Edward Johnston (1872–1944)
Autor(a) de Writing & illuminating, & lettering
About the Author
Image credit: Edward Johnston in 1902.
Obras por Edward Johnston
Hand- & Inschrift-Alphabete für Schulen und Fachklassen und für Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten (1928) 14 exemplares
Lettering and life 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Every man an artist : readings in the traditional philosophy of art (2005) — Contribuidor, algumas edições — 10 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Johnston, Edward
- Data de nascimento
- 1872-02-11
- Data de falecimento
- 1944-11-26
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK (family)
Uruguay (birth) - Local de nascimento
- San José de Mayo, Uruguay
- Local de falecimento
- Ditchling, England
- Educação
- At home
Edinburgh University (medicine) - Ocupações
- designer
calligrapher
Membros
Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 10
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 557
- Popularidade
- #44,822
- Avaliação
- 4.4
- Críticas
- 5
- ISBN
- 29
- Marcado como favorito
- 1
Without any available resources in a world where pointed pen prevailed, he took it upon himself to rediscover the lost methods of broad edged pens for lettering. But it is not only broad edged pens that he covers, but so many aspect of calligraphy…it’s history and evolution, plus extensive instruction on tools, design, illumination, guilding , versals, stone inscription and so much more.
This unassuming book is a veritable wealth of information and a “bible” for calligraphic arts. I highly recommend this book to anyone seriously interested in calligraphy and it’s modern evolution.… (mais)