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More than fine writing : the life and calligraphy of Irene Wellington

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Irene Wellington is considered one of the truly original figures in the development of calligraphy in the 20th century.

She influenced the transformation of calligraphy from a medieval craft to a modern art form in which personal expression played a key role helping to make it a vibrant art form.

This reissue of the 1987 publication contains around 100 examples of Irene Wellington's writing and illumination reproduced in colour along with a discussion of her methods and techniques.

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0712346058 / 9780712346054
Hardback
01/09/1998
United Kingdom
English
144p. : ill.
29 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Pelham, 1986.