Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering

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Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering is Edward Johnston’s influential early 20th-century manual that helped revive and codify the art of calligraphy, illumination, and letter design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
calligraphy manual
typography manual
associatedMovement Arts and Crafts movement NERFINISHED
associatedWith revival of formal penmanship in Britain
author Edward Johnston NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
covers construction of letters
decoration of letters
historical scripts
illumination of manuscripts
page layout
pen techniques
proportions of letters
firstPublicationDecade 1900s
genre art instruction book
non-fiction
hasAudience book artists
designers
scribes
students of calligraphy
typographers
hasReputation classic text on calligraphy
foundational work in modern lettering education
influenced lettering artists
modern calligraphers
revival of calligraphy in the 20th century
type designers
language English
notableFor codifying principles of formal handwriting
historical analysis of letterforms
revival of broad-nib pen techniques
systematic approach to calligraphy
publicationCentury 20th century
subject book arts
calligraphy
handwriting
illumination
letter design
lettering
teaches analysis of historical models
broad-edge pen writing
construction of alphabets
design of illuminated initials
timePeriodDescribed Renaissance letterforms
medieval manuscript traditions

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Edward Johnston notableWork Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Edward Johnston wrote Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering