Lettering: For Students and Craftspeople (Dover Books on Lettering, Graphic Arts, and Printing) - Softcover

Hewitt, Graily

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486275183 ISBN 13: 9780486275185

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2018

Synopsis

A Dover re-publication of a 1930 volume on calligraphy lettering that distills an enormous amount of knowledge into a readable and illustrated form. The author, a renowned calligrapher with over 30 years of experience, held the respect of many in his day, as noted by his numerous commissions from the British government. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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About the Author

Graily Hewitt (1864-1952) attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and trained as a lawyer. Classes at London's Central School of Arts and Crafts led to Hewitt's taking on a teaching position there and at the Camberwell School of Art. Hewitt was instrumental in the revival of gilding in calligraphy, and his work is kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections.

Synopsis

A Dover re-publication of a 1930 volume on calligraphy lettering that distills an enormous amount of knowledge into a readable and illustrated form. The author, a renowned calligrapher with over 30 years of experience, held the respect of many in his day, as noted by his numerous commissions from the British government. Annotation copyright Book Ne

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486275183
• ISBN 13: 9780486275185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336