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Pictorial calligraphy4/11/2024 ![]() ![]() I guess they don’t want anyone to go around ordering a set of handsome design cards for only $0.35/dozen. This last page was completely deleted in the Modern book. I guess it makes the word ‘Beauty’ easier to read, but I can’t think why else they chose to edit only that one flourish and not the others. On the left, the large flourish was flipped from the original. Both are crisp and beautiful and easy to read. How I wish I can still send in $1 for a 22x28in print of Zaner’s flourished eagle. Calligraphy (n) decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering. Similarly on this page, the ads for prints and artwork has been edited out. ![]() Which makes sense, as these items are not available anymore and may be confusing to the modern reader. This tutorial to show that how to draw different types of Calligraphy with picture means Pictorial. and you can see they edited out the parts about using the Zanerian penholder and nib. 'Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy' is not your ordinary calligraphy book. For examples, here on left is the Modern and on the right is the Original. The two books are almost identical except for a few differences. You can still find it at Scranton Uni’s store for $25 along with other amazing books. On the right is the original 1951 book printed by the Zaner Bloser company (the company EA Lupfer worked for) which the book on the left is a reprint of, so let’s call it the Original. In fact it is the book that got me interested in pointed pen calligraphy. You can buy it for about $8 on Amazon, and is an absolutely amazing book to own. Lately, most of the time with a pen in my hand has been spent studying the art of offhand flourishing, or ornate pictorial calligraphy. On left is EA Lupfer’s Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy reprinted by Dover. Decorative flourishes, also known as calligraphic ornaments or ornate pictorial calligraphy, developed during centuries of writing and decorating of manuscripts. Rediscover the elegance of flourishing with this delightful guide to ornate pictorial calligraphy. So today I’d like to post comparisons between two wonderful books. Comparison between Fascinating Pen Flourishing and Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy Over 150 lovely examples of flourishes form in themselves a wonderful collection of ornate pictorial calligraphy. ![]()
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