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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

 

Letterforum logo by Julian WatersFuture International Calligraphy Conferences:

2010: Odyssey, July 24-31, 2010
The 30th annual international assembly of lettering artists will be held at Stonehill College, Easton MA (Boston area), hosted by Masscribes.

2010: International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers & Teachers of Handwriting convention, August 9-14, 2010 in Orlando

2011: San Francisco area

2012: Portland, Oregon, hosted by Calligraphy Northwest

WORKSHOPS:

Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats are week-long calligraphy workshops in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina.

Washington Calligraphers Guild workshops are generally held on weekends in the spring and fall.

New York City Society of Scribes workshops

Philadelphia Calligraphers' Society workshops


by Mary Lou O'BrianCALLIGRAPHY SUPPLIES

Paper & Ink Arts
Owner Brenda Broadbent, a member of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, ships art supplies, fine papers, books and gift items from her colorful mail order catalog to thousands of amateur and professional lettering artists around the globe.


John Neal, Bookseller
In addition to his enormous selection of calligraphy books, John Neal supplies calligraphers with tools and fine papers. John Neal also publishes Letter Arts Review magazine and Bound & Lettered, with practical information on bookbinding and papercraft.





GUILDS AND SOCIETIES


Artwork by Julian Waters, © Association for the Calligraphic Arts

Association for the Calligraphic Arts
(Logo by Julian Waters)
The Washington Calligraphers Guild is a member of the ACA

IAMPETH logo

The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers
& Teachers of Handwriting

Download guidelines for lettering with pointed pens

Calligraphy Guilds in the United States
(List compiled by www.cynscribe.com)

Artwork by Christopher Haanes, © Society of Scribes and IlluminatorsThe Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society of Great Britain

Society of Scribes and Illuminators (United Kingdom)
(Logo by Christopher Haanes)

RESOURCES

Artwork by Donald Jackson, © St. John's University

Bible hand-lettered by Donald Jackson and associates,
commissioned by Saint John's University

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The Aberdeen Bestiary: the story behind a medieval manuscript

The Digital Scriptorium: image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts

Abbey Studio classes and manuscript study tours

Rob Leuschke, Alphabytes Hand Papermaking, Inc.
Organization dedicated to advancing traditional contemporary ideas in the art of hand papermaking.

The British Library's Illuminated Manuscripts
High-res images

CLAS artworkEarly Manuscripts at Oxford University
High-res images

Digital Abbey Library of St. Gallen
High-res images of the finest illuminated codices

Irish Script on Screen: digital images of Irish manuscripts

Alphabetica: Art of numerous acclaimed calligraphers

BFH, A Manual for Fluent Handwriting
by WCG member Nan Jay Barchowsky

Mail Art Across the World
Free project solicits and displays international mail art.

Photos from WCG's Library of Congress Rare Book Showing