The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them (Artist's Bible)

I bought this after doing a lot of research on calligraphy books. This has one hundred alphabets in both capitals and lower cases. There is a good introduction and explanation albeit short. You will need to trace or photocopy the pages and there is no practice pages with it. I am very happy to have so many alphabets to practice and a smidge disappointed it has not as much explanation as I would like but.... don’t let that put you off as that is a personal preference. There is adequate explanation and information for beginners and intermediates. I have given it 5 stars as it is exactly what it said it was ...100 alphabets which is very helpful. It is my own personal preference which is that of wanting to have my cake and eat it that makes it not exactly perfect.

A lovely little book. Full of interesting calligraphy styles to try, with picture examples of the whole alphabet in each style, plus tips about equipment and technique. I bought it purely for the information but am pleasantly surprised by what an attractive volume it is, and the spiral binding makes it easy to leave on one page flat and without damaging the spine, which is thoughtful attention to detail. I'll get lots of joy out of this book.

This has lots of different styles. The only book you need

This book was great to get an idea of the basics, I think more detail could have been included for sentence writing but all in all a great starting point for anyone wanting to learn calligraphy

Ok

Bought as a present, did not study it all!

This is a collection of hands/alphabets ordered historically as they evolved. There is an introduction section with tips and explaining materials and techniques and the basics of the art, i.e. pen angle, pen widths, etc . Then it goes onto showing a well printed alphabet sample with instructions on how to write each letter, each trace marked with a number which I think it's enough to understand the structure of each letter. It also provides information on pen angle, some specific characteristics of each style, and all that in two pages per hand, so although seems not much it's succinct, short, clear and concise.

I didn't realise this was a small book when I ordered it. I didn't need to worry though as it's packed with information. It's a very enjoyable and useful book