Writing & Illuminating & Lettering (eBook)

Edward Johnston (1872–1944) is regarded as one of the fathers of calligraphy and his books and teachings are credited with reviving the art of modern penmanship and lettering. The sans-serif Johnston typeface that appeared throughout the London Underground prior to the 1980s was his most prominent design. Johnston influenced a generation of British calligraphers and typographers, notably Eric Gill, and his students founded the Society of Scribes & Illuminators.

ContentsEditor's Preface vAuthor's Preface xiAddenda & Corrigenda xxi Part IWriting & IluminatingChapter I The Development of Writing  1Chapter II  Acquiring a Formal Hand: (1) Tools  14Chapter III Acquiring a Formal Hand: (2) Methods  27Chapter IV  Acquiring a Formal Hand: (3) Models  36Chapter V  Acquiring a Formal Hand (4): Practice  51Chapter VI  Manuscript Books  64Chapter VII  Versal Letters and Coloured Capitals  78Chapter VIII  Black & Red  93Chapter IX  Laying & Burnishing Gold  111Chapter X  The Use of Gold & Colours in Initial Letters & Simple Illumination  138Chapter XI  A Theory of Illumination  159Chapter XII  The Development of Illumination  170Chapter XIII  "Design" in Illumination  180 Part II LetteringChapter XIV  Good Lettering -- Some Methods of Construction & Arrangement  201Chapter XV  The Roman Alphabet & Its Derivatives  232 Appendix AChapter XVI  Special Subjects  301Appedix BChapter XVII Inscriptions in Stone  353Notes on the Plates  371The Plates  383Index  424