Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 22 Oct 2024
An essential guide for anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at calligraphy. Delve into Ireland’s artistic past and, with guidance from a master calligrapher, learn how to write your own letters in a matter of hours.
“O’Neill has produced a terrific book that is accessible and learned, practical and technical. Newcomers to calligraphy and expert practitioners alike will learn much from his clear prose and how-to-do-it diagrams. Illustrated throughout by sumptuous images from some of the great illuminated manuscripts of the golden age of Irish art, O’Neill’s book will be a source of inspiration for students of medieval art, history and archaeology and everyone interested in Ireland’s contribution to European culture in the early middle ages.’ Joanna Story, professor of early medieval history, University of Leicester.
Timothy O’Neill, artist and historian, is the author of The Irish Hand a study of the Irish manuscript tradition. He is also an accomplished modern calligrapher. He has been commissioned to create major works throughout his career and, along the way, has passed on the art of calligraphy to students of all ages.