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Lettering Guidelines

LinuGraphy (Guideline Generator in pen nib widths with vertical lines option)(pdf)
allunderone.org

Printable Protractor (for pen angles) (pdf)
Keith Enevoldsen’s Think Zone

Calligraphy Technique

Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, (1917), Edward Johnston
Classic Text on Modern Calligraphy
Public Domain Facsimile in pdf format
Internet Archive, Canadian Libraries

Calligraphy Terminology

Calligraphy Supplies
Note: There are many suppliers, this is just a short list of my favorites.

John Neal Bookseller
Pens, Ink, Vellum, Quills, Gilding Supplies, Books

Natural Pigments
Dry pigments, Gilding Supplies, Paint, Mediums, Brushes

Daniel Smith Art Materials
Paint, Brushes, Dry pigments, Gilding supplies, Papers

Opus Framing (Canada only)
Pens, Ink, Paper, Paint

Currys Art Store (Canada only)
Pens, Ink, Paper, Gold Leaf, Paint

Illuminated Manuscripts

British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
Wonderful images and details of manuscripts.

Gutenberg Digital
Gutenberg Bible
Illuminated Pages of the Gutenberg Bible
Gutenberg Model Book (with English translation)

Miscellaneous

Guide for Drawing the Acanthus, and Every Description of Ornamental Foliage
by I. Page, c. 1886
Public Domain book from Google Books with a pdf. Targeted more towards architecture but has beautiful engraved illustrations and interesting techniques.

The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH).
Calligraphy and Pointed Pen styles and techniques – Handwriting, Engrossing/Copperplate, Ornamental Penmanship, Spencerian, etc.

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12 Responses

on December 4, 2009 at 7:05 am | Reply vinodMAHABALE

nice to have practice line.
thank u very much.
on June 8, 2010 at 10:18 am | Reply operandus modem

Thank-you very much.
on December 11, 2010 at 7:20 pm | Reply Eileen

Thanks for the resources & info sharing! I searched quite a while to find a line generating tool and thankfully finally found your site. I used the Linugraphy line generator to quickly set-up test spacing for a large-scale project & it saved me a lot of time & effort. Yaay!!
on June 12, 2011 at 7:15 pm | Reply stephen

thank you for the resources.
on September 24, 2011 at 5:42 pm | Reply Dominic Nunsbones

I wish I’d come across this page a long time ago. Much appreciated information and links.
on January 15, 2012 at 7:53 am | Reply Everitte

This is a great page, thank you so much. All my work is in Arabic script, but the information on inks and suppliers is fantastic.
on April 12, 2012 at 2:42 pm | Reply H

many of your links at the top of the page are broken,pls test
- on April 12, 2012 at 5:32 pm | Reply wolfgangcat
  
  Thank you – links updated or removed
on October 22, 2012 at 12:10 pm | Reply Michelle

Thank you so much for all of the information contained here on your blog! Wonderful.
on May 15, 2013 at 6:54 pm | Reply firedrops

Thank you for the links. Very much appreciated.
on January 3, 2014 at 6:40 am | Reply Marisa

gracias por toda la información que nos proporcionas. Thank you
on March 23, 2016 at 3:13 am | Reply zerocreativity0

very useful resource on calligraphy! Thanks for sharing! I am keen learner of calligraphy so it is being helpful me and others like me!