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2015: The Passionate Pen, the 34th International Calligraphy Conference, will be held at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, July 25-Aug. 1, 2015. 2014: Legacies, the 33rd International Calligraphy Conference, will be held July 19-26, 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel & Eiseman Performing Arts Center in Dallas, TX. 2013: The Summit at Colorado Springs, the 32nd International Calligraphy Conference, will be held July 21-28, 2013 at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, sponsored by Summit Scribes. 2013: The 64th Annual IAMPETH Convention, July 8-13, 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2012: IAMPETH Convention in Milwaukee for pointed pen 2012: Calligraphy Northwest International Calligraphy Conference in Portland, Oregon List of past International Calligraphy Conferences Photos from Letterforum, the 2006 Conference hosted by the Washington Calligraphers Guild
Washington Calligraphers Guild workshops are generally held on weekends in the spring and fall. Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats are week-long calligraphy workshops in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. New York City Society of Scribes workshops Philadelphia Calligraphers' Society workshops Southern California's Society for Calligraphy workshops Chicago Calligraphy Collection workshops Paper & Ink Arts John
Neal, Bookseller
The International
Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers Calligraphy Guilds in the United States The Association for the Calligraphic Arts has been suspended.
RESOURCES
Sheila Waters' acclaimed 2006 textbook, The penmen who lettered the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
How to create borders of vines and acanthus leaves Alphabetica: Art of numerous acclaimed calligraphers BFH Fluent Handwriting Manual and CD-ROM -- instructional handwriting package for all ages. Annie Cicale's revised 2011 edition of The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering can be ordered directly from Annie via email. Learn to create elegant writing for all occasions. $19.95 plus $5 s&h. Abbey Studio classes and manuscript study tours
Bible
hand-lettered by Donald Jackson and associates, The Digital Scriptorium is an image database of some 25,000 medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the 30 collections in the United States. The Digital Resource and Database for Palaeography, Manuscript Studies and Diplomatic combines digital catalogues, descriptions of handwriting and images of documents. The British Library's Illuminated Manuscripts website and The British Library’s Digitised Manuscripts website provide descriptions and images of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the British Library. Six-part BBC video series on illuminated manuscripsits created for the British monarchy.
Digital images from The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The Aberdeen Bestiary: the story behind a medieval manuscript Early Manuscripts at Oxford University The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin offers images of its collection of Western, Islamic and East Asian manuscripts. Digital Abbey Library of St. Gallen Irish Script on Screen: digital images of Irish manuscripts Margaret Shepherd's daily blog feature, Calligraphy Every Day Mail Art Across the World Washington DC Collectible Fountain Pen SUPERSHOW Hand Papermaking, Inc: dedicated to advancing the art of hand papermaking |
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