This fully illustrated guide offers step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of stunning visual effects. The reader learns about washes, stippling, sponging, and gilding, as well  as how to balance color and achieve harmony between lettering, background and borders. Includes samples of the work of noteworthy calligraphy artists. 400 illustrations.
Hardcover - 176 pages (March 1997) 
 
 

Excerpt from The Golden Thread 
                                                                 Book review Words fail to do justic to this breathtakingly beautiful book, which is one of our favourites. It is an anthology written in calligraphy and exquisitely illustrated with watercolour  paintings. The compiler and artist, Dorothy Boux, has chosen texts from the teachings of many religions and philosophies - all leading from the same beginning towards one and the same goal. Spanning many cultures and  millennia, these words of the wise awaken memory, and bring strength, comfort and inspiration
 

.All the World's a Stage : Speeches, Poems and Songs 
from William Shakespeare  by William Shakespeare, Dorothy Boux (Illustrator) Our Price: $17.47
In this magical book, Shakespeare's timeless words and wisdom are brought to life by Dorothy Boux. Colorful, hand-crafted calligraphy and illustrations make this a delightful gift book of the bard's speeches, poems, and songs. Full-color illustrations. 
Publisher's Note: The depth of Shakespeare's work is showcased here with excerpts from a variety of sources including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice and various sonnets. Divided  into four sections, this beautifully hand-lettered book covers Shakespeare's interpretations of life and love, sorcery and magic, war and peace and finally, power and death. The power of  Shakespeare's word and elegance of Dorothy Boux's illustrations are combined here for the reader to enjoy page by page, word by word.

Advanced Calligraphy : The Art of Beautiful Writing by Katherine Jeffares 
Paperback - 81 pages (February 1992) 

This is not your average, whitebread alphabet book! Marie Angel is arguably the finest miniaturist to have worked in this century. Her luminous, delicate, and fanciful paintings are executed with the care and skill of a Medieval artisan, but her palette, as well as her figures, are entirely modern. Almost thirty years ago, Marie Angel was commissioned by Philip Hofer of the Houghton Rare Book Library at Harvard University to create a new Animated Alphabet, one that would be comprised of animals Angel knew and loved (and her knowledge of animals, as well as of flowers, is both prodigious and entirely eclectic). Harvard published her results in a small, utterly delightful booklet, but printed the illustrations only in black-and-white. 

                     Now, for the first time, this phenomenal alphabet has been reproduced as it should be: in full color. Here are all twenty-eight drawings (every letter, plus title and colophon pages), slightly larger than actual size in 300 line screen, and printed on a paper nearly as sensuous as the vellum on which the originals were painted. This is a jewel not only for collectors of alphabet books by for anyone who appreciates the genius of a master doing what she loves best. 

Carving Signs : The Woodworker's Guide to Carving, Lettering and Gilding by Greg Krockta, Roger Schroeder
Throughout the book are wonderful step by step photos with explanations on the following topics:explanations on the following topics: Choosing various woods... Their advantages and disadvantages.  Gluing up blanks Design and Layout....Wonderful color photos of various designs and color combinations. Simple shapes of signs. Various Brackets. 
Hand Carving tools--Lots of photos of how to hold the tools and carve straight & curved letters.  Sample pages of letter styles  Appliqué.... Step by Step photo directions for  making and applying appliqués.  Relief Carving.  Priming your wood and preparation for gilding.   Detailed step by step photo directions for gilding.  The last chapter shows photos and written directions for installations

The Art of Illumination
 by Patricia Carter  Paperback - 160 pages (July 1997)  Dimensions (in inches): 0.50 x 11.48 x 8.57