Calligraphy in the Copperplate Style

《Calligraphy风格的英文书法》

系列: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography

Paperback: 32页

出版社: Dover Publications; 1st (1980年11月1日)

语种： English

ISBN-10: 0486240371

ISBN-13: 978-0486240374

产品尺寸及重量: 210 x 279 x 4mm | 144g

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

内容简介

铜版画书法的特点是向下的笔画粗，向上的笔画细如发丝，是书法字体中最美丽的艺术形式之一。

这个特典非常简单直接并易于遵循，本书将带您一步一步熟悉整个过程: 九个基本笔画，如何组装成小写和大写字母，如何连接成单词以及如何形成数字和标点符号。教学章节是关于所需材料和如何正确准备的教导以及进一步的建议。每一阶段均提供64幅插图，配以文字和实践练习。该卷还包含三种不同大小的指南页，供您在自己的半透明纸下使用。

作者在许多成人教育课程中教授铜版书法。经年累月的宝贵经验在这本书中显而易见，使它成为任何对这种书法风格感兴趣的人的合理选择。要掌握这种流行的书法形式的优雅性，使用本书就再好不过了。

The copperplate style of calligraphy, characterized by thick downward strokes and hairline-thin upward strokes, is one of the most beautiful forms of this most beautiful art.

This remarkably simple, straightforward, and easy-to-follow guide to copperplate lettering takes you step by step through the entire process: the nine basic strokes, how to assemble the strokes into lowercase and uppercase letters, how to join letters into words, and how to form numerals and punctuation. Bracketing the instructional chapters is information on materials and proper preparation as well as further suggestions. Sixty-four illustrations accompany the text and practical exercises are provided at each stage. The volume also contains guide sheets, in three different sizes, for use underneath your own translucent paper.

The authors have taught copperplate calligraphy in many adult education courses. These years of invaluable experience are clearly evident in this book, making it the logical choice for anyone interested in this calligraphic style. There is no finer instruction for mastering the elegance of this popular form of calligraphy.