WNG440
Opera
Pink
2C
WNG028
Bengal
Rose
2C
WNG448
Opera
Rose
2C
WNG593
Rose
Tyrien
2C
WNG380
Magenta
2C
WNG550
Quinacridone
Magenta
3A
WNG050
Brilliant
Red
Violet
1B
WNG052
Brilliant
Violet
1B
WNG360
Light
Purple
2B
WNG455
Brilliant
Purple
1B
WNG733
Wis. Violet
(Dioxzn)
3A
WNG625
Spectrum
Violet
1C
WNG660
Ultramarine
1A
WNG667
Ultramrn.
(Green
Shield)
3A
WNG178
Cobalt
Blue
4 AA
WNG706
Winsor
Blue
3A
WNG538 WNG322
Prussian Indigo
Blue
1A
1A
WNG621 WNG327
Sky Blue Intense
1A
Blue
2A
WNG523
Primary
Blue
1A
WNG137
Cerulean
Blue
4 AA
WNG514
Phthalo
Blue
1A
WNG656
Turquoise
Blue
2A
WNG191
Colbalt
Trquise
Light
4 AA
WNG211
Cyprus
Green
2A
WNG692
Viridian
3 AA
WNG720
Winsor
Green
3A
WNG482
Perm.
Green
Deep
2B
WNG484
Perm.
Green
Med.
2B
WNG046
Brilliant
Green
1A
WNG459
Oxide of
Chromium
2 AA
WNG483
Perm.
Green Lt
2B
WNG447
Olive
Green
2A
WNG599
Sap
Green
2A
WNG369
Linden
Green
2B
WNG422
Naples
Yellow
1A
WNG425
Naples
Yelllow
Deep
1 AA
WNG744
Yellow
Ochre
1 AA
WNG552
Raw
Sienna
1 AA
WNG285
Gold
Ochre
1A
WNG074
Burnt
Sienna
1 AA
WNG257
Flesh
Tint
1B
WNG678
Venetian
Red
1A
WNG507
Perylene
Maroon
3A
WNG564
Red
Ochre
1A
WNG470
Perylene
Violet
2A
WNG554
Raw
Umber
1 AA
WNG676
Vandyke
Brown
1 AA
WNG609
Sepia
1 AA
WNG076
Burnt
Umber
1 AA
WNG505
Perylene
Black
3A
WNG331
Ivory
Black
1 AA
WNG337 WNG335
Lamp
Jet Black
Black
1A
1 AA
WNG436 WNG617
Neutral Silver
Grey #3 3 A
1A
WNG283
Gold
3A
WNG512
Perm.
White
1A
Abbreviations:
Dioxzn = Dioxazine
WNG748 Lt = Light
Zinc
Med = Medium
White
Perm = Permanent
1A
Wis = Winsor
Ultramrn = Ultramarine
Trquise = Turquoise
Lightfastness:
AA–Extremely Permanent
A–Permanent
B–Moderately Durable
C–Fugitive
Key:
WNG692
Viridian
3 AA
code number
color
series / lightfastness
WNG094
Cadmium
Red
4A
Winsor & Newton Gouache is the most popular gouache for calligraphy
and the standard that all others are measured against. The colors brilliant and
opaque, the pigments finely ground so they flow well though your pen.
Winsor Newton Gouache. 14ml tubes. Gouache is priced by the color
(pigment). Series 1 $9.20 Series 2 $11.60 Series 3 $15.10 Series 4 $22.25
Winsor & Newton Larger Tubes
WNG335L. Jet Black. 37ml. $21.15
WNG331L. Ivory Black. 37ml. $21.15
WNG512L. Perm.White. 37ml. $21.15
WNG283J. Gold Liquid Designer. 30ml
Jar. $12.30
WNG617J. Silver Liquid Designer.
30 ml jar. $12.30
I27. Spectralite Liquid Acrylic Color. Popular for
pointed pen work. Recommended by Mike Kecseg
and others. 18K Gold is the most popular color.
Lightfast, archival, permanent fine artist pigment.
Dries waterproof. 1oz plastic dropper bottle.
Colors: Matte Black, Glossy Black, White. $6.40 each
#54K 18 Carat Gold, #49K Silver, Platinum, Nickel,
Copper, Bronze, Brass, 14K Gold. $7.50 each
WNGCC.Winsor & Newton Color
Chart. This is a handmade color
chart for the entire line of Winsor
& Newton Gouache. This is made
from the actual gouache – so the
colors are true, not a printed
approximation. $10.00
18 Carat
Gold 54K
14 Carat
Gold 48K
Bronze
Brass
White
Platinum
Silver
Nickel
Copper
Glossy Black
Matte Black
I27-S8. Metallic Set. 18K Gold, 14K Gold, Silver,
Platinum, Nickel, Copper, Bronze, Brass. $52.40
I13. F&W Acrylic
Artist Ink. 38 col517 Flame
412 Process 437 Purple
651 Lemon 675 Process 643 Indian 687 Flame 567
Magenta***t Lake***t
Yellow***t Yellow***t Yellow***t Orange***t Scarlet***t Red***t
ors. For dip pen,
brush and techni120 Process 145 Turquo- 151 Marine 735 Sap
363 Olive
134 Prus.Blue 119 Rowney 127
cal pens (but
Blue***t
Green***t Green***t
(Hue)***t
Blue***t
Indigo***t Cyan***X ise. ***X
not fountain
pens).
663 Yellow 667 Raw
222 Antelope 554 Red
223 Burnt
335 Emerald 348 Light
578 Flesh
Ochre***X Sienna***X Brown***t Earth***X Umber***t
Green***t
Green***X Tint***t
Pigmented,
water-resistant.
065 Payne’s 607 Brilliant 513
011
701 Gold
251
053 Cool
028
Lightfastness:
Yellow***
Sepia***t
Grey***X
Black**** White***X (Imit)***X Grey***
Crimson***
either 3 (permanent) or 4
t = transparent
(highly permanent) star ratX = opaque
454 Velvet
714 Shim. 711 Shim. 713 Shim. 709 Shim.
Dark
*** = normally permanent
ing. Fully intermixable. Can be 326
Red***
Gold***
Violet***
Green***
Blue***
Green***
**** = permanent
thinned (with water) for washes which dry water-resistant and additional painting or lettering can be done on top without bleeding
or intermixing of colors. In addition to paper & board, will bond to glass, leather, ceramic & wood. 1oz
(30ml) glass dropper bottle. $6.30
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chisel edge markers
Markers are fun and they are easy to use! They are now
reasonably light-fast and waterproof!
M42. Pitt Calligraphy
Markers. 2mm, chisel-edged,
waterproof, acid-free. lightfast
pigmented. Good-quality tip
produces crisp, sharp letters.
Specify: Black, Sepia, Cranberry.
$2.75 each.
3+ $2.65 each (same or asM42. Actual size.
sorted). From Faber-Castell.
M02. Marvey. Actual size.
M02. Actual size.
3.5 2.0
Black
5.0
Purple
Blue
Violet
Brown Carmine Cobalt
Red
Blue
Wine red
Orange
Green
Light
Green
Pink
Yellow
M59. Zig Calligraphy II Dye Markers. Double ended.
2mm & 3.5mm tips. These great markers are available again. They are crisp and keep their edge well.
Non-waterproof. Dye-based ink. Black, Blue, Brown,
Carmine Red, Cobalt Blue, Green, Light Green, Pink,
Purple, Violet, Wine Red, Yellow, Orange. $3.39 each
3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0
Pure
Baby Blue Baby Pink Hunter
Pure Black Pure Blue
Green Orange
3.5 2.0
Red
3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0
Deep Violet Green
(set only)
M04. Staedtler Duo Calligraphy Marker.
2.0 & 3.5mm on each pen. Waterproof. Specify: Black,
Red, Blue, Deep Violet. $2.95 each.
M04-S5. Staedtler Duo Set of 5. One of each color.
$14.95
2.0
Black
M59. Actual size.
2mm
M02. Marvy Calligraphy
Markers. Similar to the Elegant
Writers but a little less
expensive. The 5mm is
particularly good – a wet ink
flow and nicely thin thins. Black. M59-S12. Zig Calligraphy II Dye Markers.
Set of 12, one each of 12 colors. $33.95
Specify size: 2.0, 3.5, 5.0mm.
$1.95 each.
Box of 12. $22.95
M04. Staedtler.
Actual size
3.5 2.0
Blue
3.5mm
3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0
Pure Pink Rose
Spring
Steel
Green
Gray
3.5 2.0
Summer
Sun
3.5 2.0
Violet
M60. Zig Calligraphy II Pigmented Markers.
Double ended. 2mm & 3.5mm tips. Acid free.
New pigmented ink. They are crisp and keep their
edge well. Waterproof. Pigment-based ink.
Pure Black, Baby Blue, Baby Pink, Hunter Green,
Pure Blue, Pure Orange, Pure Pink, Pure Violet, Rose,
Spring Green, Steel Grey, Summer Sun. $2.99 each
M06. Zig Waterproof Marker.
Pigmented waterproof ink. 2.0 & 5.0mm
on each pen. Now called Memory
System Calligraphy Marker. $2.99 each.
M60-S12. Zig Calligraphy II Pigmented Markers.
Set of 12, one of each color. $28.50
Specify Color:
Calligraphy
Pen Waterbase Ink.
1mm
These new
markers from
Zig come in
2mm
three sizes,
including the
very useful
1mm. They
3mm
make crisp
letters and
will stay sharp longer than other markers. Nonwaterproof, dye ink. Specify size and color. One size
per pen. 1mm, 2mm, 3mm. Black, Red, Green.
$1.79 each.
10 Black
5.0 mm
20 Red
30 Blue
40 Green 2.0 mm
80 Violet
M06. Zig. Actual Size.
M06-S8. Zig Waterproof Markers Set of 8.
Plastic Case. Includes:Pure Red, Pure Blue,
Pure Brown, Pure Yellow, Pure Green, Pure Pink,
Pure Violet, and Pure Black. List $19.95.
JNB Price $18.95
M06-S48. Zig Waterproof Markers Set of
48. Open the clear case
and all the colors are
easy to see and access.
List Price $154.00.
JNB Price $120.00
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M55. Actual size.
“I have been using the ZIG markers which you sent
and they work very well indeed! I even passed them
around in my calligraphy courses to get the reaction
from students, both beginners and experienced old
hands at the matter. All found them terrific.”
–Kate Wolff
3.0mm M56. Actual size.
wide chisel edge
markers
M69 Medium.
M56. Oblique Cut Zig Calligraphy Pen Waterbase
Ink. 1mm, 2mm, 3mm. Black only. For left-handers
and Arabic. $1.79
RED
BLUE
GREEN
AQUAMARINE CABERNET
PURPLE
DIJON
PINK
EVERGREEN
BLACK
MOCHA
M57. Itoya Double Headed Marker.
1.5mm & 3.0mm. Water soluble, acid free,
fade resistant. Specify color. $2.59 each
M69
Jumbo.
M69. Pentel Wet Erase Chalk Marker
Great for teaching and signage. Writes on any nonporous material, including white boards. Wipes
clean with single swipe of damp cloth.
Choose colors: black, red, blue, or white.
Medium: 4mm $4.25; Jumbo: 5/8" $7.50.
COPIC
SILVER
GOLD
XBROAD
BROAD
MEDIUM
FINE
M71.
XFINE
M65. Hunt Elegant Writer. One of the first
calligraphy markers. The manufacturer has
improved on the original. Black. Specify size:
Extra-Fine = 1.3mm, Fine = 2.0mm,
Medium = 2.5mm, Broad = 3.0mm,
X-Broad = 3.5mm. $1.89 each
M71. Copic Wide Calligraphy Marker. A great
marker for teaching. The 3/4" wide, durable polyester nibs keep their shape and are easily replaceable.
Nib is straight across, not angled. Alcohol based
M65. Hunt Elegant Writer. Gold, Silver. Broad only. ink. Colors: Black, Red, Ultramarine, Prussian Blue,
Try these new, inexpensive gold calligraphy markers. Green, Dark Bark. $8.95 each
The gold is very free flowing. The silver works best
M74. Copic Calligraphy Nibs. Replacement nibs
on lighter papers; it is a darker grey. The silver is
for the Copic Wide Marker. Pkt of 2. $5.95
more subtle on black paper. They both have a light
M73. Copic Refills. Refills the Wide Marker 5-6
metallic sheen. $1.89 each
times. Same colors as above. $7.49 each
M70. Zig
M72. Oblique Nib Copic Marker.
M72.
Posterman
Same great marker as above with an
Calligoblique cut for left handers & Arabic.
raphy
Colors same as above. $7.49 each
Marker.
Unlike
regular
markers,
these write
with bright,
opaque
M54. Pentel Slicci. Gel Roller
color Pen. This has a metal tip
you can
similar to the G-Tech pens,
letter with
but comes in larger sizes and
light colors
more colors! Quick drying
on black
liquid gel ink with a smooth
paper. The
consistent flow. Very sturdy
result is
metal tip allows for a fine
similar to gouache. The writing is crisp. Shake the
precise line. Available
pen frequently, but to preserve the writing tip, use
in three sizes (0.25mm,
the pump action sparingly. The pump action may
0.30mm, 0.40mm) and
not be required after your first use. The marker I
seven colors: Black, Blue, Green, Red,
have been testing continues to flow smoothly withPurple, Pink and Brown. $2.99 each
out any leaks. Pigmented, water-based, waterproof
when dry. Manufacturer says these markers are
M54-S10. Slicci Pens set of 10 colfade-proof. Choose color: Black, Violet, Blue, Brown,
ors. Set of 10: Black, Blue-Black, Blue,
Light Blue, Pink, Green, Orange, Red, Gold & Silver.
Sky Blue, Green, Orange, Baby Pink,
$3.79 each
Pink, Red and Purple. Choose size: 0.25mm, 0.30mm
PENS AND MARKERS
or 0.40mm. $29.99 each
See page 56 for Pilot G-Tec Pens.
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holders
H60. Fine Wood Pen Holders.
These beautiful, hand turned,
exotic wood holders range from 6"
to 7.25" and come in a variety of
woods. Each is a unique work of art
as well as a functional tool. You can
specify short or long, and red, brown,
black wood colors and we will try to
match your wants as close as is
possible. $19.99
H78. Thick Wood Holder. These short, turned hardwood penholders have a thicker grip. If you or your
students have arthritis or joint problems, you may find
these thicker pen holders easier to use. Some calligraphers also just like a thicker pen holder. Wood color
will vary and there will be some variation in shape.
5" to 5.25". $16.00
H63. Marbled Pen Holder. Beautiful holders. Choose
color: gold & black, silver & black, white & black, and
gold with multicolors. $2.59
H63-S. Marbled Holders Set of 3. $7.49
H79. Century Turned Pen Holder. These beautiful holders have decorative finials and are made of
rosewood and walnut. Wood color and turnings will
vary. 6.75". $14.95
H81. 5/8in Century Turned Wood Holder. A thicker
version of the beautiful Century hardwood holder. The
wood color and decorative finials may vary. $14.95
H71. Oak Pen Holder. 6.75". A nice hardwood straight
holder with a clear finish. $3.50 2/$3.25
H65. Speedball
Colored Holders. These new
holders have the classic hourglass shape of
regular black Speeball Plastic Pen Holders, but they
have a durable, double coated finish that gives them a
softer feel. Work with Speedball Nibs A, B, C ;
Hunt 101, 56, 22, 99, 512, 513. Choose color: Garnet
or Sapphire. $3.49
H62. Mahogany Pen Holder. Straight wood pen
holder. $2.99
See pp 41, 48 for more holders, 49 for oblique holders.
M08. Pilot G Tech Pens.
Metal tip. Smooth writing, don’t skip. Roller Ball Pens. Recommended by
Sheila Waters and others. Not widely available in the USA. Non-waterproof.
New! M08. G-Tech 25 Hyperfine Pen. .1mm. Black, Red, Blue. $2.99
M08.G-Tech 3 Pen. 0.15mm (slightly smaller than 005 Pigma Micron).
Black, Red, Blue. $2.99
M08. G-Tech 4 Pen. 0.2mm(same as 005 Pigma Micron). Black, Red,
Blue. $2.99
M08-S5. G-Tech 4 Set of 5. 4 colors plus black. $16.90
M08-S10. G-Tech 4 Set of 10. 9 colors plus black. $33.95
portable light table
S247. Wordcrafters Portable
Light Table. 16"x20" frosted
plexi top locks shut for transport, swings up to 8 different
slant positions. Hardwood case.
A sturdy & comfortable handle
makes transport easy. An 18"
florescent fixture provides
illumination. There is space in
the box for calligraphy tools.
Versatile enough to use at
home & to transport to workshops or take on trips. A timetested design developed by a
calligrapher and a woodworker.
$149.00
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Portable Light
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the best features
of a light box,
an adjustable
easel, and the
traditional
slanted
writing box.
Frank Missant, 1988.
Claude Mediavilla, 1996.
B3352. The Macclesfield
B3333. The Lindisfarne Gospels
Alphabet: A Facsimile. Introducand the Early Medieval World
tion by Christopher de Hamel
by Michelle P. Brown. 2010. 160
and Patricia Lovett. 2010. 128pp.
pp. 100 color plates. 8.5"x11.5".
6.85"x9.62". Hardcover $60.00
Hardcover $45.00.
An exquisitely beautiful facsimile
The text of this new book
of a 15th-century English book
brings together historical, arof sample alphabets, initials and
chaeological, paleographical, and
borders. Contains 14 different types theological perspectives to explore and understand
of alphabets, including initials with faces; foliate
the full significance of this magnificent illuminated
alphabets; zoomorphic initials; and alphabets in
manuscript. Lavishly illustrated with full-page color
Gothic script. There are also two sets of different
reproductions - there are 100 color plates. The text
types of borders. Some alphabets and borders are
incorporates new research on relations between the
in color with gold, others are in black ink only. With
British Isles, continental Europe and the Near East
full alphabets. For the period, this is an amazing
during the early Middle Ages.
resource for ornamented initial letters.
B2132. Calligraphy by Claude Mediavilla.
1996. 336 pp. 10"x13". Hardcover $150.00
An encyclopedic treatment of calligraphy: tools
and materials, the history of writing & script, the
historical hands (Roman caps, rustic, Roman cursive, uncial, Carolingian, gothic scripts, Renaissance
writing styles – including 22 model alphabets with
ductus), the writing masters, the 20th century
calligraphic revival, and calligraphy & abstract
painting. 490 illustrations, 200 in color.
Full of color illustrations from historical sources
and from contemporary scribes. It is also full of
Mediavilla’s work, which is seldom seen in the USA.
Jan Van den Velde, 1605.
John Stevens
B2982. John Stevens: Calligraphy, Design,
Lettering Art. 2010. Approx. 160pp.
8.5"x11". Hardcover $49.95.
Pre-publication price $34.95
A profusely illustrated, full-color
retrospective of John Stevens’ work with
letterforms. Includes calligraphy and lettering – artworks, personal work, experimental
work, commissioned work – as well as
graphic work and type design. His body of
work spans paper to stone, books to walls,
handlettering to type and the digital realm.
In the text, John presents his approach
to a design or work and his thoughts on
letterforms, and continues with a discussion
on tools, teaching, design, and writing in
general. Using his body of work as example,
he makes the case that barriers between fine
arts and graphic arts are mostly irrelevant.
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INK
I43. Best Bottle Sumi. This popular, new (to
Western calligraphers) Japanese sumi
ink is good both for beginners and for
professional work. Smooth, rich
black. Hard to find. 6.75 oz, 200 ml
bottle. $15.85
I70. Moon Palace Sumi. While the
packaging is a bit different, this is the
143.
highly sought after and highly recom170. mended Japanese Sumi Ink. For both
broad-edge and pointed pen work.
Works in Parallel Pens. Dries waterproof.
6.0oz, 180ml. $12.95 15.0oz, 450ml. $19.95
60oz, $75.00
I71. Kaimei Sumi.This hard to
find Artist Grade Sumi is Gemma
Black’s favorite ink. She enjoys
its distinct and pleasant scent
and notes that it will produce
very fine hair lines. For
pointed pen she uses it
straight from the bottle. For
broad-edged work she dilutes
I71. 6oz.
it: 2/3 ink, 1/3 water. The 1oz.
size comes in a wide mouth glass jar. 1oz, 30ml. $5.00
6oz, 180ml. $10.95 60oz, 1.8L. $75.00
McCaffrey’s
I37.
Ivory
Red
Indigo Blue
Red Violet
Green
Black
Brown
Glossy Black
I37. McCaffery’s Penman’s Ink. This oak gall ink was
developed with the help of leading penmen of today to
provide an ink similar to that used during America’s
golden age of Ornamental Penmanship in the 19th and
20th centuries. With a newly opened bottle, the ink
writes brown, but turns a dense black. Good for fine
hairlines. (Colors and ivory are not oak gall inks).
I37. 1oz jar. $6.50 I37-4. 4oz glass bottle. $22.50
I37-XXX. McCaffery’s Colors (not oak gall). 1oz.
BLU. Indigo Blue $8.50 RVIO. Red Violet $8.50
GRN. Green $8.50 RED. Red $8.50
WHT. Ivory White $6.50 GLOS. Glossy Black $6.50
BRN. Brown $8.50
I37-4-WHT. Ivory 4oz. glass bottle. $22.50
104.
Royal
Blue
Red
Green
Brown
Purple
Turquoise
Black
I04. Pelikan 4001. A superior dye
ink primarily for fountain pen use. Will flow dependably. If ink has dried in pen, soak the pen in plain
water. Non-waterproof. 2oz glass bottle. Specify color:
Red, Brown, Royal Blue, Turquoise, Green, Purple,
Black. $7.90
I23. Bokuju Vermilion. A dense, opaque waterproof
color that is easy to write with. In an orange plastic
bottle. Lightfast. 2oz. $8.60
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Scarlet
Burgundy
Brown
Blue
Green
Black
107.
I07. Calli. Pigmented, waterproof ink for fountain pen
and dip pen use. Colors are brighter and more opaque
than dye ink such as Pelikan 4001, but less so than
gouache. Specify color. 1oz. $5.25
I07-S6. Calli. One of each color. $29.95
I16-S12
I16-S12M
Dr. Martin’s
Iridescent Calligraphy Colors
These are great. These colors flow out of a broad edge
pen like ink. 1oz glass bottles with dropper top. Colors
can be mixed. Truly waterproof when dry. The manufacturer says they are lightfast. The set of 12 colors
comes with a 12-pan mixing palette, 12-bottle holder,
& a small cup for water. For individual colors, specify
color. The sets are one of each color. Copperplate Gold
is the most popular color.
I16 Iridescent Calligraphy Colors. $6.45 each
I16-S12. Set of 12. $77.40. JNB Price $70.75
I16-JADE
I16-ORCH
I16-SALM
I16-SIL
I16-VIL
I16-WHI
Jade
Orchid
Salmon
Silver
Violet
White
I16-BKSP
I16-BLUE
I16 (Gold)
I16-DBLU
I16-GRN
I16-YEL
Black Sparkle
Blue
Copperplate Gold
Deep Blue
Green
Yellow
I16-S12-M. Set of 12 Metallic colors.
$77.40. JNB Price $70.75
I16-AMET Amethyst I16-METG
I16-BRASS Brass
I16-MIST
I16-BRON Bronze
I16-NICK
I16-COPP Copper
I16-ROSE
I16-CRYS Crystal MintI16-SAFR
I16-FROS Frosted PeachI16-SEQU
Metallic Green
Misty Blue
Nickel
Rose Flame
Saffron Yellow
Sequin Blue
Walnut (Color) Ink. A rich sepia ink. Thin with water
to create a wash. For brush or dip pen. Already liquid.
Non-waterproof (but not suitable for fountain pens).
I53-2.5. 2.5oz. $6.00 I53-10. 10oz. $16.25
S449. Walnut (Color) Ink Crystals. Add distilled
water, wait for 25-35 min. & this powder produces a
warm, rich walnut-colored ink. The ink is lightfast,
flows well and is highly recommended by many master
scribes. 1 oz. $3.50 2 oz. $4.95 4oz. $9.50 8oz. $18.50
16oz. $36.00
S450. Walnut Crystals JAR. We have measured out
the right amount of crystals for a wide mouth 2oz jar.
You simply fill it with warm water, mix, wait 30 minutes
and you have Walnut Ink. (Purchasing the crystals
alone is more economical.) $2.00
See page 34 for index
Lemon
Yellow
Crimson
Violet
Indian
Red
Winsor
Yellow
Dark Blue
Leaf Green
Sepia
Scarlet
Light Blue
Green
Black
I59. Winsor & Newton
Calligraphy Inks. If you are
looking for colored calligraphy inks for your fountain
pens, try these non-clogging,
pigmented inks both for dip
and fountain pen use. Unlike dye based fountain pen
inks, these are more opaque, more brilliant and more
lightfast. 30ml bottle.
Specify Color: Lemon Yellow, Winsor Yellow, Scarlet,
Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Violet, Leaf Green,
Green, Indian Red, Sepia, White, Black. $5.50 each.
I59-S6. Set of 6. Crimson, Dark Blue, Green, Sepia,
Black, Gold. (Gold is for dip pen and brush only).
$27.50. JNB Price $25.50
Ziller
Pigmented, lightfast, waterproof
(acrylic) for dip pens (pointed &
broad-edge) & brushes. Stir well
before using. Dip nib or brush
in ink, wipe off excess ink on jar
edge or shake pen. Thin ink with
distilled water. Intermixable to
create other colors. Clean up pen
with water & a little ammonia.
New glass jars with metal lid.
North Wind White
Sunflower Yellow
Prairie Fire Orange
Cardinal Red
Sweet Grass Green
Midnight Blue
Wild Viola Violet
Buffalo Brown
I28-GLOS. Glossy Black. $5.75
Soot Black (matte)
I28-BLU. Midnight Blue. $8.35
I28-SOOT. Soot Black (matte). $6.65
Glossy Black
I28-ORN. Prairie Fire Orange. $4.40
I28-WHI. North Wind White. $3.95
I28-GRN. Sweet Grass Green. $8.05 I28-RED. Cardinal Red. $8.35
I28-VIO. Wild Viola Violet. $7.95
I28-YEL. Sunflower Yellow. $4.55
I28-BRN. Buffalo Brown. $5.75
GOLD / SILVER
POWDERS
I94. Schmincke TroCol
Metallic Powders. Finely ground
dry metal powders with a gum
Arabic binder. Can be added to
Rich Gold
projects such as pastepaper to give
a bit of sparkle or luster. Add water
and use alone for a brilliant metallic
Rich Pale Gold Pale Gold color. These are metal (bronze)
powders so they are not archival.
Specify color: Rich Gold, Rich Pale
Gold, Pale Gold, Silver, Copper. 20ml
Copper Silver
jar. $10.55
INK
I27. Spectralite Liquid Acrylic Color. Popular for
pointed pen work. Metallics: $7.40 see page 53
I16-CGLD. Dr. Martin’s Iridescent
Calligraphy Ink: Copperplate Gold.
$6.45 see page 58
I56. Winsor & Newton Gold Ink.
Mike Kecseg and Valerie Weilmuenster
recommended this gold for decorating
letters at their classes at IAMPETH. 1oz
I56
glass bottle. $8.77
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I59. Winsor & Newton
Calligraphy Ink.
Specify Gold or Silver.
For dip pen or brush
only. $8.10 each
GOUACHE / WATERCOLOR
Brilliant Gold
Brilliant Silver
Holbein Brilliant Gouache.
15 ml. This new gouache provides a
sparkly effect. Works well in brush and
pointed pen. (Not recommended for
broad-edged pens; use Holbein Pearl
Gouaches).
$19.25. JNB Price $16.95 ea.
HG644. Brilliant Gold.
HG646. Brilliant Silver.
Holbein Designer Gouache.
These metallic gouaches are great for
broad-edge, pointed pen, and brush
work. They are finely ground mica based
metallics. $14.95. JNB Price $12.95 ea.
HG640. Pearl White. HG641. Pearl Gold.
HG642. Pearl Copper. HG645. Silver.
Acryla Waterproof Gouache. 20ml. $13.50
JNB Price $12.50 AG171. Gold. AG172. Silver.
Full Pan Schmincke Watercolor.
This version of our most popular
gold gouache is solid in a plastic
Gold
pan. Add water with a brush and
work up a quantity to write with. It
seems to have more sparkle than
Silver
gouache. The color is similar to
Schmincke Gold Pearl Gouache (a
yellow gold).
Full Pan. $12.95ea. SG893-F. Gold SG894-F. Silver
SG870. Schmincke Gold Pearl Gouache. 14 karat
gold color, (yellow gold color, our most popular Gold
Gouache). $14.75. JNB $13.50
Winsor & Newton Metallic Gouache. 14 ml.
$15.10 ea. WNG283. Gold. WNG617. Silver.
See pages 52 & 53 for more gouache.
Pan Gold. Metallic
Watercolor in 2.75"
ceramic pans.
I41-58
I41-59
Recommended by Carol
Pallesen for its very fine
grind. May need some Gum Arabic as a binder. $13.50
I41-58. Pale Gold. I41-59. Rich Gold.
Pearl
White
Pearl
Copper
Pearl
Gold
MARKERS
M37. Krylon Leafing Pens.
Unlike regular metallic
markers, these chisel tip pens Copper
lay down metallic color with a
mirror finish. It looks like
Silver
shiny metal leaf. According to
the manufacturer they are
Red Shimmer
acid free/archival. Works on
paper, glass, metal, ceramic,
Pale Gold
etc. Nib width is 3/16".
Specify: 18kt Gold, Pale Gold,
Red Shimmer, Silver, Copper.
18k Gold
$8.65 2/$8.50ea 3/$8.25ea
M39. Yasutomo Extra Fine Tip Gold Marker. Fine tip
point marker. (Mono-line.) $3.95
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pointed pen
The original Ziller Glossy Black Ink in powder
form returns.
I29. Classic Ziller Glossy Black Ink. The original
Ziller Glossy Black Ink in powder form returns. A
favorite for pointed pen for years, this ink is unsurpassed for copperplate, Spencerian and off-hand
flourishing, with fine hairlines and brilliant shading.
Add boiling water to the neck of the jar and mix well
by stirring. (Do not shake.) Stir before each use. For
pointed pen with a steel nib. Non-waterproof. Makes
1oz. $8.50.
I108. Dr. Martin's Pen White. A great
new white ink for pointed pen work! 1oz
dropper bottle. A sell-out at both Odyssey
and IAMPETH. Can be thinned with
water if necessary. $8.00
Rhodia Pads. Gwen Weaver
recommends these new pads for
pointed pen work. Non-bleeding,
bright white, smooth satin finish, 80gsm (22lb), acid-free, pH
neutral paper. All are microperforated to provide a clean
edge when you tear out the sheet.
Lines/graph are purple.
P53. Rhodia Plain Pad. Blank sheets. 8.25"x12.5".
Black cover. $10.00
P54. Rhodia Lined Pad. Lines spaced 5/16" (18mm).
8.25"x11.75". Black cover . $10.00
Rhodia Graph Pad. Orange cover. 5sq/inch (10x10mm).
P55. 8.25"x11.75". $9.00
P56. 16"x12.5" $16.00
B3350. Italic & Copperplate
Calligraphy: The Basics and
Beyond by Eleanor Winters.
2011. 192pp. 8-3/8"x11". Paper
$19.95
Covers letter variations (form, weight
and proportions), flourishing
and design, commercial and
personal calligraphy, and calligraphic writing. The
book shows how many principals and applications
apply to both hands. Showcases work by many wellknow calligraphers, showing their use of Copperplate and Italic. This is an intermediate level book,
but it also contains a good review of the basics.
Eleanor Winters' Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy is a thorough beginner’s manual and highly
recommended as your first instructional book on
this hand. This brand new book builds on the skills
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SUMINAGASHI SET
S150. Boku Undo Marbling
Set. Six tubes of color
suitable for suminagashi
marbling. All you need is a
shallow container larger than
the item you plan to marble,
a pointed brush, and plain
water to marble sheets of
paper and envelopes.
Instructions included. Six
12ml (.42oz) bottles of color. $15.99
COLORED INK STICKS
Japanese Colored Ink Sticks. Concentrated color
you grind in an unglazed ceramic dish (Gaken, IS20,
$9.50). Reggie Ezell finds that the colors in the
column below flow especially well in a metal nib.
IS13. Indigo Blue Ink Stick. $12.00
IS14. Yellowish Red Ink Stick. $12.00
IS15. Wine Red. $32.00
IS16. Vermillion Ink Stick. $32.00
IS17. Red Ochre Ink Stick. $12.00
IS18. Ochre Ink Stick. $12.00
IS21. Chrome Yellow. $11.00
IS22. Apple Green. $29.00
IS23. Sapphire Blue. $21.00
IS24. Yellow. $12.00
IS25. Fern Green. $17.00
IS26. Ultramarine. $15.00
IS27
IS27. White $10
IS30. Forest Green $16.
IS31. Purple $29
IS30
IS31
S689. Bamboo Ink Stick
Holder. Holds remainder of
ink stick for ease of grinding. $12.00
IS20. Gaken Dish. For grinding
colored ink sticks. Round unglazed
ceramic. 4.25" diameter. Useable on
either side. At a minimum have one for
dark colors and one for light colors. $9.50 5/$8.80
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bookbinding SUPPLIES
S255. Small Bookbinder's Awl
S347. Bookbinding Awl
Awls
S347. Bookbinding Awl. 3.25". For punching holes in
signatures. Finer shaft than our other awl. $7.00
S234. Stylus. This inexpensive tool can be used to punch
holes in a few sheets of paper before sewing. Sturdy, allmetal construction. Great for beginners’ classes because
of its low cost. $2.25 10/2.15ea.
S255. Small Bookbinder’s Awl. Small awl with a wooden
handle for punching holes in paper and thin board. $3.99
12/$3.85ea. 24/$3.65ea. 36/$3.35ea.
S234. Stylus
S349. Single Hole Paper
Drill. McGill Model 56000. Easy to use. Drills a clean hole
1/4" in diameter. Maximum capacity of 250 sheets of 20lb
paper. Adjustable
hole position. $31.50
S358. Three Hole
Paper Drill. McGill
Model 57000. Easy
to use. Drills two or
S358. Three
three holes, 1/4" in
Hole Paper Drill
diameter.
Maximum capacity of 250 sheets of 20lb paper. Adjustable hole positions. $62.50
S357. 1/8" Drill Head. Works with either McGill 2-3 hole
or single hole Paper Drills. $15.70. Set of three, $45.00
S579. Short Needle Stylus. Similar to our regular stylus, Scalpel. Sharpest surgical blades available for
but with a needle that is much shorter. Used by Catherine cutting, trimming, and scraping. Disposable blades
Burkhardt for her sewn single sheet binding. $3.50
snap onto handle.
S373. Scalpel Metal Handle. $5.30
S580. Vise. Holds a bookbinding needle to create a
S374. #23 Scalpel Blades. $.60 each
slim stylus set at the length you desire. $10.00
10/$.55 ea. 25/$.50 ea.
Punches, Drills
Use these professional tools to create books,
journals and photo albums.
S348. Japanese Push Drill
S348. Japanese Push Drill.
Hollow point drills cut
holes in papers, leathers,
and binders board.
Pressure on wooden shaft
causes drill to spin and cut hole. Set of 9 interchangeable
drills: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5mm. A marvelous tool
worth the price. $69.95
Replacement Drills. Specify Size:
S370-1, -1.5. 1mm, 1.5mm. $11.20 ea.
S371-2, -2.5. 2mm, 2.5mm. $9.20 ea.
S372-3, -3.5, -4. 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm. $9.20 ea.
Folders
S619. Flat Bone Folder. Similar
S618. Sally’s Piercing Cradle. For bookbinders, this small, ingenious & sturdy
portable cradle assembles in an
instant with Velcro. Take it apart
and the three aluminum
pieces nest together for
storage or travel. $18.95
S359. Green Heron Cradle Kit.
Includes binders board (10") for
making a sewing cradle, instructions,
glue, a hole piercing needle, and tips on using your
cradle. $12.00
See page 21 for more bookbinding supplies.
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S346-L.
S346-S.
S619.
S308. Bone Folder. 6"x3/4". Higher quality than our
basic bone folder. $6.75 6/$6.25ea. 12/$6.00 ea.
S117-H. Horn Folder. Made from cow horn. Black.
shape as the Teflon folders, but in
6"x7/8". Smoother and harder than bone. $6.99. JNB $6.50
bone. 5/8"x5". $6.99. JNB $6.50
S279. Mini Bone Folder. 4-3/8". $4.75. JNB Price $4.25
S611. Ergonomic Horn Folder.
S611.
4.5". $11.99. JNB Price $10.50
S543. Ergo Folder.
Specifically designed to
facilitate folding and compressing signatures and
S281. Scoring
manipulating paper on
Tool.
Used
for
scoring
S281.
paper. Fits comfortably boxes and books. Made of
in your hand. Genuine a Teflon-like material. 4.25"
$25.95
S117-6. bone. List $5.99.
S543.
JNB Price $5.50
Teflon Folders. Will not
glaze
or
mar
delicate
S117-H. S117-6. Basic
papers or fabrics. One end
Bone Folder. For
pointed, one end straight.
folding, scoring,
and burnishing. Made of genuine bone (cattle). One end S346-S. Small
5.25"x5/8"x.25". $19.75
rounded, one end pointed. 6"x3/4". $5.99. JNB $5.50
S346-L. Large 6.25"x.75"x3/8". $22.75
6/$5.25ea. 12/$4.99ea.
Needles
B3100. Bookcraft: Techniques
for Binding, Folding, and
Decorating to Create Books
and More by Heather Weston.
2008. 128pp. 8.5"x10". Paper
$22.99. JNB Price $20.75
With step-by-step instructions,
this guide provides the essential
ingredients for designing and making your own books.
Each project begins with the basics and progresses
through to thought-provoking applications of those
techniques. Explores more experimental binding and
page treatment techniques. Includes inspiring gallery.
Bookbinder’s Needles. From England.
S213-SH. #18 Sharp. Pkg of 6. $2.55
S213-BL. #18 Blunt. Pkg of 6. $2.00
S219. #15 Sharp. Pkg of 6. $2.55
S218. Curved. Pkg of 3 assorted. $4.85
#15 accepts thicker thread than #18.
Thread
Colored Irish Linen
Thread. Unwaxed.
50 gram spool. Specify
color. Burgundy, Olive
Green (Tannish Green),
Brown, Black, Blue, Yellow.
S287. 12/3. $13.95
S288. 18/3. $14.95
Board Cutter
Kutrimmer Paper & Board Trimmer.
Solid, all-metal construction and highest grade Solingen steel
blades. Pressure clamp to hold board/paper, adjustable alignment bar, extension guide, and guides calibrated in 16ths of an
Unbleached Linen Thread. From the
UK.100% Flax. Unwaxed. 50 Gram spool. inch. Capable of cutting a single sheet of binders board up to
.098" thick. Accurate and easy to use. Made in Germany.
S310. 35/3. 50 yards. $6.95
S351. 12/3 Approx 127 yd. $11.50
S486. Kutrimmer 1134. 13.75" cutting length.
S352. 18/3 Approx 172 yd. $12.50
Dimensions: 15"x12". List $279. JNB Price $251
S353. 35/3 Approx 335 yd. $14.50
S571. Kutrimmer
S552-NAT
S551- S551S552-NAT
1046. 18" cutting length. Di18/3
BLK WHT
30/3
mensions: 20" x 14".
$519. JNB Price
$476
S487.
Kutrimmer
Black White
Wild Lilac Blue Blue
Peacock Beige Clove Ever1058. 22.5"
Bird Bonnet
Rose
Brown green
Green
cutting length.
Londonderry Colored Linen Thread. Made from fine Dimensions:
line linen (long fibers) for strength and spun wet for
S488.
24.25" x 14.25".
smoothness. European.
List $859. JNB Price $773
S552-BRT. Set of four bright colors: Wild Rose, Lilac,
S488. Kutrimmer 1071. 28.5" cutting length.
Blue Bird, Blue Bonnet. $13.50
Dimensions: 30 5⁄8" x 20.25". $1049. JNB Price $944
S552-NAT. Set of four natural colors: Clove Brown,
S572. Kutrimmer 1080. 31-1/4" cutting length.
Peacock Green, Evergreen, Beige. $13.50
Dimensions: 32" x 24.5". Floor Model $1,849. JNB
Specify thickness:
Price $1,664
30/3 21-3/4 yards (20m) mini spools.
See www.johnnealbooks.com for more Kutrimmers
18/3 13 yards (12m) mini spools.
Colored Irish Linen Thread.
Please give a street address for FedEx Ground Delivery. Your
Kutrimmer will be shipped separately from the rest of your
order. Floor Models delivered by freight. USA shipping cost
(excluding AK, HI, PR) is generally $16.00.
For AK, HI & PR, we can give you shipping options and cost.
S551-BLK, S551-WHT. Individual Spools. Specify
Black, White. $3.50 each. Specify thickness:
30/3 21-3/4 yards (20m) mini spools.
18/3 13 yards (12m) mini spools.
S554. Set of 10 Spools. 4 bright colors, 4 natural colors,
black & white. Specify thickness: 18/3, 30/3. $35.50
See page 21 for more bookbinding supplies.
See pages 3-5 & 18-20 for bookbinding books.
email:
S223. 1-1/2”. $2.95 $24.49/dozen
Bone Clasp
Assortments.
S224-2. Two each of
the four sizes. $15.95
S224-6. Six each of the four sizes. $35.95
S222. 1-1/4”. $2.50 $19.95/dozen
Bone Clasps or Lid
Pins. For use in
Japanese and other
bindings. These are
bone, not plastic. Sizes
are approximate:
S221. 1”. $1.95 $15.85/dozen.
Bone Clasps
S220. 3/4". $1.50 $12.99/dozen
S289. Beeswax. Natural beeswax. Use to lightly wax
thread. 1oz cake. $2.95
Book Cloth
Book Cloth. Standard solid color cloth. 100% rayon,
acid free, paper backed. Specify Color: Black, Red, Navy,
Beige, Forest Green, Linen, Chocolate, Grey, Turquoise,
Light Brown, White, Lavender, Burgundy, Moss Green.
BCS-Color. 17"x19" $5.50 BC-Color. 17"x38" $10.00
Linen: BCS-Linen 17"x19" $8 BC-Linen. 17"x38" $14.25
Black Velvet Book Cloth. Subtle honeycomb pattern.
BCS-VEL. 13" x 18" $5.00 BC-VEL. 13" x 36" $9.00
Japanese Bookcloth. Steel blue/Gold.
BCS-JP. 15" x 18" $5.00 BC-JP. 15" x 36" $9.00
Black
Light
Brown
Moss
Green
White
Burgundy Chocolate Grey
Linen
Black
Velvet
Japanese Turquoise
Red
Navy
Forest
Green
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Beige
Lavender
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GettinG Started
AsseMblIng your pen
shArpenIng The nIb
one of the advantages of assembling a
pen is that you can adjust it to suit your
individual requirements. Dismantling,
cleaning, and reassembling it regularly
will also help you to become well
acquainted with your writing
instrument. The assembled pen here
is the standard wide-nib pen used for
teaching the scripts in this book.
nibs get tired with use and you will
eventually need to sharpen them
to ensure the best results. A nib is
blunt when it is no longer capable
of making sharp hairline strokes.
A small Arkansas stone is used for
sharpening nibs. These sharpening
stones are smooth and good quality
and will not damage nibs. A cheap
alternative is grade number 4 wet
and dry paper. sharpening pointed
nibs is not recommended.
1
ease the nib into the holder. Avoid
putting pressure on the writing edge.
slide the nib in as far as possible. It should
fit closely to the holder’s neck.
2
new reservoirs need to be adjusted
to ensure they don’t cause the nib to
“split” and impede the flow of ink. gently
bend the reservoir around the tail of the
pen holder and loosen the side flaps with
slight pressure from your finger and thumb
so that it can slide easily onto the nib.
1
2
1
2
place a sharpening stone on a flat
surface and lubricate it with water. place
the nib at 30 degrees, with the top toward
the stone and the underside of
the nib facing you. Keeping the nib at
30 degrees, move it across the stone
10 to 12 times.
Check the
sloping edge of the nib
under a magnifying glass and
sharpen it with the top of the nib
facing you until it is even.
MAKIng InK
3
offer up the reservoir to the nib,
taking great care not to damage
the end of the nib when the two are
brought together.
4
The reservoir should make just
enough contact to prevent it from
falling off. It must not grip the nib so tightly
that it distorts the writing edge. position
the reservoir about 3 mm from the writing
edge, or further back on smaller nib sizes.
5
If the reservoir is too far forward, it
will catch the paper and drag ink
across the surface; if too far back, it will
not supply ink to the writing edge.
The best calligraphy is written with ink
made from Japanese ink sticks. They
are handmade using a traditional
process and are very high quality. The
required amount of ink should be
freshly prepared as it deteriorates
once exposed to air. grinding stones
come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and
qualities. The smallest size is the most
useful. A lid can also be helpful to
prevent the ink from drying out too
quickly, but is not essential.
Test a stone by applying a small amount
of liquid to it—the slower
the liquid dries, the better the quality
of the stone.
CheCking your nib size
6
With a new nib, be sure to remove
the protective lacquer coating—
plunge it into hot water, or hold it briefly
in a flame and then cool it in cold water.
Throughout this book, the nib
sizes quoted refer to Mitchell
roundhand nibs, which are
widely used by calligraphers. If
you are using a different brand,
you will need to convert these
sizes to those of your nib.
A simple way of doing this is
to hold each of your nibs against
the size checker here to
determine which Mitchell size it
most closely matches.
Add four drops of water to a grinding
stone. If more ink is required, more
water can be added later in increments of
two drops. It is far easier to make ink too
thick and dilute it than to thicken ink that
is too thin.
Dipping the pen
size 0
you can load your pen with ink by
either dipping the pen in a full ink
well and wiping the excess ink
on the edge of the pot, or
by feeding the nib with a
brush as shown.
size 1
size 1.5
size 2
size 2.5
size 3
size 3.5
size 4
size 5
3
grind the stick against the stone.
The ink stick should be ground slowly
and rhythmically to enable the pigment to
disperse as evenly as possible. grinding for
too long or with too much pressure can
result in a grainy texture.
Now Available!
B2769. Foundations of
Calligraphy by Sheila Waters.
2006. 126pp. 9"x11.25".
Hardcover,
concealed spiral $35.00
For more info see page 9.
CALLIGRAPHY
BOOKBINDING
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Narrow Foundational: Exemplar alphabet with pen-angle changes for certain letters.
© 2011
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B3360. Calligraphy in 24 Hours by Veiko Kespersaks. 2010. 176pp. Paper $21.99
Presents a carefully structured series
of 24 one-hour lessons (most to be
followed by additional practice before moving to
the next lesson.) The exercises teach letterforms,
develop consistency & speed, and present projects:
greeting cards, invitations, wall hangings, place
settings, and more. The author is from Finland and
currently works in London.
4
stop when the ink has thickened.
you will need to test the ink to assess
when it is ready by dipping the nib into
the ink and making a mark. It should flow
smoothly and appear solid black on paper.
B3360
size 6
B3246. Sheila Waters Retrospective. Scripsit
Issue. 2010. 48pp. 8.5"x11". $28.00
Here it is. What we have been waiting years
for – 300 full-color images of Sheila’s life’s
work, designed by Julian Waters. This issue of
Scripsit presents Sheila’s Retrospective Show
of 2009. A great companion to her instructional book Foundations of Calligraphy. Julian
has designed a new typeface to be used for the
first time in this publication. Scripsit is the
quarterly journal of the Washington (DC) Calligraphers Guild. This is a special double issue.
Sheila Waters
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