Useful Calligraphic Links
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Useful Calligraphic Links
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This page provides some links to other internet pages with a calligraphic flavour. Links are to the home page of the respective organisations. Page index Interstate Calligraphy Societies Overseas Calligraphy Societies
Interstate Calligraphy Societies Australian Society of Calligraphers Calligraphy Society of Victoria Calligrapher's Guild of Western Australia Calligraphy Southscribes, based in southern Sydney
Overseas Calligraphy Societies UK's Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society
The Book of Kells is universally regarded by calligraphers as the greatest work of calligraphy of all time. It was created circa 800 A.D., and in 1200 years, has never been equalled. The scribes and illuminators that created it were so modest that they didn't even record their names. Below are some links that provide some good examples of this stunning work. To see the real thing, take a trip to Trinity College, Dublin. http://www.snake.net/people/paul/kells/thumbnails
Arabic script is just as suited to calligraphy as English. Below are some web site(s) where some examples can be found. Some fabulous examples of Arabic calligraphy by the Iraqi calligrapher Hassan
Massoudy.
Professor Tolkien not only gave us some magnificent literature that is regarded as a classic to this day, he also developed whole languages and scripts. Below are some web sites that have examples of elvish calligraphy in the script that Tolkien developed. Also, see our own calligraphy gallery. Daniel Reeve did all of the elvish calligraphy for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies. Some outstanding examples of tengwar illumination can be found at http://at.mansbjorkman.net/teng_illuminations.htm
The following stores stock calligraphy supplies. Wills Quills Australia is located in Chatswood, Sydney. The Art Store offers a 10% discount to CCS members on presentation of a current membership card.
Denis Brown: http://quillskill.com/ Tim Noad: http://www.timothynoad.co.uk/ Gemma Black: http://www.pcug.org.au/~gblack Brody Neuenschwander: http://www.bnart.be/ Yves Leterme: http://www.leterme.be/ Dave Wood: http://www.davewood.com.au/ The St. John's bible project is aiming to create a hand written bible, entirely written by calligraphy scribes.
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