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The Universal Penman

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Universal PenmanISBN13:9781607967552ISBN10:1607967553Author:Bickham, George (Author)Description:This Is The Only Complete Edition Available Of One Of The Most Famous And Most Useful Books Of Commercial Art Ever Printed George Bickham, A Noted Engraver And Calligrapher, First Compiled This Work Back In The 1740'S, From The Best Specimens Of 24 Of The Leading Calligraphers Of His Day Unfortunately, Bickham Published His Work In 52 Separate Parts, Over A Period Of Eight Years In Bickham's Own Day It Was Difficult To Get A Complete Set Of The Universal Penman; Today, Apart From This Edition, It Is Virtually Impossible, For Most Surviving 18Th-Century Copies Lack Certain Rare Plates This Dover Edition, However, Contains Every Plate Which Bickham Engraved, And Each Is Reproduced From An Original So Remarkably Clear That These Modern Plates Are Actually Better Than Most 18Th-Century Originals This Book Contains More Than 210 Full-Page Plates, Each Crammed Full Of Beautiful And Interesting Material To List Only Part Of Its Contents: - Over 125 Pictorial Scenes, Clear Copperplates Of Drinking Scenes, Family Scenes, Commerce, Rustic Festivities, Duels, More - Over 200 Script Pictures, Male And Female Heads, Busts, Cherubs, Griffins, Birds, Fish, Etc - 19 Complete Alphabets: Round Hand, Round Text, Old English, Florid, Foliated, And Others - 275 Lettered Specimens, Overlaid With Fine Flourishes, Swirls, Spirals, Featherings, Volutes, Etc - Over 100 Panels, Frames, Cartouches, And Other Effects Over 950 Lettered Specimens, With Thousands Of Words That Can Be Lifted Right Off For Reproduction Individual Items In This Book Are Permission-Free, And May Be Used (Up To Ten Items Per Use) Without Permission, Payment, Or Credit Line Calligraphers Find Bickham The Best Source For English Round-Handwriting; Commercial Artists, Advertising Directors, And Designers All Find Bickham First-Rate As A Source For Immediately Usable Pictures And Script That Suggests Antiquity, Quality, And Reliability Craftspeople Have Found It Rich In Unusual Ideas And Motifs, While Libraries And Art Historians Find It A Wonderful Collection Of 18Th-Century Pictures Illustrating Art-Life Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:WWW.BNPUBLISHING.COMPublication Date:2014-10-08Weight:1.16 lbsDimensions:0.47'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:222Language:English

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Book Title: Universal Penman

Item Length: 11in.

Item Height: 0.5in.

Item Width: 8.5in.

Author: George Bickham

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Clip Art, Techniques / Calligraphy

Publisher: Meirovich, Igal

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Design, Art

Item Weight: 18.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 222 Pages

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