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8 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com Celebration of Letters Scripsits Each of these collections presents a wondrous display of creativity, excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Designed and edited by Michael Clark. 36pp. 8.5"x11". Full-color throughout. Paper $20.00 each

B3957. Scripsit B3869. Scripsit B3797. Scripsit 35.2. 2013. 34.2. 2012. 33.2. 2011. Collects Showcases Includes the He- calligra- Iskra Johnson brew calligraphic phy, lettering, and (illustration and art of French cal- logos from around informal scripts ligrapher Michel the world, with with pointed D'Anastasio,

2013 Washington Calligraphers• Guild Volume 35, Number 2 work by Larry brush and pen), Carl Rohrs: and Marsha Brady Izzy Pludwinski pens, ruling pens & (USA), Sergey Shapiro (Russia), (Hebrew and Western letterforms), brush, a carved letter collabora- Patrick Leung (Hong Kong), Marina Carl E Kurtz (letters as texture and tive project of John Stevens and fur- Marjina (Russia), James Fedor form), Memorials by Artists (letter niture maker Martin O'Brien, the (USA), and Rachel Yallop (UK). carving), Peter Thornton (composi- beach calligraphy of Andrew van Includes work for reproduction as tions exploring texture, lettered der Merwe (South Africa), along well as one-off pieces – with with pencils), Michael Clark (let- with work of Claude Mediavilla pointed pen, broad-edged pen, and tering with ruling pens and other (France), Sophie Verbeek (Switzer- brush letters. tools). The letter artists both show land), and Malla Carl (Israel). and discuss their work.

B3417. B3925. WCG 35th Scripsit 35.1 Anniversary 2013. Paper Exhibition $20.00 Scripsit. In this 2011. 48pp. B3374. Hand & Heart: Calligra- copiously 8.5"x11". phers Embellish Family Celebra- illustrated Paper $20.00 tions. Scripsit Milestone/ Wedding & issue, seven This visual Event Calligraphy Issue. 2010. 48pp. scribes offer a feast of 8.5"x11". $28.00 personal view into their calligraphy presents, in full-color, Presents wedding and event motivations, early over 75 works of lettering art. The calligraphy of Lee Ann Clark influences, and work processes pieces are by Karen Ackoff, Pat Blair, (pointed pen), Patty Leve (ketubot), through both their words and their Tim Botts, Annie Cicale, Nancy Joan Machinchick (mostly Italic in works. The calligraphic artists in the Culmone, Kristen Doty, Reggie Ezell, creative formats), Tamara issue are Annie Cicale, Annie Cowie, Ann Hechle, Eliza Holliday, Mike Stoneburner (mostly pointed pen) Laurie Doctor, Carrie Imai, Kecseg, Patte Leathe, Carl Kurtz, Jean and Chris Tischer (Italic). Katherine Malmsten, Charles Pearce, Larcher, Judy Melvin, Diane Von Arx Includes wedding announcements, and Ieuan Reese. (Scripsit issues are Anderson, Julian Waters, Sheila invitations, reply cards, menus, automatically sent to Washington Waters, Hermann Zapf and many and more! Calligraphers Guild members.) others. B3908. Hand to Type: Scripts, Hand-Lettering The Graceful Envelope B3409. The and Graceful Calligraphy B3206. Envelope (I). edited by J. Graceful 32pp. 7"x10". Middendorp. Envelope III Paper $15.95 2012. 240pp. Scripsit edited This first 10"x12". Hardcover $55.00. by Lorraine book of SALE $45.93 Swerdloff. 2009. Graceful A compilation of 24pp. 8.5"x11". Envelopes is handmade and digital Paper $20.00 full-color throughout and displays scripts that showcases the beauty of The third 30 decorated envelopes with handwritten letterforms. Contribu-

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Roots and Wings: The Art of Calligraphy 1982-2012/ Wurzeln und Flügel: Schriftkunst by Katharina HERMANN ZAPF Pieper. 2012. 240pp. 8.5"x 11.3". B3435. About More Alphabets: The Types of Hermann Zapf by Jerry Kelly Hardcover $65.00 with a foreword by Robert Bringhurst. 2011. 112pp. 4.5"x7". Hardcover $35.00 Presents the work and words of In 1960, the Typophiles published a now-treasured chapbook on Hermann Katharina Pieper (text in English & Zapf’s metal faces. More than 50 years later, this new volume brings you up-to- German). Also includes (in German date, presenting a selection of his major alphabet design projects. Even as letter- with an English summary): Silvia forms have changed from metal to phototype to digital, Zapf has continued to Werfel on the history of calligraphy produce exceptional typefaces – most drawing from pen-made forms. The book in Germany, Françoise Mathis is filled with type drawings and trials and other illustrations, some rarely seen. Sandmaier on KP in the context of Purchase your copy of this finely-printed letter art treasure designed by Jerry modernity, and Mary Noble on Kelly. (The first Zapf chapbook can command $100 or more used.). calligraphy in England. LOUIS LEMOINE B3892. Zapf B3949. The Exhibition: Magic of The Louis L. Calligraphy Lemoine. of Hermann 2013. 22pp. & Gudrun 8.5"x5.5". Zapf. 2011. Paper $20.00 64pp. 7.125"x10.125". Paper $29.95 This elegantly produced exhibition catalog presents: the Zapfs’ letter Filled with Lemoine’s calligraphy art from Pen & Graver (1939-41) to designs for digital versions of and lettering (sometimes combined Diotima (2008); pieces done with broad edge pen as well as ballpoint pen with illustration or type). Presents alphabets; manuscript books and book design for print; screen-printed and alphabet compositions, quotations, one-off works; and sketches, specimen sheets, and proofs for metal and digital Christmas cards, and a few examples typefaces (Diotima, Colombine, Optima, and Zapfino). English text. from his “magic” series. Full-color throughout. Michael Harvey Gottfried Pott B3880. Adventures B1898. Die with Letters: A Memoir Passion des by Michael Harvey. Schreibens 2012. 236pp. (The Passion of the 8.5"x10.75". Letter) by Gottfried Hardcover $55.00 Pott. 2011. 47pp. Through 8.25"x11.50". hundreds of Paper $29.95 illustrations, this book brings together the many facets Full-color catalog of the 2011 of Michael Harvey’s work: lettering for book jackets exhibition of Gottfried Pott’s work at and other projects, lettercutting in wood & stone, type the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach design, and teaching. Designed by the author. Printed Germany. Text in German. Profusely in full color throughout. illustrated. Gottfried Pott Chapters include: “Recent History of Lettering,” In addition to having over 100 examples of Pott’s cal- “The Handwritten Form,” “Quality Takes Effort, ligraphy, Calligraphic Symphonies itself is a masterful Beauty Is the Reward,” “Immersion and Spontaneity,” piece of book design. It is a hardcover book with boards “Movement Made Visible: the Calligraphic Line,” “The covered with sage book cloth, blind Schreibmeisterbuch,” “Source and embossed with an example of Pott’s Impulses,” “The Value of Com- calligraphic art. The text is in two posing and Designing,” “Playful languages and two colors, with the Experimenting,” and “Creating Im- German in blue and the English in ages from Letters.” Text in English olive. The book is full of delights, and German. Pott is an interna- including a double gatefold in the tionally known calligrapher and center of the book. teacher. Pott’s Music of Lettering is B3377. Calligraphic Symphonies out-of- print and unavailable. /Kalligrafische Sinfonien by See www.JohnNealBooks.com for Gottfried Pott. 2010. 224pp. 9.5"x11.5". Cloth $95.00 more books by Gottfried Pott. 10 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com B2132. Calligraphy by Claude Mediavilla. 1996. 336 pp. 10"x13". Hardcover $150.00 An encyclopedic treatment of calligraphy: tools and materials, the history of writing & script, the historical hands (Roman caps, Rustic, Roman cursive, Uncial, Carolingian, Gothic scripts, Renaissance writing styles – including 22 model alphabets with ductus), the writing masters, the 20th century calligraphic revival, and calligraphy & abstract painting. 490 illustrations, 200 in color. HERMANN ZAPF Full of color illustrations from historical sources and from contemporary scribes. It is also full of Mediavilla’s work, which is seldom seen in the USA.

B3364. International Exhibition of Calligraphy: 2008 & 2009. Boxed set of two full-color paperbound catalogs: St. Petersburg 2008 (247+45pp) and Moscow 2009 (145pp). 8-5/8"x11". $65.00 Documents two exciting exhibitions held in Russia. 2008 features the work of 68 calligraphers, 2009 features 55. Represented are well-known USA and European lettering artists, including Karen Acoff, GSE Briem, Claude Dieterich, Jean Larcher, Brody Neuenschwander, Katharina Pieper, Joachim Propfe, and Werner Schneider. In addition, there are scribes from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus & Armenia; Iran, Syria, Jordan & Turkey; Mongolia, Taiwan, Japan and China. In addition to the Latin alphabet, there are works in Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese. All text in both English and Russian.

B2929.While B3909. Little Book of Lettering by Emily Gregory. You’re Reading 2012. 192pp. 6.75"x7.25". Hardcover $24.95 by Gerard Unger. This inspirational collection of 2007. 240pp. contemporary lettering – handwritten, 6.75"x9.5". hand-drawn, and digitally rendered – is wide in Hardcover $34.95. scope and displays the work of a wide range of SALE $14.93 lettering artists. This book is about everything that happens while you are reading – in front of your eyes and inside your head – and about what type designers, typographers, and B2783. The Calligraphic Line: Thoughts on the Art of Writing by graphic designers bring to a page to Hans-Joachim Burgert. 2nd edition. Translated by Brody Neuen- make reading happen. Renowned type schwander. (1989) 2002. Approx 177pp. 8.5"x11". Paper Spiral $35.00 designer Gerard Unger explores topics Presents Burget’s perspective on the role of form and function in cal- including legibility, invisible typogra- ligraphy and writing, the history of the graphic form (symbol/writing/ phy, pattern recognition, the reading calligraphy), plus the need for and development of cursive writing and process, the ergonomics of letterforms, alphabets. The second section presents Burgert’s thoughts on the place the universe of signs, and typographic of calligraphy in the Western world after the invention of printing from illusions. type and calligraphy’s relationship to type. Note that this is a photocopy production. The quality of the illustrations varies but all are photocopies. B2777. Wordplay : The B1897. Kunstraum Philosophy, Kalligrafie by Joachim Art, and Propfe. 2011. 239pp. Science of 9.25"x10.25". Ambigrams by Hardcover $80.00 John Langdon. Full of Propfe's cal- 2005. Revised edition. 224pp. 8"x8". ligraphic compositions $14.95. SALE $7.50 on walls. A wide variety of Ambigrams are a visual styles, all wonderfully repro- lettering trick – the word duced. Includes instruction reads the same when you turn the on both the hands and lettering on walls. Text is in German. page upside down. This updated collection includes 50 additional Returns: If you don’t want an item that you have received, return it examples plus a section in full-color. for exchange, credit, or refund. Used items cannot be returned unless Many of the mind-bending examples defective. See page 24 for details. You may not need to return defec- involve full circles of lettering. Each tive/damaged items. Please call before returning them. ambigram is accompanied by a short essay, some serious, some witty.

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 11 CALLIGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONAL B3895. Dancin’ B2811. the summer conferences. The new Pen: Pen The Art & printing has the same fine Manipula- Craft of alphabets and good instruction, tion and Hand but now with larger reproductions Beyond by Lettering of the historical manuscripts. Carrie Imai. 2012. 45pp. 8"x8.5". by Annie Exemplars include Foundational, Book + DVD. $29.95 Cicale. Italic, Roman, Black Letter, Uncial, This manual teaches Revised Italic handwriting, pointed pen, Carrie’s Italic and how to 2011. brush lettering and ruling pen make the letters dance using an 192pp. 10"x10". Paper $19.95 alphabets. She covers design and automatic pen. As in her popular Annie Cicale is well-known to includes a generous gallery. Color workshops, you learn how to calligraphers throughout the USA throughout. Our most highly manipulate your pen to create the and Canada from the many recommended instructional book forms with step-by-step instruc- workshops and classes she has for broad-edged calligraphy. Great tions and clear exemplars. In the taught for guilds and at many of for classes or self-study. accompanying DVD, you are there as she demonstrates how to do it. B3910. Mastering Calligraphy: The Complete Book is spiral-bound to lie flat. Guide to Hand Lettering by Gaye Godfrey-Nicholls. Signed. 2013. 288pp. 9"x10". Hardcover $40.00. SALE B3905. $35.95 Creative This Lettering: elegant Techniques & book presents Tips from Top historical hands Artists by (such as Roman Capitals, Founda- Jenny Doh. tional, Uncial, Carolingian, Gothic, 2013. 144pp. Italic); gestural and ruling pen forms; 8.5"x10". Paper $19.95. JNB $17.93 pointed pen alphabets; and brush Covers a broad range of written forms. For each hand, a main alphabet with ductus is paired more personal letter- with variations and interspersed are profiles of calligraphers and forms with many informal drawn examples of their work that features the hand. In addition, at the end of letters. They range from doodled each section there is a related gallery (there are over 125 works shown). words to Linda Schneider’s Chapters cover backgrounds and colors, layout and composition, pictorials with the pointed pen. illumination, digitizing hand lettering, and creating digital forms. The contributors – calligraphers (including Barbara Close, Martha Lever & Lisa Engelbrecht), painters, collagists, card makers, fiber artists, DVD29. Italic with a Flourish by Margaret and graphic designers – present Daubney. 52 minutes. DVD $32.50 their perspectives on lettering and Using clear demonstrations, explains the their favorite tools & their use. features of a formal Italic hand, guides you Includes exemplar alphabets, through the letterforms, and shows you how to instruction, and examples of develop and use your skills. Includes plenty of finished works. technical advice. Daubney was a tutor at Roehampton. B3098. Calligraphy Alphabets for Beginners: B2762. The The Easy Encyclo- Way to Learn pedia of Lettering Calligraphy and Tech- Illumination Techniques by Mary niques: Noble and Janet Mehigan. 2008. Step-by- Step 96pp. 6.5"x8". Hardcover, concealed B2979. Little Manual of spiral $21.99. SALE $19.79 Visual Guide by Mary Noble & Janet Mehigan. 2005. 160pp. 9"x9". Calligraphy by Charles Pearce. Presents instruction for Uncial, 32pp. 10"x8". Paper $12.95 Foundational, Carolingian, Italic, Hardcover $27.95. SALE $14.81 This lavishly illustrated Handwritten throughout, this is Flourished Italic Copperplate, one of the most beautiful Gothic, Lombardic Capitals, and manual covers essential tools and materials, basic penman- calligraphy manuals. Each hand is numerals. Letters are presented in presented with an exemplar groups of similar forms with ductus ship, hand position, and illumination. Each technique is illustrated by clear, alphabet with ductus. Pearce is a and stop-action photos. Final master scribe, and his manual section presents adding metallics full-color photographs. Includes an extensive gallery of marvelous and belongs in every calligrapher’s and color to letters and pieces library. using some newer techniques. inspiring works.

12 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com B2769. Foundations Sheila provides the insightful analysis of forms of Calligraphy by and construction that take the mystery out of Sheila Waters. 2006. learning calligraphy. Sheila helps you learn how to 126pp. 9"x11.25". analyze a script on your own to help you toward Concealed spiral mastery of an alphabet. binding $35.00 In the 110 pages of exemplar alphabets, instruc- Sheila Waters is not tion, and hints, Sheila shares with you the knowl- only a master scribe, edge she has gathered over her years of study and but a master teacher. practice. The presentation is honed by her experi- She has made both ence teaching calligraphers how to advance their her life’s work. For skill and art. over 20 years of summer workshops, Book Chapters: she took scribes d Roman Minuscule: Foundational Hand though their paces for d Capitals d Narrow Hands: From Roman up to six weeks of in-depth instruction in letterforms Minuscule to Black Letter d Loosening up (historical and modern) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Black Letter by Exploring Gothic Cursives Students came from as far away as Australia and Japan for these intensive classes. Throughout the d Uncial & Half Uncial d Carolingian rest of the year she taught and continues to teach d Italic d Italic: Creating Variations many weekend workshops sponsored by calligraphy d Analyzing Letterforms and Practicing guilds throughout the USA and Canada. She is also Effectively a frequent instructor at the international calligraphy d Design & Layout conference held each summer.

SHEILA WATERS BP28. Roundel of the Seasons. B1012. Under Milk Wood: 13"x13". $50.00 A Play for Voices by Dylan Sheila Waters’ delightful Roundel is Thomas. available again! Full color, signed. 1989. 80pp. 9"x13". “The best print of the Roundel ever.” Hardcover $90.00 – Sheila Waters Commissioned by a private collector in 1961 and completed in 1978, the 76 page manuscript is exquisitely reproduced, each page in full color. The elaborate title page is embossed into the cover. Of the 26 illustrations, six “This is a book to be cherished, one that are text column length. The will continue to delight for a very long script is Sheila Waters’ per- time.” – Penelope Kleespies sonal style of Carolingian. B3246. Sheila Waters Retrospective. Scripsit Issue. 2010. 48pp. 8.5"x11". $28.00 Here it is. What we have been waiting years for – 300 full-color images of Sheila’s BP02. Ponder. When you look closely, you will life’s work, designed by Julian marvel at the amazing collection of natural forms Waters. This issue of Scripsit, that Sheila has incorporated into the design, in the journal of the Washington and around each of the letters: algae molecules, Calligraphers Guild, presents Sheila’s Retrospective crystal formations, trilobites, rock strata, a volcano, Show of 2009. A great companion to her instruc- streams, and roots. After the Roundel, her most tional book Foundations of Calligraphy. Julian popular print. 8"x2.25". $40.00 designed the typeface, which was used for the first time in this publication. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 13 HEBREW B3807. Mastering Hebrew Callig- raphy by Izzy Pludwinski. 2012. 200pp. 8.66"x11.2". Hard. $39.95 A comprehensive and beautiful guide to the art of Hebrew letter- making. Provides instruction and exemplars for a range of Hebrew scripts and is full of helpful hints and Lisa Engelbrecht tips on tools and the nuances of the forms, rhythm, and B3321. Modern Calligraphy & spacing. The gallery of dozens of calligraphic images will Hand Lettering by Lisa Engelbrecht. 2008. 160pp. delight your eyes and excite your imagination. The book 8.5"x11". Paper $17.99. $16.23 is a joyful celebration of the Hebrew letter, with over 200 Presents both traditional hands and fun and scripty full-color illustrations and diagrams. Scripts: Founda- modern styles. Complete alphabets are shown for a tional Hebrew Script, Sephardic, Yerushalmi, Ashkenazic, wide array of styles, with stroke-by-stroke instruction Semicursive, and Monoline. and examples of the hands. Demonstrates the use of B3401. The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy: The the pens and ruling pens as well as metallic foils, glue Ultimate Compendium on the Art of Fine Writing – pens, etc., for jazzy effects. Large gallery for inspiration. History, Craft, Technique compiled & Full-color throughout. Lisa is a edited by Christopher Calderhead popular instructor at the summer and Holly Cohen. 2011. 320pp. conferences. 10"x10". Hardcover $35.00. SALE $29.75 DVD33. Hand Lettering on Both a step-by- Fabric: Bali Lantern Workshop. Lisa step guide and a Engelbrecht. 2008. 124 min. $32.95 sumptuous visual tour, this After an introduction to calligra- book features 55 living scripts, phy techniques, Lisa demonstrates including Japanese, Arabic, decorative writing on fabric with Tibetan, Roman, and Hebrew. Along pen & brush. She shares tips on how to stain and seal, with a presentation of each hand, you learn of its origins, create decorative washes, and add special effects with traditions, and unique characteristics. a variety of “inks.” Lisa then creates a rich background for her hand lettering, using a few simple materials. B3160. Hand Lettering: She presents her signature funky lettering, as well as Simple, Creative Styles for Cards, more traditional forms. Using the techniques, you then Scrapbooks & More by Marci construct a collapsible Bali lantern. Donley & DeAnn Singh. 2009. 128pp. 8.5"x10". Paper $17.95. SALE $16.16 B3793. Calligraphy: Expert Answers to An exciting lettering book that the Questions Every Calligrapher Asks by will help you construct creative Maryanne Grebenstein, editor. 2012. 224pp. letters to enhance your cards, 6"x8". Paper $16.99. SALE $15.29 envelopes, journals, and other projects. You get a wide Reliable, practical answers from profes- range of easily executed alphabets, inspired by type, sional calligraphers to more than 100 ques- traditional calligraphy, and illustration. A section teaches tions about pens and tools and much more. you how to make your own styles and modifications.

Uncommon Numbers Kindersley Special Price: Purchase a complete set of all three Brady Uncommon Numbers Books with shipcase for only $39.96 B3148. Uncommon Numbers II edited by Brenda Casey Zoby. 2009. 64pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paper. $14.95 Number anthology with contributions by Marsha Brady, Larry Brady, Denis Brown, Michael Clark, Georgia Deaver, Eliza Holliday, Mike Kecseg, Jean Larcher, Judy Melvin, Brody Neuenschwander, Charles Pearce, John Stevens, Sheila Waters, Ann Alaia Woods, and more. It showcases styles, techniques, and lettering artists and also includes information about dealing calligraphically with fractions, ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd), and Roman numerals. Essential Kecseg information for every working calligrapher. B2302. The Uncommon Numbers Manual by Brenda B2081. Uncommon Numbers: A Source Book for Casey 1999. 80pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paper $14.95 Artists edited by Brenda Casey and Barbara Brandt. Covers the construction of numbers for Uncial (Wa- 1996. 64pp. 8.5"x5.5". Paperback $14.95 ters), Blackletter (Dunham), Italic (Alice), Copperplate This source book on numerals has exemplar pages, (Artigas), Bookhand (Cheryl O Adams), Neuland compositions, commercial pieces using numbers, and (Rohrs), and Pointed Pen Uncial (Kecseg). An exemplar typefaces that could inspire calligraphic numerals. for the alphabet, a ductus, and further instruction on Provides much inspiration and helpful source material. the numbers is included for each hand.

14 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com STAN KNIGHT B135-H. Historical Scripts by Stan Knight. 1998. 112pp. 9"x12". Hardcover $39.95. SALE $24.77 B039. The Speedball Each full-page manuscript reproduction is Textbook edited by accompanied by an enlarged detail and Joanne Fink & Judy Kas- Knight’s discussion of the script. A much revised, tin. 23rd ed. 1999. 96pp. enlarged, and improved edition of this valuable 5.75"x8.5". Paper $9.99 resource. Forward by Ewan Clayton. New & better A worthy manual with alphabets and examples by photos of most of the enlargements. Twelve new leading calligraphers. Includes monoline Roman, manuscripts are shown. A great complement to edged-pen Roman (S. Waters), Foundational (Win- Sheila Waters’ Foundations of Calligraphy (B2769, ters), Versals (Wronker), knotted letters (Van Stone), $35.00); see page 13. Uncial, Carolingian (S. Waters), Black letter (Dun- B3806. Historical Types: From ham), Gothicized Italic (Marcy Robinson, Morentz), Gutenberg to Ashendene by Stan Italic (Sheila & Julian Waters), Copperplate (Caroline Knight. 2012. 9"x12". $39.95 Paget Leake), Spencerian, Neuland, flat brush, point- This long-awaited sequel to his ed brush (Holliday & Reaves), Italic handwriting, and classic Historical Scripts traces the Hebrew. Many examples of calligraphy and its uses. development of letterforms in 16 full-color pages! For beginner through advanced. type. Presents the types and type designs from Gutenberg to the B2830. Finding the Flow: A Private Presses of the 20th century, Calligraphic Journey by Gina showing the types both enlarged and actual size. The Jonas. 2006. 85pp. 8.5" x11". photos show the historical types with remarkable Spiral-bound Paper $24.95 clarity, matched by Knight's readable and A new approach to calligraphy authoritative text. for all levels, which acquaints the scribe with the essential but CALLIGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONAL largely unexplored dynamics of stroke technique. Through stroke exercises with B2225. Enrich Your pencil and edged pen, you explore vital movement Calligraphy by Diana Hardy and sensitive touch. You discover how shoulder, Wilson. 1996. 175pp. 7.75"x11.25". arm, fingers and pen combine with alternating of Hardcover $29.99. SALE $8.23 pressure. The exercises lead to an intimate under- This is not a book about standing of the edged pen: a foundation for formal letterforms but about how alphabet study, creative alphabet design and artistic to go about creating calligraphic self-expression! Begin your calligraphy practice pieces. Further, unlike many recent before starting formal alphabet study by warming calligraphy books, this book is up, sensitizing, and integrating mind and body. Full generous with the text rather than being a printed slide of illustrations and diagrams. show with captions. Wilson explains how to be a maker of calligraphic work with both practical and philo- sophical discussions about design, creativity, and the Hermann actual production. B1277. Explicatio Formarum Zapf Litterarum: The Unfolding of Letterforms by Rutherford Aris. B3796. What 1990. 50pp, plus 23 foldout Our Lettering plates. 9.5"x 12.25". Paper over Needs: The boards $35.00. SALE $29.95 Contribution of This book displays as graphi- Hermann Zapf cally as possible the development to Calligraphy & Type Design at Hallmark Cards by of the forms of the Latin letters Rick Cusick. 2012. 136pp. 6.75"x10". Paper $24.95 from the first to the fifteenth A thorough account of Hermann Zapf’s century. The foldout plates contain nearly 200 black & contributions to the calligraphic and white reproductions of various scripts. The text relates typographic artistry of Hallmark Cards. A tribute to the development of letters to that of other arts, making Zapf’s philosophy: the artist’s challenge is “to ensure, comparisons that shed light on the spirit of an entire despite technology and mass production, that beauty is age (for example, between the evolution of gothic never lost.” Beautifully illustrated & printed in color on letters and the pointed arches in gothic cathedrals). Mohawk superfine. Many other fascinating insights into medieval thought, culture, and history are included in the book. For more Hermann Zapf books see page 10. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 15 B2787. The Bible of Illuminated Letters: A Trea- sury of Decorative Calligraphy by Margaret Morgan. 2006. 256pp. 5.75"x7.75". Spiral Hardcover $24.99. JNB Price $22.49 Step-by-step instructions for creating 12 illumi- nated alphabets including Celtic, Saxon, Gothic, Romanesque and Modern Revival. Both caps and minuscules are presented, along with borders and decorations. Gilding is also covered. Gallery of historical and contemporary illuminated letters. More than 400 color illustrations.

ILLUMINATION HOW-TO SALLY MAE JOSEPH DVD14. Gilding for Callig- The Gilded Page: The raphers. Selecting and History and Technique of preparing vellum; slaking Manuscript Gilding by plaster and making gesso; Kathleen P. Whitley. 2009. gilding using loose leaf gold; 238pp. 6"x9". preparing gum ammoniac B3168-H. Hardcover $49.95 and gilding with transfer B3168-P. Paper $34.95 gold; painting with shell Explains in detail the gold and color. historical and modern 130 minutes. $37.50 techniques of manuscript gilding, along with recipes and helpful hints; step-by-step methods DVD16. Modern Gilding for of applying and burnishing gold; tools, methods, Calligraphers. Curing and and materials employed in flat, raised, and pat- cutting quills; using quills tern gilding; historical mordants such as Gesso and metal pens on paper Sottile, Gum Ammoniac, Gum Arabic, and Garlic and vellum; writing with Juice; and modern mordants such as Acrylic gesso; using brushes on Gesso and White Glue. 2nd edition; revised, with fabric; combining tradi- color plates. tional and modern sizes; and laying loose-leaf, transfer, shell CD14. The Technique of gold, & platinum on vellum, paper & fabric. Raised Gilding by Jerry 70 minutes. $35.00 Tresser. 2006. 72pp. CD in PDF format. $24.95 This practical manual B2956. Ornamental provides an analysis of the Letters by Catherine materials and techniques of Auguste. 2007. 107pp. raised gilding with gesso and 8.5"x8.5". Paper $19.95 provides in-depth, step-by-step Step-by-step instructions instructions for successful gilding. Adobe Reader is on creating illuminated let- used to view/print this book. Download for free at: ters in a variety of styles. Ex- get.adobe.com/reader plores different themes: flowers, leaves and branches, animals and fabulous creatures. For each, some varia- tions in layout and colors are shown so you can create your own illuminated letters or copy the models. ROSEMARY BUCZEK : ILLUMINATION DVDS DVD49. Gilding & Painting Note: These DVDs are made to view on a regular DVD the Illuminated Letter by player connected to your TV. They are not made for Rosemary Buczek. viewing on your computer. A PAL Format DVD for DVD 90 minutes. DVD $40.00 players outside North and most of South America is Rosemary takes you from now available. (DVD49-PAL, $40.00) start to finish in the creation of DVD41. Drawing and a beautiful illuminated letter. Step-by-step, she shows and Painting the Acanthus clearly describes the process and techniques. She Leaf by Rosemary Buczek. shows you how to use a modern size to adhere the 23K Approx 120 minutes. gold, and then you see up close the intricate painting DVD $32.00 techniques – with both watercolor and gouache – Covers the basic elements used to complete the letter. Includes creating design of drawing and painting the elements with a stylus in the raised gold. Rosemary is Acanthus Leaf. In three a popular teacher at both the summer conference and segments, Rosemary approaches a basic level for at the IAMPETH convention. Rosemary has been creat- beginners, an intermediate level, and an advanced ing commissioned works in pen and ink, watercolor level of drawing and painting this leaf. She includes a and 23K Gold for over 30 years. set of patterns for you to download.

16 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com ILLUMINATION B3782. Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination by B3954. The Medieval Flower Scot McKendrick, John Book by Celia Fisher. (2007) Lowden, and Kathleen Doyle. 2013. 128pp. 8.75"x9.5". 2012. 448pp. 9"x11". Paper $19.95 Hardcover $65.00. SALE $58.50 This enjoyable The Illuminated manu- books book scripts collected by the kings presents 120 different flowers and queens of England from and plants, illustrated with the 9th to the 16th century form the heart of a beautiful pages from medieval and Renaissance unique and visually stunning collection held by the herbals and illuminated manuscripts. The British Library. Over 150 examples from this informative text discusses each plant – from exceptional collection are presented in this lavishly Acanthus to Waterlilies – relating it to the medieval illustrated catalogue. Each manuscript is described period. 130 color illustrations. and illustrated with one or more beautifully B3956. The St. Albans Psalter: reproduced images. Includes three illustrated Painting and Prayer in Medieval chapters which explore the wider history and England by Kristen Collins, context of this unique collection. 290 color plates. Peter Kidd, and Nancy K. B3790. Fashion in the Turner. 2013. 104pp. 7.75"x11". Middle Ages by Margaret Paper $24.95 Scott. 2011. 112pp. 5"x9". Created between 1120 Hardcover $19.95 and 1140, the St. Much of what is known Alban’s Psalter is one the most about medieval apparel is important books produced in the twelfth century. It gleaned from the pages of includes more than 40 full-page illuminations and manuscripts, which serve as a over 200 historiated initials done in the Roman- rich source of imagery. Using esque style. The figures are powerfully drawn manuscripts in the Getty, this figures, the color richly saturated. This newly volume provides a detailed published book is filled with exquisite images from look at both the fabrics and the manuscript. the composition of medieval clothing as well as the B3955. Medieval Dogs by period's attitude toward fashion. Whether you are Kathleen Walker-Meikle. 2013. interested in creating illumination or medieval garb, 96pp. 6"x7.75". Hardcover you can study the clothing worn by the various $14.95 classes – from the costly velvets and furs worn by This gift book kings to the undyed wools and rough linens of the presents charming peasantry. images of dogs taken from B3164. Images in the manuscripts and couples them Margins by Margot McIlwain with fascinating stories about Nishimura. 2009. 96pp. 7"x 9". dogs and their place in medieval life and books. 60 Hardcover $19.95 color illustrations. Also by Kathleen Walker-Meikle: An astonishing mix of B3783. Medieval Cats. $14.95 mundane, playful, absurd and B3352. The Macclesfield Alphabet: monstrous beings, called A Facsimile. Introduction by marginalia, are found in the Christopher de Hamel and Patricia borders of English, French, and Italian manuscripts Lovett. 2010. 128pp. 6.85"x9.62". from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Hardcover $60.00 Unpredictable, topical, often irreverent, marginalia An exquisitely beautiful facsimile were a source of satire, serious social observation, of a 15th-century English book of and amusement for medieval readers. Through sample alphabets, initials, and enlarged full-color details and a lively narrative, this borders. Contains 14 different types volume illuminates these intimately scaled and of alphabets, including initials with fascinating images. 84 color illustrations. faces; foliate alphabets; zoomorphic initials; and alphabets in Gothic script. There are also two sets of B3846. A Guide to Illumi- different types of borders. Some alphabets and borders nated Manuscript Collections are in color with gold, others are in black ink only. With in the U.S. (Scripsit 34.1). full alphabets. For the period, this is an amazing resource 2012. 34pp. 8.25"x10.75". for ornamented initial letters. $20.00 Sumptuously illustrated guide S926. Tresser's Bole Raising to illuminated manuscript Preparation. This traditional base for collections in the U.S. with raised gilding uses an articles on the Walters Art earthy clay instead of plaste. Museum in Baltimore, the Boston Public Library, Comes in liquid form ready to use out the Morgan Library (NYC), and the New York Public of the jar. ½ oz plastic jar. $12.00 Library. Provides valuable info on how to access online images for other collections. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 17 ILLUMINATION SALE B3138. Choirs of Saint John’s Bible Angels: Complete Set B2837. Painting in B3973. The Complete Saint Masterpieces Italian Choir John’s Bible: Gospels & Acts, of Illumi- Books, Psalms, Pentateuch, Prophets, Wis- nated Letters 1300-1500 by dom Books, Historical Books, and and Borders Barbara Drake Letters & Revelations. $464.65. by WR Tymms Boehm. 2008. 67pp. 8.5"x11". SPECIAL OFFER: All seven vol- and MD Wyatt. Paper $19.95. SALE $9.95 umes of The Saint John’s Bible for 2006. 57pp. Using stunning reproduc- only $393. You save over $70. 8.25"x11". Paper $14.95. SALE $9.95 tions, this book discusses More than 350 decorative music in the church, musical Card Folios designs, including 256 notation, types of musical Add to your collection of Saint letters drawn from 6th to 16th manuscripts, illumination of choir John’s Bible cards. Ten different century Bibles and other manu- books, and the illuminated letters cards with envelopes in an attrac- scripts. This collection includes from Gothic and Renaissance tive paper folio. $16.95 each. decorated capitals, acanthus leaf, masters. Many of the initial letters C81. Letters & Revelation Card white vine, and two versal alphabets. are reproduced quarter-page size or Folio. Features images from the Large, easy to copy examples. larger and are filled with crisp detail. seventh and last Full-color throughout. A great visual resource. volume. Includes 33% off. B3149. The calligraphy and illumination by Save $5.00. Trés Riches Donald Jackson, Chris Tomlin, B2953. Heures of Thomas Ingmire, and Hazel Dolby. Celtic & Jean, Duke of C70. Historical Books Card Anglo Berry by Jean Folio. Features brightly colored Saxon Art & Longon & images and text from Ornament Raymond Historical Books. in Color Cazelles. by J. O. 224pp. C53. Vertical Card Folio. Features Westwood. 8.5"x12.25". seven striking text treatments and 2007. 64pp. 8.25"x11". Paper $14.95. Hardcover $125. SALE $29.93 three images – two of butterflies SALE $9.95 The Très Riches Heures and flowers. Spotlights a wondrous marks the zenith of variety of artwork alive manuscript illumination in late with intertwined lacings, abstract medieval Europe. It was commis- B3410. Bible animal figures, meticulously drawn sioned by Jean, Duc de Berry, early Manuscripts: letters, winding scrolls of foliate in the 15th century and executed 1400 Years of designs, and uniquely solemn largely by the Limbourg brothers, Scribes and religious imagery. It is a reproduc- the master miniature painters. The Scripture tion of a 19th century book, and the 139 full-color plates of this facsimile by Scot examples are particularly easy to use reproduce the text and miniatures in McKendrick as models. The images have been actual size. The book’s introduction & Kathleen redrawn rather than photographi- & preface discuss the provenance Doyle. 2007. cally reproduced, & the color palette, and the significance of the manu- 160pp. 7.5"x 10.5". Hardcover while still rich, has been distilled to script as a whole, and a commentary $35.00. SALE $19.95 fewer colors. 53 color plates. is provided for the plates. A Through a brief introduc- wonderful volume at a great price. tion and page after magnifi- 65% off. cent page, this book presents the Save $45.02. B3419. From history of this influential text and B3404. the Hand of the development of the book before Master of the Master: printing. Lavishly illustrated in full Death: The The Hours of color; provides insights for each of Lifeless Art of Catherine of the manuscript pages. All are shown Pierre Remiet, Cleves edited full-page. Bibliography, Index. Illuminator by by Anne Michael Marg reet W. B3240. Camille. 1996. As-Vijvers. Illuminated 7.75"x10.25". Hardcover $70.00. 2009. 159pp. 9"x11". Paper $15.95 Manuscripts SALE $24.98 This beautifully produced book by Tamara This remarkable, reproduces 35 pages from this Woronowa well-illustrated history of singular manuscript in their original and Andrej “death in miniature” explores the life size, each discussed in detail. 66 Sterligow. and death of a single medieval artist, additional color illustrations, from 2007. 255pp. a society’s obsession with the this manuscript and others, explore 5.75"x6.25". Paper $14.95 macabre, and the relation between the work of this exceptional artist, A fascinating visual history of mortality and image-making itself. with chapters that address the European manuscript illumination 32 color, and many more black & structure of the Hours, the creative (AD 700-1546) using 114 page- white, illustrations. miniatures, the decoration, and the filling reproductions from representation of daily life, manuscripts. including, above all, that of children.

18 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com B2708. Historical Books. 2011. 276pp $79.95 DONALD JACKSON / Features twelve stunning full-page illuminations THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE and numerous smaller illustrations complementing All are 9.75"x15", hardcover, bound in red cloth and the beautiful handwritten script and the elegant with a colorful dust jacket. Scribes of The Saint John’s design. Bible: Donald Jackson, Brian Simpson, Sue Hufton, B2710. Wisdom Books. 2007. 136pp. $64.95 and Sally Mae Joseph. Includes Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, B2679. The Saint John’s Bible Gospels and Acts. Book of Job, and the Wisdom of Solomon. Illumina- Donald Jackson, Artistic Director and Illuminator. tors include Thomas Ingmire, Suzanne Moore, Chris 2005. 136pp. $64.95 Tomlin, and Sally Mae Joseph and Diane von Arx. The first volume in a seven-volume series of B2709. Prophets. 2007. 232pp. $69.95 full-color, page-by-page reproductions of The Saint Prophets features some of the most beautiful pas- John’s Bible. Gospels and Acts has more than 25 sages in all of Sacred Scripture. Christians honor the illuminations, including full-page opening illumina- prophets as those who foretold the coming of the tions for each of the four gospels. Messiah. B2711. The Saint John's Bible Letters & B2707. Pentateuch. 2006. 158pp. $69.95 Revelation. 2012. 100pp. $54.95 Includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Donald Jackson’s artistic vision lends new life and Deuteronomy, and is known as the Torah in Juda- vibrancy to the epistles traditionally attributed to ism. Illuminators: Donald Jackson, Chris Tomlin, Paul, John, Peter, James, and Jude, as well as the Sally Mae Joseph, Suzanne Moore, Thomas Ingmire, fascinating book of Revelation. Contains more than and Hazel Dolby. 30 illuminations and special text treatments. B2706. Psalms. 2006. 88pp. $59.95

B3780. Illuminating the Word: The Making of The Saint John’s Bible (Second B3059. Edition) by Christopher Praying the Calderhead. 2014. 240pp. Word: Illumi- 9⅝"x11⅜". Hardcover nated Prayers $49.95. JNB Price $45.95 and Wisdom Available Fall from The Saint 2014. Order John’s Bible. now for free media mail Donald Jackson. 2008. shipping (USA only); your card is charged when the 76pp. 5.75"x11". Hardcover in a slip case $39.95 book ships. Takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour This exquisite treasury collects more than 25 glori- of this extraordinary project, telling the story of the ous presentations of some of the most cherished scribes and illuminators and the St. John’s commu- prayers and wisdom texts of the Bible. Using callig- nity as they complete all seven volumes of the Bible. raphy, gold, illustration, and other embellishments, Profusely illustrated with many large images from the Donald Jackson and his fellow artists have given life Bible & actual-size samples of the scripts used. Exten- to these passages. Facing each is a sentence or two sively revised with about half new text and images. of introduction to the text and, where appropriate, B2082. The Art of The Saint the passage is set in type. Ribbon bookmark, cloth John’s Bible: The Complete binding, and slipcase. Full-color. Reader’s Guide by Susan Sink. DVD30. The Illuminator and the 2013. 304pp. 6"x9". Paper $34.95 Bible for the 21st Century. $18.95 Combines the three The documentary of the making volumes by this title in of The Saint John’s Bible is now one. Since The Saint John’s Bible available on DVD. Donald Jackson is now complete, the text has and his staff used traditional been revised, making connec- calligraphic techniques with some tions between images and modern twists in creating this 21st motifs that reoccur throughout the work. Images are century manuscript Bible. Ground viewed and reflected on as part of the whole. The pigments, egg yolks, gold, silver, book will intensify and expand your experience and platinum are used in the illuminations. Goose with The Saint John’s Bible. quills and antique stick ink for the text. 49 minutes. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 19 toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 19 BRUSHES & BRUSH LETTERING The best book for brush lettering is Brush Lettering by DVD51. The Lively Brush: Eliza Schulte & Marilyn Reaves. DVD + Book of Models by B1638. Brush Lettering by Eliza Holliday and Marilyn Eliza Schulte (Holliday) & Reaves. Marilyn Reaves. 2nd ed. 2006. Full of instruction 128pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $29.95. and inspiration for JNB Price $26.96 pointed brush lettering, This complete how-to guide for both chisel-edged providing models, tips, and and pointed brush lettering demonstrates how to techniques for over a dozen use brushes & how to clean and care for them. Model alphabets. It builds on their book, Brush Lettering alphabets are provided. Full of examples of brush let- (B1638), and beginners should also purchase that tering from a variety of masterful scribes. One of our book.This DVD is due in 2014. Add it to your order now. bestselling titles. New edition. It will be backordered, and later in the year we will contact you with the price when the DVD is available. B2351-P. Formal Brush You can then tell us to charge and ship the DVD or to Writing by Tom Kemp. cancel the order. 1999. 272pp. 8.5"x11". B3778. Brush ‘n’ Script by Paper $55.00 Geum-hee Hong. 2010. 480pp. A thorough instruc- 5.5"x8.5". Hardcover $75.00 tional book on making This collection of over 330 Trajan capitals. The first typefaces includes multiple 50 pages cover tools, examples of elegant Italian & materials, and practice. French cursives, wonderful Brushes are discussed copperplate scripts, and casual in detail, including how to marker-fonts, plus expressive hold and use them. The next section handwriting, free-style, covers each of the letters with detailed sequential flamboyant brush, and swash drawings of the brush making the letter. The final types. In the mix are fonts from well-known foundries section takes you a step further and presents variations as well as new designs from current designers. – enlarging and reducing the scale of the Trajan letters, as well as widening and narrowing the letters. Presents full fonts. Similar to the popular Fraktur mon Amour. Unlike that book, this one has two to four lines The Origin of the Serif by Edward Catich. 1968 of words, so you can see how the type looks as text. (1991). 312pp. 8"x10.5". B1540-P. Paperback $29.95 Includes CD for Mac & PC with 120 fonts for you B1540-H. Hardcover $49.95 to use. The definitive work on the origin and development of the Roman inscriptional alphabet. Catich convincingly B2908. Fraktur mon Amour. $49.95. Presents over shows that the Trajan capitals were first brush written. 300 Blackletter fonts (capitals, lowercase, numbers, Includes Catich’s large brush capitals A-Z and instructions accented characters, along with a brief text setting ). on making them. Full of illustrations. A superb reprint for CD-Rom with 130 blackletter fonts included. all interested in Roman caps. JOHN STEVENS B2362. The Character: B2982. Scribe: Artist Selected Works, Calligraphy, Draw- of the Written Word ings, Paintings by by John Stevens. 2013. 264pp. John Stevens. 2000. 8.5" x 11.25". Hardcover $49.95 33pp. 6"x9". Paper $20.00 A profusely illustrated, full-color Features over 30 retrospective of John Stevens’ work pieces of John with letterforms. Includes calligra- Stevens’ remarkable phy and lettering – artworks, personal work, including work, experimental work, commis- quotes, alphabets, sioned work – as well as graphic work and pieces incorpo- and type design. His body of work rating paintings & spans paper to stone, books to walls, drawings. Stevens handlettering to type and the digital states in the open- realm. In the text, John presents ing comments that his approach to a design or work he hopes to “create and his thoughts on letterforms, visual poetry.” The and continues with a discussion on works in this book tools, teaching, design, and writing are visual poetry, uniting meaning and in general. Using his body of work as presentation beautifully. Comes with example, he makes the case that bar- a bookmark-style guide with the title riers between fine arts and graphic and tools used for each piece. Full- arts are mostly irrelevant. color throughout. Limited quantities.

20 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com LETTERCARVING INSTRUCTIONAL B3375. Memorials by Artists: A Guide to Available again! Commissioning Memori- B2526. als by Nicholas Sloan Letter with Harriet Frazer. 2008. Cutting in 44pp. 8"x8". Paper $18.00 Stone by This guide to commissioning letter cutting presents Richard more than 80 color photos of contemporary memorials Grasby. Revised ed. 2002. and markers from the UK. Includes information on 160pp. 8.25"x11.75". wording, kinds of stone & surfaces, style, drawings, b/w illust. Paper $45.00 figurative carving, the back of the stone, legibility, A thorough, practical manual weathering, fixing the stone in the ground, and tablets, on cutting letters in stone. plaques & other forms of memorials. Includes tools, workspace & equipment, cutting exercises and practice strokes, cut- B3366. Art & Memory: New ting letters in stone, carving raised letters, design, and Perspectives on Memorial Art. siting. Highly recommended. Full of illustrations. 2009. 32pp. 8"x10.5". Paper $18.00 A fully illustrated catalogue of B2610. Letters Slate Cut: 54 new works of lettercarving Workshop Practice & the with a memorial theme. Shaping of Letters by David Full of color Kindersley & Lida Lopes illustrations. Cardozo. Second Edition. 1990. 7.5"x10". Paper $35.00 A practical instructional B3367. Art & Memory in the Churchyard edited by Christine manual plus a gallery of 57 Oestreicher. 2010. 64pp. 5.75"x8.25". of David Kindersley and Lida Paper $18.00 Lopes Cardozo’s letter carv- Presents 24 contemporary ings. A “sequel” to the original lettercarving works on a memorial 1981 edition. Thirty of the pieces in the gallery were theme. Includes an artist’s statement for each work, plus not in the earlier edition. Color cover, b&w interior. articles on Good Design, Epitaphs, the Art & Craft of B2914. The Art of Letter Lettercarving, & more. Packed with full-color photos. Carving in Stone by Tom B3376. Memorials by Artists for young Perkins. 2006. 192pp. people, children and babies: A practical 8.5"x 11". Hardcover $50.00 guide by Harriet Frazer & Hilary Meynell. For the beginning and the 2005. 80pp. 8.75"x8.25". Paper $18.00 more experienced lettercutter, Has over 70 color photographs of letter this how-to manual first cov- carving, ranging from headstones, tablets ers the basics of letter carving, and pebbles to stone seats and bird baths, drawn lettering, and making in stone, slate & wood, from traditional simple designs in stone. It and classical to unusual and uplifting contemporary includes the development of work. Includes drawings for a few projects. 20th-century letter carving; tools, materials, stone; making an easel; drawing a range of alphabets for use HAMMERS in letter carving; inscriptions, gilding, and painting let- Letter Carving Dummy. This mallet (hand ham- ters; detailed instructions for V-incising the keystrokes mer) has a hardened steel, round striking of letters; designing headstones & plaques. Gallery of surface. 4.25"-4.5" hardwood handle. contemporary work. 380 color photos and diagrams. Used in Tom Perkins’ let- tercutting workshop S461 CHISELS at Cheerio. S799. Univers ** S460. 1lb. $42.50 Lettercarving S461. 1.5lb. $48.50 Chisels. Hard & tough carbide. From the Cardozo Recommended by Kindersley Workshop. 7.5"x5". Tom Perkins for his Paperbound. letter carving B3881.Cutting around workshop at Cheerio. Cambridgeshire. 2012. For slate and other 168pp. $22.95. This richly illustrated stone. Specify size: guide shows fine work from the workshop at 85 Cambridgeshire places. 14mm. $34.95 15mm. $36.95 6mm. $37.95 7mm. $38.95 B3556. Cutting Across Cambridge. 2011. 136pp. 18mm. $39.95 10mm. $40.95 12mm. $43.50 15mm. $45.50 Paper $22.95. A journey into a unique landscape of 18mm. $46.95 20mm. $46.95 inscriptions and cut letters, through Cambridge’s open S799-S7. Univers Lettercarving Chisel Set. Set of 7 spaces, churches, and academic sites. chisels: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, & 20mm plus a scribe. With a soft canvas tool roll for easy and safe storage. $249.00

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 21 HANDWRITING LEFT-HAND CALLIGRAPHY B3143. Script & Scribble: B020. Insights into Left- The Rise and Fall of Handwriting handed Calligraphy by Betsy by Kitty Burns Florey. 2009. 225pp. Rivers-Kennedy. 1984. 32pp. 7"x8.5". Hard. $22.95. SALE $7.93 5.5"x8.5". $9.95 This fascinating explora- For left-handers and teachers. tion of handwriting weaves Covers four methods of writing: together the evolution of writing implements and The Right-handed Influence, The scripts, the golden age of American penmanship, and Sideways Approach, The Hook, & the modern revival of calligraphy . The Upside-down Method. The B1253. Write Now by Inga Dubay and best book available. Paperbound. Barbara Getty. 2005. 96pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $19.95 A self-teaching manual for a FOUNTAIN PENS See page 38. monoline Italic-based handwriting. FP90. Manuscript Calligrapher’s Deluxe Fountain Highly recommended. Second edition. Pen Set. LH. Retail $25.95. SALE $20.76 FP95. Manuscript Beginners Fountain Pen Set. QUOTATIONS LH. $7.95 B3328. Wabi Sabi: The Art of MARKERS See page 40. Everyday Life edited by Diane M56. Zig Calligraphy Pen Oblique Cut. Great mark- Durston. 2006. 368pp. 4.25"x4.25". ers for Lefthanders and Arabic. Specify size & color: Paper $8.95 1mm, 2mm, 3mm. Black, Red, Blue, Green. $1.86 This engaging little book is full of gems: bits of wisdom on DIP NIBS See page 32. impermanence, imperfection, N05. Mitchell Left-hand Nibs. Sizes 0, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, simplicity, humility, sincerity, harmony, purity, tranquility, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6. Flexible calligraphy nibs from England. and contentment. The collection illuminates the concept Reservoirs are purchased separately. of wabi sabi. Annie Cicale recommends the book as a List $1.45. $1.00 each 10+assorted/$.90 source of thoughts for your calligraphic projects. N05-S10A. Mitchell Left-hand Set 10/02. All 10 sizes & 2 reservoirs. $10.50 N05-S10B. Mitchell Left-hand Set 10/10. All 10 sizes IMAGE MAKING & 10 reservoirs. $13.50 B3915. Playing with Image N06. Brause Left-hand Nib. Sizes in millimeters (0.5, Transfers: Exploring Creative 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0). Hand ground to left Imagery for Use in Art, Mixed oblique. High quality, stiffer nibs. $3.50 each Media, and Design by Courtney Cerruti. 2013. 144pp. 8.5"x10". N06-S9. Brause Set of 9 Left-hand Nibs. $31.50. Flexibound $24.99. SALE $19.96 JNB $29.30 These valuable N10. Speedball Left-hand Calligraphy Nib. Sizes LC- techniques allow you 0, LC-1, LC-2, LC-3, LC-4. Best in larger sizes. to reproduce a unique image $2.19 each from any source and apply it to a myriad of surfaces. N10-S5. Speedball Left Set of 5 Nibs. $10.95 Teaches you the four image transfer methods: Packing Tape, Solvent, Medium, and Acrylic transfers. Covers K104-L. Italic Calligraphy Beginner’s Kit; Left- the basics and presents projects that include gift boxes, Hand. Want to teach yourself Italic? Includes Italic albums, sketchbook covers, wall art, accordion books, Letters, an excellent workbook for Italic, Insights into and much more. 250 color photos. Left Handed Calligraphy, & a Manuscript Deluxe Set. $54.66. JNB $49.95

B1501. Addressing Invitations: Proper Forms of WEDDINGS Address by Joan Breman. 4.75"x8.5" folded. $3.75 B3057. Wedding Invitation Only a small folder, but for those new to addressing Handbook: Wording, Design, invitations for weddings and other formal occasions, Printing by Julie Holcomb. 2004. it provides rules for outside and inside envelopes; 114pp. 5.5"x8". Paper $24.00 addresses for clergy, military, university titles; postal A thorough guide for brides that suggestions and some additional hints. Can save you is also invaluable for calligraphers time and trouble. who want to do wedding work or LR19-4. LAR Second Wedding are new to it. Covers the elements Issue: Vol.19, No.4 Letter Arts of wedding stationary: the invita- Review Wedding Issue. $17.50 tion, envelopes, reception cards, This special Wedding Issue ceremony cards, reply cards, accommodation cards, at is full of unique and engag- home cards, etc.; the wording for all of these, including ing calligraphy for weddings addressing the envelopes; and a section on design and – invitations, envelopes, reply printing. Julie Holcomb is a letterpress printer who has cards, reply envelopes, and ke- produced fine wedding stationary for ceremonies for tubot. Includes both traditional many years. Recommended by Nan DeLuca. & innovative, formal & fun Karen Charatan presentations.

22 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com B3863. Zentangle 4. Learn to add color and sparkle to your tangles with chalks, watercolors, pencils and pens, glitter, jewels, and sparkly inks. Also includes 40 new tangle patterns and ideas on using brass stencils and plastic templates. B3864. Zentangle 5. Filled with projects that take tangling beyond paper to create wearable art from jewelry to jeans. Includes 40 new tangle patterns. B3865. Zentangle 6. Forty new Tangle patterns. ZENTANGLE® B3878. Zentangle 7. Features new patterns focusing on circles, zendalas, and shapes. Zentangle Instructional Books by Suzanne McNeill, CZT. 20pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $8.99 each. 3/$7.99ea B3879. Zentangle 8. Features new patterns focusing on mono- B3866. Zentangle Basics. Using only pen & paper, you grams and alphabets. A natural learn how to make 24 basic Zentangles and how to use for calligraphers! them in wearables, home decor, cards, and journals. You can tangle even if you haven’t drawn before! B3867. Zentangle for Kidz. By Sandy Steen Bartholomew, CZT. B3439. Zentangle 2. Filled with new tangle patterns. Zentangle fun for younger artists. B3440.Zentangle 3. More fun with more tangles.

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find tangling particularly appealing. permanent, but other fine line pens (or This relaxing and expressive art form a pencil) can be used. These intriguing is guided doodling using texture & patterns all begin with simple lines; the pattern. It is meditative and will help spaces are filled in, one step at a time, you learn to focus, relax your mind, becoming more complex. There are no and boost your creative confidence. But mistakes, only opportunities. Like life, beware – this is highly addictive fun. the designs develop into something CHERRYL MOOTE 3.5"x3.5" squares of art paper pro- unique and beautiful as they grow. B3443. All Tangled Up by vide the surface. Artist Trading Card Zentangle is a registered trademark Cherryl Moote. 2011. Approx. blanks work too. Pigma Micron pens of Zentangle, Inc. 72pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $39.95 A series of delightful projects to make with your Zentangle B3897. Zenspirations: Dangle Designs by Joanne tiles. These directed doodles can Fink. 2013. 52pp. 8.5"x8.5". Paper $8.99 be addictive! Full-color. Another fun book that turns doodles into designs to decorate your paper craft projects B3921. Zen and your art works with dangle patterns. Joanne Doodling by demystifies the patterning process and shows Carolyn how simple it is to create richly textured dangles Scarce. 2013. by breaking down the design into component 128pp. parts. 8.5"x11". JOANNE FINK Paper $12.99 B3438. Zenspirations by Joanne Fink. 2011. 52pp. Learn how 8.5"x8.5". Paper $16.99 to extend your Shows you how to turn simple lines into attractive designs through Zentangle experience exercises that build on each other. Joanne’s passion is contagious, and her past the square, using color and doodled shapes will inspire you to have fun with the process. You will find finding patterns in fabric and intriguing ideas for filling borders, edges, and spaces with creative flour- natural objects, and how to break ishes – some using letters and words. down complicated patterns into their doodle elements. Last B3893. One Pigma Micron Pens are great section is an alphabet, each letter Zentangle A Day: for tangling. They are smooth- filled with doodle patterns. A 6-Week Course writing, waterproof, and lightfast. in Creative Most people use the 01 size and B3441. Drawing for tangle in black, but sepia or blue- AlphaTangle: Relaxation, black are also popular. Red can be A Truly Tangled Inspiration, and used for highlights. See page 42. Alphabet by Fun by Beckah Krahula. 2012. 128pp. Sandy Steen M76. Signo Uni-ball Gel Pen. 8.5"x9". Paper $22.99. $18.39 Bartholomew. Great for opaque white lines. One Zentangle A Day is a beautiful 2011. 68pp. Specify White (Gold & Silver also interactive book of Zentangling, offering 4.5"x5.5". Paper $9.99 available). $3.40 A pocket-sized reference to fun, related drawing exercises. This step-by-step book is divided into 6 S779. Storage Box with lid. patterns to jump-start your Approx. 4"x4"x1". The perfect Zentangles. Its small size makes it chapters, each with 7 daily exercises. Each exercise includes new tangles to size to store your Z’tangle blanks easy to take with you. Tangle and finished tiles. Clear (frosted). draw, teaches daily tile design, and offers while you wait for the doctor or $2.55 each tips on related art principles. the kids. 4/$2.25 each 8/$2.00 each toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 23 Prices are subject to change without notice. We will notify TO ORDER before shipping if the increase is substantial.

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Brause Nibs 22, 32, 33, 53, 54 Arabic, Sandarac 48 Beinfang 30 Textbook 15 Fountain Pen 37 Haff Ruling Pen 33 Clairefontaine 56 Spencerian Books, DVDs, AUTHORS/CALLIGRAPHERS: Holders 35, 57 Headbands 60 Color 30 Supplies 50-56 Barcellona, Luca 8 Brushes: Bristle 28 Hematite Burnisher 47 Copperplate 30, 56 Spectralite Ink 46 Bernd, Adolf 8 Chisel-Edged 27, 28 Higgins Eternal 43 Cross Drill 51 Spray Fixative 57 Buczek, Rosemary 16 Glue 60 Hiro Nibs 32, 34, 53 Graph Pad 30, 56 Staedtler Mars Eraser 31 Burgert, Han Joachim 11 Mixing 28 Holbein Gouache 49 Layout 30 Stickles Glitter Glue 57 Clayton, Ewan 63 or 64 Pointed, Watercolor 27, 28 Holders, Straight 34, 35, 57 Maruman 56 Stonehenge Paper 29 Engelbrecht, Lisa 14 Rekab 27 Oblique 54, 55 Opaque Pads 30 Stylus: Needle 58 Fink, Joanne 15, 23 Sable (Escoda, Hot Foil Pen 48 Practice /Layout 30 Suede Pens 42 Harvey, Michael 10 Rapheal, W&N) 27 Hunt Nibs 53 Pentalic 30 Sull Books, DVD’s, Pads 51 Ingmire, Thomas 8 Waterbrush 39 Hyperaser 31 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Underliners 31 BOOKBINDING 58-60 Practice Grid Pad 39, 56 Spencerican 51 Pencils 42 Metallic 61 Vellum: Calfskin 48 BRUSH PENS 39, 41, 61 Crocus Cloth 33 Krylon Leafing Pens 63 Soapstone, White Lead 55 Tracing 30 BRUSHES 27, 28 Cutting Tools 59,60 Kutrimmer 59 Pens: Automatic 33 Vermilion Bokuju Sumi 45 COPPERPLATE 50-56 Dappen Dishes 35 Lamy Fountain Pens 38 Folded 33 Gouache 62 or 64 CUTTING TOOLS 59-60 Davey Board 60 Leaf, Gold, etc 47, 48 G-Tec 42 Ink Stick 45 EASELS 36 Dinky Dips 55 Light Pad 36 Fountain 37, 38, 39, 61 Vintage Nibs 53, 62 ERASERS 31 Diploma Parchment 28, 29 Linen Tape 60, Thread 59 Ruling 33 Suede 42 Walnut Ink 45 FINE PAPERS 28-29 Dr. Martin’s Ink: Bleed Proof, Lining Guide: Linex, Ames 31 Witch 32 Water Container 35 FOUNTAIN PENS 37-39, 61 Pen White 43 Magnifier 33 Pentalic Paper for Pens 30 Waterbrushes 39 GILDING 47-48 Iridescent 49, 63 or 64 Manuscript Fountain Pen 38 Pentel: Color Brush 39 Wheat Starch for Paste 60 GOLD/SILVER 45-49, 63 Spectralite 46, 49 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[email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com BR26. Windsor & Newton Series Sceptre Gold 101 Brush. #2. Actual size. BRUSHES 02 Chisel-Edged Lettering Brushes BR26. Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold 101 Brush. BR01. 995 Winsor & Newton Chisel Brush. Actual size. Round. High quality and of a similar shape as the Series 7, but made from a mix of sable and synthetic 1/2" fibers. Ideal for watercolor and suitable for acrylics. Recommended by Michael Sull. Choose size: #0000. $7.79. JNB $5.84 #4. $11.69. JNB $8.77 BR01. 995 Winsor & Newton Chisel Brush. Golden #000. $7.79. JNB $5.84 #5. $12.99. JNB $9.74 Nylon. The standard brush recommended by John #00. $7.79. JNB $5.84 #6. $15.69. JNB $11.77 Stevens & other teachers for chisel-edged alphabets. #0. $7.99. JNB $5.99 #8. $23.39. JNB $17.54 1/2" $19.29. $14.47 3/4" $27.89. $20.92 1" $39.49. $29.62 #1. $8.89. JNB $6.67 #10. $32.19. JNB $24.14 #2. $9.19. JNB $6.89 #12. $42.99. JNB $32.24 BR24. Raphael Kaerell Flat. Actual size. #3. $10.49. JNB $7.87 1/8" 02 Rosemary Buczek uses these brushes for fine details in her DVD, Gilding & Painting the Illuminated Letter 1/4" 06 (DVD49). Shown approx. actual size. BR48. Liner Princeton 3/8" 10 20/0 Brushes. These are Monogram small, precise BR24. Raphael Kaerell Flat. For chisel-edged synthetic sable brushes for precise tasks. Superb for brush writing and watercolor painting. Carl Rohrs fine detail in watercolor, as well as gouache, acrylic, tested the 1/4" and 3/8" and found them fine and oil. The finest synthetic sable assures perfect brushes for chisel-edged brush lettering. (For 1/2" pointing. The Liner Brush has long fibers, the Mono- and larger he recommends the W&N 995.) Synthetic gram Brush shorter ones. A sell-out at a SCA Scribal bristles. Specify size. event. Specify: Monogram, Liner. $8.95 each. #02. 1/8". $12.30. Sale $11.07 #08. 5/16". $16.65. Sale $14.99 SALE $8.06 each #04. 3/16". $13.50. Sale $12.15 #10. 3/8". $17.65. Sale $15.89 #06. 1/4". $14.85. Sale $13.37 BR25. Set of above five sizes. $74.95.SALE $63.71 BR46 Size 12. 1/2". $19.60. Sale $17.64 BR47 Size 14. 5/8". $21.55. Sale $19.40 Rapheal Kolinsky. These round watercolor bushes are handmade with the finest Kolinsky Red Sable. Multiple 8 05 hair lengths ensure tightest possible point and a full BR12. Rekab #5. Actual size. belly for a high paint load. They have superior resiliency, John Stevens uses these round ferrule, chisel-edged Rekab spring, and snap. Rosemary Buczek: You need “brushes brushes for smaller Roman lettering as well as for a variety like these to pull off the details.” “Amazing.” of other styles. John uses these along with flat ferrule chisel- BR46. Raphael Kolinsky 8404. Fine point. Rosemary: edged brushes for his brush lettering. These quality sable “I use the #1 & #0 so much of the time.” brushes, imported from Israel, with proper care will last #0. List $26.20. SALE $22.27 #1. List $31.65. SALE $26.90 for 20 years or more. These are called “Showcard” or “One Stroke Brushes.” They are more versatile than flat ferrule, BR47. Raphael Kolinsky 8408. Extra Fine Point. chisel edge brushes, but take a bit more skill to use. John “Awesome for the brushwork I love.” “Incredible point.” recommends the #5 to start with. For a wider range of sizes, #0. List $24.70. SALE $21.00 #1. List $29.85. SALE $25.37 he suggests adding the #3 & #7. BR12. Rekab Brushes. Specify size. #3. $14.02. JNB $12.62 #6. $29.23. JNB $26.31 0 #4. $15.93. JNB $14.34 #7. $41.69. JNB $37.52 #5. $20.61. JNB $18.55 1 Pointed Brushes 2 BR28. Winsor & Newton Series 7. #0 & #1. Actual size. BR22. Escoda 0 4 1 Escoda Brushes. Annie Cicale uses these brushes for BR28. Winsor & Newton Series 7. Round. painting. Eliza Schulte Holliday, co-author of Brush Known as the finest watercolor brush, expensive but Lettering, highly recommends these brushes from worth the price. Handmade using the highest grade Spain for pointed brush lettering. They have plenty Kolinsky Sable. Crisp point, just the right spring, of bounce and good snap and are reasonably priced. superior control, even and consistent flow. Recom- Eliza starts her students with the #2 for lettering. mended for pointed brush lettering & painting. BR22. Round Pointed Sable Watercolor Brush. #000. $24.99. JNB $18.74 #3. $51.99. JNB $38.99 #0. $14.93. JNB $11.94 #1. $16.30. JNB $13.04 #00. $25.99. JNB $19.49 #4. $71.49. JNB $53.62 #2. $19.85. JNB $15.88 #4. $29.01. JNB $23.21 #0. $27.49. JNB $20.62 #5. $87.89. JNB $65.92 BR23. Set Above of 4. $80.09. JNB $60.07 #1. $31.69. JNB $23.77 #6. $125.79. JNB $94.34 #6. $35.25. JNB $28.20 #8. $47.39. JNB $37.91 #2. $37.79. JNB $28.34 #10. $82.03. JNB $65.62

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 27 0 FINE PAPERS BR49. Raphael Kaerell 8394. Pointed round. High FOR CALLIGRAPHERS quality synthetic brush for water media. Harvest Crit- Except as noted, all these papers have been chosen for their tenden uses this brush for applying Instacol in gilding. suitability for broad edge calligraphy. Which side is the #00. $9.65. JNB $7.72 #1. $10.20. JNB $8.16 right side to write on? The side that takes the ink the best. #0. $9.95. JNB $7.96 #2. $10.20. JNB $8.16 On laid finish papers, one side will be smoother than the other. Experiment. If you experience slight bleeding, try sumi ink or gouache on the same paper. 4 mm 4 BEGINNERS: Try the inexpensive Ingres papers. Diploma Parchment is also a good bet. If you have a client that wants 8 mm a 100% cotton sheet, Arches Watercolor HP is especially 8 pen-friendly. PRACTICE ON FINE PAPER?!? BR37. Silverwhite Bright 1502. Short handle. A number of instructors recommend this. Why? If you only White synthetic. Inexpensive brush for lettering, mix- practice on practice paper, you only become accomplished ing gouache or watercolor, and for loading your pen. at practice. Instead, think of writing on fine paper. Think of #2. $5.00 #4. $5.90 #8. $7.45 your practice always as finished pieces. You become focused in your practice – finished pieces are only more practice! BR43. White Bristle Brushes. Pkg of 3. Specify flat (sizes 2, 4, 6) or round (sizes 1, 3, 5). Good for mixing Paper Ordering Information gouache or loading ink. $1.20 In most cases, large sheets of paper must be shipped sepa- BR31. Yasutomo Oriental Bamboo Pointed rately from other items. For this reason, there is a separate Brush. Specify size: 3/8" CC5. $5.15 7/16" CC6. $5.65 Paper Shipping Charge. BR33. Hake Brush. Yasutomo. PAPER SHIPPING: USA 48: Flat rate of $12.00, regard- Specify size: 1.5" F15. $12.50 2.5" F25. $18.69 less of the quantity of sheets ordered. AK, HI, PR: Based on actual cost; minimum is $14.00. If shipping costs are PS100. Drafting Film Polyester Matte 2 Sides. 004" more than $14.00, we will email you the cost for your okay. thick, 24"x36". Translucent, polyester-based film with (APO & FPO: based on actual cost; minimum is $12.00) a matte drawing surface on both sides. Accepts ink, pencil, and colored pencil and erases cleanly. Anti-static. If you order books/supplies and large sheets of paper together, you must pay shipping on the book/supply total Used in Denis Brown’s classes. $6.25 sheet and also $12.00 shipping for the paper. For example, if you order 3 books totaling $49.95 and 20 sheets of Arches Text NEW DIPLOMA PARCHMENT Wove, add $7.95 shipping for the books and $12.00 for the A popular paper is now even better. paper. Online orders: Add item PS00 (Paper Shipping New Diploma Parchment. Machine-made in the US, Charge, $12.00) to your cart. sulphite pulp, warm off-white (beige), pH neutral. Often we can fit a few small items in the tube with the Smooth wove finish. 177gsm. paper, or fit a few flat items in the box of a flat-shipped Specify size: 17"x22" or 34"x22". large order. (Only large orders are shipped flat.) When only This bestselling archival sheet is now even better. Easy one package is sent, you are charged only the $12.00 Paper to write on and a little thicker than most text weight Shipping Charge. Note: your tube of paper may arrive on a papers, it is great for certificates and one-off pieces. A different day from your box of other items. paper you will use again & again. Give it a try. The New PAPER SHIPPING: INTERNATIONAL Diploma Parchment is a warm beige (off-white) and Please inquire about exact costs, as even smaller recommended by Vivian Mungall. quantities of paper can be expensive to ship overseas. The old Diploma Parchment was a yellowish cream. “This paper is beautiful. When I first put my pen on this CALLIGRAPHY PAPER SAMPLES paper I was amazed at how lovely it is, much better than Don’t know what paper to order? Try our Full Sheet the old Diploma Parchment. I like how the paper gilds Sample Pack (PS87-SA, $34.95). You get 10 of our most and takes paint, and the paper takes ink beautifully. popular white and off-white sheets. Includes a good variety There is no feathering or bleeding. I recommend it. It is of both laid and smooth finish papers, both pure whites a nice weight and is also fine for handmade books.” and creamy whites, and thin text papers and thicker “cover – Rosemary Buczek. weight” sheets. PS84-HS. 17"x22". $1.20 sht / 10 sheets $10.00 PS87-SA. Full Sheet Sample Packet. A sample packet of PS84-FS. 34"x22". $2.25 per sheet our most popular white and off white sheets for calligra- PA84. Diploma Parchment Pack. 50 sheets, 8.5"x11". phers. Includes Arches Watercolor MBM, Arches Text Wove, (not padded). A great paper for both laser and ink jet Arches Hot Press 90lb, Diploma Parchment, Canson Ingres printing. $14.95 White, Frankfurt White, Stonehenge Cream, Zerkall Book This Diploma pack ships flat with books/supplies or large White, German Ingres White, and Pergamenata Natural. These are full size sheets, not sample swatches. Each sheet orders of paper. is labeled. Cost includes shipping within the continental PERGAMENATA PACKS USA. Canada add $7.00 (Airmail). $36.50 PS101. Small Sheet Sample Pack: White & off-white PS98-PKT. Pergamenata Heavyweight. Pack of 10 Calligraphy Papers. 15 labeled sheets, approx 8.5"x9.5". sheets 11"x14" and 2 sheets 11"x13.5". 230gsm. Perfect One sheet each: Arches Text Wove, Arches Watercolor size for SCA Scrolls. Ships flat with books and supplies. MBM, Bugra White, Frankfurt White & Cream, Canson Easy to store, no curl to work out! Ingres White, German Ingres White, Arches WC HP 90#, Specify: Natural or White. Stonehenge Cream, Rives BFK, Diploma Parchment, $16.95 3pkts/$16.50ea. 5pkts/$15.75ea. Pergamenata Natural 160 gsm, Pergamenata White & This Pergamenata Pack can ship with paper sheets Natural 230 gsm, Zerkall Book White. $13.50. (rolled) or with books/supplies (flat). This Sample Pack can ship with paper sheets (rolled) or with books/supplies (flat). 28 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com Grain direction is parallel to underlined dimension. CREAM PS95. Stonehenge. 100% cotton, neutral pH, 2 WHITE German Ingres (Hahnemühle). 100% alpha cellulose. natural deckles, 2 cut edges. 22"x30". 250gsm. Text weight. Laid finish.18.75 "x24.75". 100gsm. Popular Calligraphy, watercolor, colored pencil, pastels with German scribes. and watercolors. Specify color: White or Cream. PS22-WHI. Antique/Eggshell White. $1.90. JNB $1.71 Machine made. USA. $3.85. JNB $3.08

PS22-BLK. Black.$2.19. JNB $2.00 PS90. Arches Cover Black. Mouldmade in France. 100% Cotton. Neutral pH, lightly sized, textured surface. 250gms. 22"x30". Laurie Doctor and others recommend PS104. Arches MBM. 75% cotton, neutral pH. this sheet for book and portfolio covers. It folds without 20"x25.5". 105gsm. White. Laid finish. Recommended cracking. $10.67. JNB Price $7.95 by Peter Thorton and Sandy Wagner. List $4.05. PS05. Canson Ingres. Laid finsh. 65% cotton. JNB Price $3.15 10 sheets/$2.95 25 sheets/$2.75 19.5"x25.5". 100gsm. One size smoother than other. Popular for calligraphy and bookmaking. USA. Gelatin PS01. Arches Text Wove. 100% rag, neutral pH. 20"x25". sized. Specify Color: White, Black, Steel Grey. $1.85. 120gsm. White. Smooth finish (wove). Takes ink well. A JNB Price $1.75 great, slightly soft, paper to write on. One of our most popular papers. Great for paste paper. Full sheets below. PS05. Canson Ingres. Black. $1.75 List $3.57. JNB Price $2.75 10 sheets/$2.65 each PS05. Canson Ingres. Steel Grey. $1.75 Pergamenata. 100% sulphite, Neutral pH. Machine- made. 19.5"x27.5". 160 gsm. This parchment-look sheet PS102. Canson Edition. Black. 22"x30". $4.35 is a great paper to work on (much better than common vegetable parchment papers). You get the look of vellum/ WHITE parchment at a fraction of the cost. PS21-WHT. Bugra. 100% Alpha Cellulose, laid finish. 130gsm. White. 20.5"x33". A thicker, pronounced laid PS88. Pergamenata. 160 gsm. Text weight. Specify: finish paper. Increasingly popular with calligraphers. Natural or White. 19.5"x27.5". $3.50. JNB $2.85 Mouldmade. Germany. $3.95 PS98. Pergamenata Heavyweight. 230gsm. Specify Natural or White. 19.5"x27.5". $3.75. JNB $3.05 PS21-BLK. Bugra. Black. $3.95

NATURAL See bottom of column for full sheets of Pergamenata. PS94. Glassine. Transparent, 100% sulphite pulp. Acid- PS04. Frankfurt. This beautiful, wavy laid paper is a free. USA.18"x24". For use in burnishing, or use it when favorite of Jean Formo in her walnut ink classes. I find it smoothing down the paper fibers after erasing or razor easy to erase, as some inks allow correction with a white scraping. Will ship with books/supplies if folded to plastic eraser! 19"x25". 120gsm. pH neutral. 9"x12". $.85 each. Two or more sheets/$.80 each

WHITE Specify White or Cream. $4.05. JNB Price $3.15 PAPYRUS This ancient writing surface is made by pounding together two layers of strips cut lengthwise PS04. Frankfurt. Cream. $4.05. JNB Price $3.15 from the rush, Cyperus papyrus. After drying in the sun, the writing surface is smoothed with pumice. This proto-paper was used for over 3,000 years before being CREAM replaced by parchment & paper. PS68. Papyrus. Handmade in Egypt. Untrimmed. PS93. Nideggen. Sand. 120gsm. 19"x25". Acid-free. Same Approx 16"x20". Some surface texture, but accepts the ink wavy laid lines as Frankfurt. $4.15. JNB $3.15 well. The strips of reed are readily apparent in this translu- cent sheet. Elsewhere at up to $8.50. $4.95 per sheet 2-9 sheets: $3.95/sheet 10-24 sheets: $3.50/sheet 25 or more sheets: $3.10/sheet. PS92. Zerkall Book White. High alpha cellulose and cotton. Neutral pH. 100gsm 20.75"x30". 2 natural deckles, Papyrus can ship with either sheets of paper or with books/ 2 tear deckles. Used by Jean Formo and Reggie Ezell in supplies/pads of paper. No extra paper shipping for their workshops and classes. $4.47. JNB Price $3.40 Papyrus.

Watercolor Papers. PS84. Diploma Parchment. Machine made in the US, Superior quality, sulphite pulp, off-white, pH neutral. Smooth wove finish. 100% rag. For both 17" x 22". This archival sheet is a JNB bestseller. Easy to write on and a little thicker than most text weight pieces, painting and letter- it is great for certificates and one-off pieces. A paper you ing. 90lb HP (Hot will use again & again. $1.20 sheet 10 sheets $10.00 CP press) finish is the See opposite page for full sheets and packet. most popular for HP calligraphy. It is very smooth and gives a PS91. Rives BFK. 100% Cotton. Neutral pH. 22"x30". sharp, even edge to 250gsm. 2 deckles. White. $8.28. JNB Price $6.55 letters. CP (Cold Press) has a slight texture. 22"x30". 5/$6.35ea. 90 lb = 185gsm 140 lb = 300gsm The thicker weight is suitable for wash techniques. LARGER PAPER SIZES NOW AVAILABLE all grain-long Arches Watercolor Paper PS01-FS. Arches Text Wove Full Sht. 40"x25.5". $5.45 PS42. 90 lb HP List $10.07 $7.85 25/$7.05ea PS88-FS. Pergamenata Full Sheet. 27.5"x39". Natural PS47. 140 lb HP List $14.58 $11.35 25/$10.75ea or White. $5.79 PS48. 140 lb CP List $14.16 $11.15 25/$10.50ea PS98-FS. Pergamenata Heavyweight Full Sheet. PS82. Fabriano Artistico Watercolor. 27.5"x39". Natural or White. $6.00 100 lb HP List $6.95 $5.56 140 lb HP List $9.75 $7.80 140 lb CP List $9.75 $7.80 toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 29 29 PADS GRIDDED PAD / LIGHT BLUE GRID TRANSLUCENT PADS 8 squares/inch. Grid may show with some copiers. P41. Beinfang Graphics 360. 100% Rag Layout Pad. Ink flows smoothly but keeps sharp edge. White sheet with Copperplate Grid Pad. 8 squares to the inch. Light blue good translucency. Recommended by Peter Thornton. with slant lines for copperplate. Approx. 50 sheets. Similar to Cotton Comp & Canson Pro Marker. P01-8. 8.5"x11". $7.95 6/$7.50 12/$7.25 24/$6.95 9"x12". $12.78 11"x14". $17.56 P01-11. 11"x17". $9.95 6/$9.25 12/$8.25 24/$7.75 Boris Layout Pad. Bright White Marker Layout Pad (#37). P21. JNB Graph Pad. Light A smooth, translucent sheet that is highly recommended. blue grid (8sq/inch). 20lb bond. No bleeding or feathering. Popular for beginning classes. Approx. 50 sheets. 11"x17". Our most popular pad. $8.95 6/$7.50ea 50 shts 100 sheets 12/$7.25ea 24/$6.95ea P10. 9"x12" $9.94 JNB $8.45 $16.21 JNB $13.78 P11. 11"x14" $13.89 JNB $11.81 $22.55 JNB $19.17 P22. JNB Graph Pad. P12. 14"x17" $18.85 JNB $16.02 $31.91 JNB $27.12 8.5"x11". $4.95 Canson Pro-Layout Marker Pad. A bright white, 18lb, P23. Westwind Graph Pad. Non-repro grid (8sq/inch). marker layout pad. 50 sheets. Very smooth surface. Worth 11"x17". Approx. 50 sheets. This popular pad is available the price. Black guidelines under the sheet are easily seen once again! Through extensive testing of paper, inks and even without a light table. Michael Sull’s favorite pad for printing process, they have now produced the highest work for reproduction. His recommendation is echoed by quality pad ever. The blue non-repro grid is accurate and other scribes and penmen: “Absolutely wonderful.” “A great does not “ghost” through the written letters. $13.95 pad.” P32-9. 9"x12". $13.10. JNB $12.55 OPAQUE PADS P32-11. 11"x14". $17.95. JNB $16.85 JNB Practice Pad. This bright white, extra-smooth finish P32-14. 14"x17". $24.90. JNB $23.15 paper is excellent for both broad edge and pointed pen P45. Canson Vidalon Translucent Vellum Pad. scripts. (It is the paper we use for our JNB Graph Pads.) 50 sheets. 9"x12". $24.30. JNB $22.95 Good for classes and practice. 25lb bond. Pads approxi- P39. Cotton Comp. From Borden & Riley. 100% Rag mately 50 and 100 sheets. Marker Layout Pad. Smooth finish. Takes ink without P25-50. 8.5"x11". 50shts. $4.95 bleeding or feathering. A step up from the regular Marker P25-100. 8.5"x11". 100shts. $6.95 Layout. 50 sheets. A Sheila Waters favorite for layouts. P25-REAM. 8.5"x11". 500 shts. Unpadded. $22.95 9"x12". $11.86. JNB $9.49 P20-50. 11"x17". 50shts. $6.50 11"x14". $16.21. JNB $12.97 P20-100. 100shts. $11.95 14"x17". $21.97. JNB $17.58 P20-REAM. 11"x17". 500shts. Unpadded. $42.95 P59. Chalk White Layout Bond Pad. Smooth surface art TRACING PADS paper. More opaque than Boris Layout. Good for practice. 50 sheet pad. 16lb. P43. Tracing Paper Pad. 25lb, 50shts (Borden & Riley 9"x12". $7.30. JNB $5.84 #41 Parchment Tracing). 11"x12". $9.70. JNB $7.76 9"x12". $7.57. JNB Price $6.43 14"x17". $13.09. JNB $10.47 11"x14". $9.94. JNB Price $8.45 14"x17". $13.84. JNB Price $11.76 P40. Paris Paper for Pens from Borden & Riley. A very smooth surface paper great for broad-edged and pointed P44. Tracing Vellum Pad. 55lb, 50shts (Borden & Riley pen work. Use sandarac for broad-edged work. 40 sheet pad. #90 Sheer Trace). Heavier, yet easier to see through than 9"x12". $15.20. JNB Price $12.16 tracing paper. Similar to Canson Vidalon Vellum. Sheila 11"x14". $20.87. JNB Price $16.70 Waters recommends tracing vellum for fine, detailed work. 14"x17". $29.30. JNB Price $23.44 9"x12". $19.09. JNB Price $16.23 11"x14". $25.94. JNB Price $22.05 Pentalic Paper for Pens. Archival quality; neutral pH; 110lb; smooth, hard surface. 40 COLORED PAPER/PADS sheet pad. Use this pad for crisp CANFORD PAPER. Recommended by Brian Walker as lettering. Bright white. Back ideal for pointed pen work. Try white or metallic ink on when it was produced by the the rich, dark colors. Great for papercraft projects, too. pioneering calligraphy supplier Smooth finish, acid-free. Pentalic, this was a favorite with P47. Canford Color Pad. 32 sheets: 4 each of violet, scribes. The paper has recently red, black, deep green, dark blue, orange, navy, & white. been brought back up to those 8.3"x11.7". Retail $15.50. JNB $13.95 earlier high standards. Recommended by Sheila Waters. P46. Canford Black Pad. 30 sheets. P17-9. 9"x12". $14.50. JNB Price $13.05 8.3"x11.7". Retail $15.50. JNB $13.95 P17-11. 11"x14". $18.95. JNB Price $17.06 P17-14. 14"x17". $27.95. JNB Price $25.16 P58. Black Artagain Drawing Paper Pad. Acid-free, Strathmore Series 400 Drawing Pads. 80lb acid-free medium weight, and lightly textured. Works for “Bleach paper for pen and ink and light washes. Regular/Medium & Pastels” technique described in Art Exposé. From surface. Off-white. 24 sheets. Thomas Ingmire uses these Strathmore. 8"x12". 24 sheets. $15.39. JNB $14.69 in his workshops as an alternative to Arches Text Wove. For Ampad, Clairefontaine, Maruman, & Rhodia pads, P100-9. 9"x12". $7.29. JNB $6.56 see page 56. P100-11. 11"x14". $9.95. JNB $8.96 P100-12. 12"x18". $11.09. JNB $9.98 P100-18. 18"x24". $19.99. JNB $17.99

30 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com GUIDELINES ERASERS For erasing pencil lines except as noted Pre-ruled guidelines save time – no guidelines to draw Pentel Clic Erasers. and none to erase. For practice paper and other thinner Click to advance or retract. sheets, guidelines on paper work well. Thicker or colored E10. Pentel Hypereraser. paper will require a light box and guidelines on clear Great for erasing ink. $11.66 material. Most of our guidelines consist of sheets of E11. Refill Pentel Hypereraser. equally spaced lines. $3.95 2/$3.75 5/$3.55 10/$3.30 GL04. Letterlines Guidelines. A set of 14 different E15. Black Pentel Clic Eraser. For guidelines printed on thick 11"x17" paper. Includes one

erasing ink on black paper. $11.35 sheet for Copperplate. Use with or without a light box. Includes a chart that identifies similar dip and fountain E16. Black Pentel Clic Refill. $3.75 pens sizes. $24.95 E17. Pentel Pro Clic Eraser. For erasing pencil. $8.96 GL06. Envelope Guidelines / Letterlines. Slip these E10 E15 E17 guidelines into your envelopes. Two sets of lines (large, E18. Pentel Pro Clic Refill. $2.95 small), 7" wide x 5.25" long. Printed on clear plastic. E19. Pentel E20 Includes an envelope template for making your own Triangle

envelopes using gift wrap or other paper AND an Eraser Pen. Edges great for detailed erasing. $2.99 addressing guide with tips and creative ideas, along E20. Pentel Triangle Refill. 2pkt. $1.49 with etiquette for addressing envelopes. $14.50 GL07-S6. Underliners. A set of six guidelines on a clear Rectangle film (Fine, Medium, Broad, B2, B3, B4). 8.5"x11". Can be E22 cut to fit in envelopes.$8.95 Round

S805. Linex Lining Guide. Similar E22. Tombow Mono Zero Eraser. Sleek, high to the Ames Lettering Guide, but quality eraser for precision work. Specify Round or easier to use and more accurate. Rectangular eraser. $4.49 each Recommended by Reggie Ezell. E23. Tombow Refill.White vinyl. Specify Round or Metric. Instructions for its use are Rectangular eraser. $1.99 included. $5.95 6/$5.75 E27. Perfection S91. Ames Lettering Guide. $3.50 Ink Eraser. Highly recommended by Harvest Crittenden for erasing RULERS S821 ink: “They work great on vellum.” $3.25 E12 E12. Peel-Off Magic Rub Eraser. Great for tight S821. Linex Super Ruler. Highly recommended by places. For erasing pencil lines. $1.35 Reggie Ezell. Precision divided in mm & inches. E08. Factis Black Eraser. For erasing Non-skid strips hold firmly to paper and raise edges pencil lines on black papers. Does not slightly for ruling. Imported from Europe. $14.50 leave marks. $1.05 ea. 18/$16.02 E08 S871. Clear Plastic E09. Kneaded Eraser. $1.10 ea. Grid Ruler with Box of 12/$11.04

S871 Metal Cutting Edge Heavy-duty transparent S86. Magic Rub Eraser. White plastic. For erasing plastic ruler. One edge is beveled for drawing lines, the pencil guidelines. Nonabrasive. $1.00 other has a stainless steel edge for easy cutting. Useful for E13. Staedtler Mars White both light and dark papers. Includes centering scale. Plastic Eraser. Small. $1.45ea. Ruler is graduated in 16ths of an inch. From C-Thru. Box of 12/$14.40 E13 Recommended by Annie Cicale. 12" $5.95 18" $9.95 E14. Art Gum Eraser. $0.90

S798. C-Thru Graph Ruler. E06 8sq/inch grid, beveled edge, clear. 2"x12". $2.95 S798 E06. Pentel Clic Eraser. Cylindrical, white eraser. 5" in S425. 18" Centering Ruler. Clear plastic. $6.75 a pen-style holder with grip. $2.25 Stainless Steel Ruler. Flexible, cork back. E25. Tuff Stuff White Vinyl Eraser. $2.25 S270. 12". $3.75 E26. Tuff Stuff Refill 2 Pack. $1.61 S271. 18". $5.50 S574. 12" Wood Ruler with Metal Edge. $2.00 S789. Omnigrid Ruler. 6"x12". This S730. gridded (with angles), clear, hard plastic Parallel ruler is highly recommended by Cherryl S730 Glider. Moote for papercraft and book projects. Similar to the $14.99 Rolling ruler, but sturdier. Specify inches or metric. $26.50. JNB $25.18 S385. 12" Rolling Ruler. For ruling lines. $10.25 See page 36 for Drawing Boards. See page 42 for Pencils.

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 31 NIBS Mitchell Round Hand Nibs The standard nibs for broad edge pen work are: Tape, Brause, Mitchell Round Hand, and Speedball. Any of them will work well. Which is best? No. 0 No. 1 No. 1.5 No. 2 No. 2.5 Best quality: BRAUSE. Most flexible: MITCHELL. (3.3mm) (3mm) (2.5mm) (2.3mm) (1.8mm) Brause Nibs N02. Brause Nibs. No. 3 No. 3.5 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Stiffer nibs with (1.4mm) (1mm) (0.9mm) (0.75mm) (0.6mm) reservoir on top. .5 .75 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 5 mm Oblique-cut. Sizes: .5, .75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5mm. N04. Mitchell Rexel Round Hand Nibs. Flexible nibs High quality nibs from Germany. If you have a heavy hand, from England without reservoirs (see below). Straight- these will work well. Specify size. cut. Sizes 0(3.3mm), 1(3mm), 1-1/2(2.5mm), 2(2.3mm), N02. Individual nibs. $2.19. JNB Price $2.00 2-1/2(1.8mm), 3(1.4mm), 3-1/2(1mm), 4(0.9mm), 10+ asst. $1.90 ea. 50+ asst. $1.85 ea. 5(.75mm), 6(.6mm). N02-S9. Set of 9. $19.71. JNB Price $17.58 Though they say round hand, these nibs are very suit- N06. Brause Left-hand Nibs. able for all broad edge alphabets. Beginners may have Hand-ground to left oblique. $3.50ea. 10+ asst. $3.05ea. some trouble with the flexibility. N06-S9. Left-hand set of 9. $31.50. JNB $29.30 N04-S10A. Set of 10 with 2 reservoirs. $8.60 N04-S10B. Set of 10 with 10 reservoirs. $12.95 N130. Brause Ornament Nib. N04. Individual nibs. Specify size. List $1.45. $.85 These have a round tip similar to the Speedball B Series. 10 or more assorted Mitchell: $.75 each Specify .5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5mm. $2.00 Gross (144) (same size): $86.40 N130-S5. Brause Ornament Nib Set of 5. $9.50 Mitchell Left-hand Nibs. N05-S10A. Set of 10 with 2 reservoirs. $10.50 Hiro Tape Nibs N05-S10B. Set of 10 with 10 reservoirs. $13.50 N01. Tape Nibs. These are N05. Individual nibs. List $1.45. $1.00 more flexible than Brause 10 or more assorted LH Mitchell: $.90 each nibs but stiffer than N07. Mitchell Slip on Reservoirs. Mitchell and take to the ink better when new. Reservoir on These slide on under the nib.You may top. Right Hand sizes only: .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4mm. Oblique need to adjust them slightly, but this is no cut. A good nib for classes & beginners. problem as the metal bends easily. N01. Individual nibs. Specify size. List $1.25. $1.06 List $1.15. $.62 10/$.56 each Gross box (144). $53.28 10+ asst. $.93 each 100+ asst. $.89 each N01-S7. Set of 7. List $8.75. $6.50 Manuscript / Rond / Chronicle Tachikawa Nibs N19. Manuscript N114. Round Hand. Tachikawa Nibs. These nibs are similar Chrome plated to Mitchell Rexel Round Hand but a bit stiffer. nibs from Japan. Long lasting, sharp and smooth writing. Bronze. Sizes: 0, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6. $.75ea Specify 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 mm. $4.10 each 10/$.65ea 100/$.60ea Also called Hiro Rond & Chronicle. N114-S. Set of 5. $19.95 N19-S9. Set of 10. $6.00 Scroll Pens #10 #20 #30 N11 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Speedball Nibs #40 #50 #60 N09. Speedball Nibs. American nibs. Sizes: C-0, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6. C-0 is largest, C-6 is smallest. N11. Scroll Pens. A dip pen that writes a double line. Best in larger sizes. C-2, C-3, & C-4 are popular for Mitchell (Rexel). No reservoir. beginners’ classes. N09. Individual nibs. $2.19 Specify 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. List $3.55. $3.15 each N09-S6. Set of 6 (C-0/C-5). $11.99 N11-S6. Set of 6. $16.95 N15 Speedball Left-hand Nibs. Sizes: LC-0, LC-1, LC-2, LC-3, LC-4. N10. Individual nibs. $2.19 Witch Pens N10-S5. Set of 5. $10.95

No.1 No. 2 No. 2.5 No. 3 N15.Mitchell Witch Pens. Square-cornered, 0 1 2 3 4 5 but with a rolled over writing edge that allows pen to glide over rough surfaces. Works well N16. on grained or coarse paper. Pen is a complete unit of nib, Speedball B Series. reservoir, and holder. Sizes: 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4. $4.95 each Specify size: B0, B0.5, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B5.5, B6. $2.19 N15-S4. Set of 5. List $26.75. $19.85 N16-S6. Set of 6 (B0-B5, no B0.5). $11.99

32 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com RULING PENS

N30. Folded N22. Ruling N148 Ruling Pen. TIM’S FOLDED PENS Pen. Julian N148. Tim’s Folded Pen. Each Introduced at Waters, Letterforum in one of these pens is a versatile Gottfried 1995, this innova- marking tool and a beautiful, tive lettering tool Pott, & many handcrafted object. Recycled has been popular others are metal cans are cut, hammered, ever since. Use using ruling and formed into the folded nib it to produce pens to produce and combined with a turned tight “brush let- expressive let- hardwood handle and a bit tering” with a ters. This ruling of thin-walled brass pipe. pen or for wild, pen is designed These are truly instruments fun, expressive specifically for for expressive writing and lettering. These lettering. You vary drawing. The line width varies are the originals the line width by with the angle of the pen to made by tilting the pen. the paper. Each one is also a Matthew Coffin & highly Wood handle with brass lesson in sustainability. These praised by Carl Rohrs & Peter collar & writing unit. were quick sellers at CNW, Thornton as superior to others $45.00 and purchasers included both that are available. $15.95 students and instructors. Each pen is unique. To select your pen, search N148 at www. N28. Automatic Pen 5-line. Designed to produce johnnealbooks.com, then click lines for sheet mu- N28 on the link to see the pens. sic, calligraphers shown at 50% acual size The drop-down menu will list use it to produce the pens that are still available (the others are sold). light, five stroked $36.00 ea 2/$34.20ea letters. $11.95 Actual size N39. Brause 5 Line Music Nib. Width of whole N33. Haff Ruling nib is 13/16". List $3.60. $3.24 Pen. Thomas Hoyer uses this fine-crafted, traditional ruling pen QUILLS are very light, very flexible, and for expressive deliver a wide variety of media easily – thick gesso, lettering. 5" nickel- creamy gouache, or thin ink. Only N151 & N44 are cut Thomas Hoyer using Ecoline inks & plated, tool steel alloy. for writing. The cut quills have trimmed barbs. Haff ruling pen. www.callitype.com Both Thomas and this N151. Cut Goose Quill. 1mm $10.95. 3mm $12.96 ruling pen come from Germany. He has introduced the N44. Pack of 5 Pointed Cut Quills. $14.00 tool at several conferences and workshops in the USA N24. Cured Goose Quill. $3.50 6/$3.40ea. 12/$3.35ea. and Europe. $22.50 N33 N26. Goose Quills. Not cured. $2.50ea. 5/$2.25ea. N45. Wild Turkey Quills. Not cured. $2.00 each N46. Jumbo Goose Quills. 15" or so. Comparable to Swan Quills. Naturally cured. Grayish, unbleached, and Nib Shaping/Sharpening not display quality. S106. Crocus Cloth. $1.50 $3.00ea. 3/$2.75ea. 5/$2.50ea. 10/$2.30ea. S107. Polishing Paper $2.50 Both of the above are used in the final smoothing of a broad edge nib. S265. Quill Knife. Specially shaped for cutting quills: S115. Hard (Black) Arkansas Stone. For beveled one side, straight the other. Specify Left or Right. sharpening your nibs. Instructions included. $23.70 (Right handers who cut away from themselves as Peter S657. 10x Chrome Plated Magnifier. $20.25 Thornton does should specify Left). $72.50 N27. Automatic Pens. These poster pens are made AUTOMATIC PENS of a non-rust nickel silver with a plastic handle. They produce very thin thins. Use them with the tooth blade uppermost. Clean with warm water after use. A new pen should be filled and worked gently on paper until the color (ink) flows. Any scratchiness will soon wear off with use. $11.95

N27. Automatic Pens Sizes: 1 (1/16"), 2 (1/8"), 3 (3/16"), 3A (1/4"), 4 (5/16"), 5 (1/2"), 6 (3/4"), 6A (1"). $11.95 each N27-S6. Set of 6 pens. $71.70. JNB $64.53 (sizes 1, 2, 3or3A, 4, 5, 6 or 6A) N27-SCROLL. Scroll Automatic Pens Specify: #7, #8, #9, #10. $11.95 each toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 33 HOLDERS H60. Fine Wood Pen Holders. These beautiful, hand-turned, exotic wood holders range from 6" to 7.25" and come in a variety of woods. Each is a unique work of art as well as a functional tool. You can H78. Thick Wood Holder. These short, turned specify short or long, and red, brown, hardwood penholders have a thicker grip. If you or or black wood colors, and we will try your students have arthritis or joint problems, you to match your wants as close as is may find these thicker pen holders easier to use. Some possible. $20.99 calligraphers just like a thicker pen holder. Wood color will vary and there will be some variation in shape. 5" to 5.25". $16.50

H63. Marbled Pen Holder. Beautiful holders. Choose color: gold & black, silver & black, white & black, and gold with multicolors. List $3.49. JNB $2.97 H63-S. Marbled Holders Set of 3. $9.41 H79. Century Turned Pen Holder. These beautiful holders have decorative finials and are made of rose- wood and walnut. Wood color and turnings will vary. H65. Speedball 6.75". $15.95 Colored Holders. These holders have the classic hourglass shape of regular black Speeball Plastic Pen Holders, but they have a durable, double coated finish that gives them a softer feel. Work with Speedball Nibs A, B, C ; Hunt 101, 56, 22, 99, 512, 513. Choose color: Garnet or Sapphire. H81. 5/8in Century Turned Wood Holder. A thicker $3.49 version of the beautiful Century hardwood holder. The wood color and decorative finials may vary. $15.95 H62. Mahogany Pen Holder. Straight wood pen holder. $3.49 H71. Oak Pen Holder. 6.75". A nice hardwood straight See pp 35, 57 for more holders; 54-55 for oblique holders. holder with a clear finish. $3.50 2/$3.25

H97 Oak

H97 Walnut H97. Brass & Wood Pen Holder. This elegant and func- standard metal insert to hold your pen nib. Thinner tional slim penholder comes with an antique nib (ball than most holders. While not an actual reproduction, it is point for monoline script). Let its simple elegance bring appropriate for Civil War reenactors. 7" long. grace to your writing desk. Brass collar and ribbed wood, Specify Walnut or Oak. $14.95

H89 H90

H90. Faux Wood Comic Penholder. Extremely H89. Tachikawa T40 (Multi) Pen Holder. High quality, lightweight, all-plastic holder with no metal parts to rust lightweight, varnished wood penholder. Plastic collar and no wooden parts to crack! Uses a plastic collar to hold holds the broad-edged nibs securely (except Brause Nibs). broad-edged nibs securely (except Brause Nibs). Attractive At about ½" thick, it’s thicker than most holders and may wood finish. 7/16" thick, 5" long. From Korea. reduce fatigue. Soft rubber grip 1/4" back from end of $2.50 each 6/$2.25 12/$1.89 holder. No metal parts to rust. 5¾" long. From Japan. $8.50 H88 H91

H88. Tachikawa T25 Pen Holder. High quality, H91. Natural Wood Holder. This lightweight holder uses lightweight, varnished wood penholder. Plastic collar holds the same plastic collar as the Tachikawa penholders. the broad-edged nibs securely (except Brause Nibs). At a Slightly chunky (1/2" dia), but not as thick as the H76 bit less than ½" thick, it’s thicker than many holders. No Thick Wood Holder. 5" long. Unvarnished wood. Great for metal parts to rust. 5" long. From Japan. $4.99 Brause 66EF. From Korea. $3.00 H91-4PK. Pack of 4 Natural Wood Holders. $10.00

N13. Hiro Poster Nibs. Use these for large S231. Pen & Holder Bin. A thin case writing. Fit in most standard holders. of unbreakable clear plastic with Sizes: 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15 mm. $2.45 each four compartments for nibs and one N13-S6. Hiro Poster Nib Set. for holders. 7"x3.5"x1.25". $8.85 All 6 nibs. $13.50

34 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com S800. McCaffery Inkwell. S800 Individually crafted from a sold block of rust-proof metal, this is the ultimate inkwell. With a weighted base, it is pretty much impossible to tip over. The precision- made, no-spill, screw-on cap Brass Steel and the compact size make it NEW DAPPEN DISHES portable. 7oz, 1-1/2" diameter base, 1-3/8" high. Designed and made by These small, wide-mouthed glass Neil McCaffery. Use it with his Penman Ink or your favorite writing fluid. containers with relatively heavy Choose Stainless Steel or Golden Brass. $72.00 bases are ideal for holding gesso, ink, or gouache. The wide mouth JARS / INKWELLS provides easy access for your nib or S801 These wide-mouth, clear jars quill. Easy to clean. are great for mixing and storing S620. Clear Dappen Dish. $1.85. color or ink. The wide-mouth SALE $1.40 each. 6/$1.15ea. is great for dipping pointed and broad-edged pens. S620-12. Box of 12 Dappen Dishes. $22.20. SALE $12.00 S801. Low-Profile Glass Ink Jar.Black screw-on cap. 1.825" opening, 1.75" high. $3.00 each. 5/$2.85ea. S802. Metal Lid for Dappen. Fits the regular dappen dish. $1.25 each. S276. Glass 1oz. Ink Jar. Straight sided, black plastic cap with liner, approx. 1.75"x1.75". $2.00 each 12/$1.10ea. S276. 1oz S803. Dappen Dish with Glass Lid. S843. Glass 2oz. Ink Jar. Straight sided, white metal cap Slightly larger container with a glass with rubber seal, approx. 2"x2". $2.50 each lid. $2.99 each Widemouthed Plastic Jar with lid liner. Save with our quantity prices. S803-12. Box of 12 Dappen Dishes S844. ½ oz. (15ml). Approx. 1.25"x1.25". $.75 10/$.65ea with Glass Lids. $22.00 S260. 1 oz. (30ml). Approx. 1.75"x1.75". $1.00 5/$.75ea 10/.65ea 20/.60ea 30/.55ea (Cap: 1oz. black, others white) S260. 1oz S845. 2 oz. (60ml). Approx. 2"x2". $1.50 6/$1.25ea

S784. 3-Piece Water Container. Three plastic water containers that detach S893 and fit into one. Use this handy item S893. Hardwood Pen Rest. For holder and nib. S784 for rinsing pens and brushes. Great for workshops. $3.92 Spaced to accommodate oblique holders. Wet ink HOLDERS wipes off finish. 4.75 "x.75 "x.625 ". $5.95 2/$5.00ea Our most popular holder is the Grey Plastic (H46). H32 H38 H39 H69 H77 H46 H87 H49 H83 H32. Brause Double Nib Holder. All wood holder that accepts a nib at each end. No metal parts to rust. 6-sided staff. $5.50 Cork finger grip holders. Interior metal collar & grippers. H38. Koh-I-Noor. Black wood (shown) $5.70 H99. General Pencil. Plain wood color. $5.49 H39. Double Nib Holder. You can insert a nib in each end of this short holder. A smooth cylinder, not faceted. Interior metal collar, metal grippers. 4.75". $1.60 H69. Speedball Plastic Holder. An all-plastic holder (black) with an hourglass shape. $1.49 H77. Ergonomic. Shaped to reduce fatigue and dis- comfort. Blond wood. $6.00 H46. Grey Plastic Holder. Lightweight grey plastic (Caran D’Ache 114) holder. We had tried for years to stock these holders. They come all the way from Swit- zerland! They are usually a sell out at local workshops. $3.00 10/$2.80ea. H87. Koh-I-Noor 130 N. Black. $4.25 H49. Universal Penholder. Made of a clear plastic rod with a soft plastic sleeve to hold the nib. The soft sleeve S788. Pen-Pencil- also acts as a cushioned finger grip. No metal parts to Marker Box. Use rust, easy to clean, and very lightweight. Works with this flat, hinged, clear any nib except crowquills. $2.85 plastic box for gel pens, H83. Mitchell Holder #53. Triangular shape, plastic. colored pencils, markers, For Mitchell Roundhand and similar nibs. $4.25 penholders, and similar items. 8.5"x4"x1". See page 57 for small holders, pages 54-55 for Oblique Holders. Made in Israel. $3.95. See previous page for more holders. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 35 LIGHT TABLES / PADS S752 S762. Artograph S762 LightPad. Slim, lightweight and brightly lit with cool LED technology, this light box is truly portable. Provides you with up to 30,000 S752. Plexi hours of maintenance-free creative Tabletop Easel. This brilliance. The sleek design has a metal frame and fully flat top surface. sturdy frosted plexi easel Comes with a soft protective sleeve. Sizes are illumination area. sits on your table and provides a 6"x9". $104.99. SALE $92.00 9"x12". $157.00. SALE $130.00 slanted surface for writing. The 12"x17". $259.99. SALE $230.00 17"x24". $364.00. SALE $325.00 lip-free lower edge allows free arm movement. Slide a short fluorescent light fixture under the 3/8"-thick S247. Wordcrafters Portable Light Table. 16"x20" frosted plexi top locks plexi and you have a slanted light shut for transport, swings up to 8 different slant positions. Hardwood case. box. Three soft bumpers on the un- A sturdy & comfortable handle makes derside of the lower edge keep the transport easy. An 18" florescent fixture nearly 24"-wide easel in place. This provides illumination. There is ingenious design by calligrapher space in the box for calligraphy Kaye Hanna is one piece of shaped tools. Versatile enough to use plexi. Easy to transport and set up. at home & to transport to 23.75"x16.25". Back is 3.75" high. S247 workshops or take on USA. Light fixture not included. trips. A time-tested $74.00. JNB $62.90 design developed by a calligrapher and a woodworker. $175.00 JNB $160.00 The Wordcrafters Portable S156-S Light Table combines the S156-L best features of a light box, an adjustable easel, and the traditional slanted writing box. EASEL TOTE / PORTFOLIO Use this soft-sided port- folio to carry your easel, EASELS paper pads, or drawing/ Calligraphy Easels. Lightweight, lab boards to classes and portable easel designed for a table or desk. Folds workshops. Waterproof, flat to 1.5" thick for easy carrying. Adjustable to 7 fabric (can be folded for different angles. Can be used as a light table. storage or travel). Car- S156-L. Large. 23.5" wide, 17.75" high. $37.95 rying handle, full-length S900 S156-S. Small. 16"wide, 19" high. $34.95 zipper, and an adjustable Frosted plexiglass for easels. 1/8" thick. shoulder strap. Made in S160-L. Large Plexi. $13.50 the USA. S160-S. Small Plexi. $9.95 S899. Easel Tote. 20"x26." $19.95 Purple Silver Black S900. Easel Tote with Pocket. DRAWING BOARDS 18"x24." 8"-height, full-length outside pocket. $34.95 Airlite Drawing Board. A high quality, lightweight drawing board with a smooth hardwood surface on S786. Mini Cups. The both sides and two metal edges for use with a hinged top snaps tightly T-square. Use flat, with an easel, or as a lapboard. Made closed and doesn’t leak. in the USA. Small size is perfect for an S690. 18" x 24". $30.99 inkwell, sharing ink, stor- S697. 20" x 26". $35.99 ing paint, nibs or other T-SQUARE / SET SQUARE small items. 3/4" high x 1.5" dia. Package of 12. $5.40 S753 S753. C-Thru S706. Glass Bottle with Clear T-Square. Dropper Top. 1oz. (30ml). Calibrated one edge in inches, the other metric. Empty bottle. This is the same 12". $2.50 18". $4.99 glass bottle that is used for Dr Wooden T-Square with Acrylic Edge. Martin’s Iridescent Calligraphy S623. 18" $14.50 S692. 24" $16.50 Inks, Bombay Inks, Hydrus Watercolor, Tech Ink and Pen S739. Stainless Steel T-Square. White. Fill it with the writing 18". $26.95. JNB $24.26 24". $32.65. JNB $29.39 (or other) fluid of your choice. $2.99

36 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com FP70. Assorted Pack of 12 FP69 2.4 mm 3.8 mm 6.0 mm 1.5 mm Color Cartridge Refill (one each of the colors below). $3.95 FP69. Pack of 6 Color Cartridges. All one color. Specify: Black, Blue-Black, Sepia, Violet, Blue, Turquoise, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink. $2.50 B3124. Parallel Pen FP67 Wizardry (Book) by Brenda Broadbent. 2003. 24pp. PILOT PARALLEL PENS 8.5"x11". Paper $14.95 This pen is extremely smooth writing, offering crisp This instructional book edges and sharp hairlines. Nib point consists of two for the popular Parallel Pen parallel metal plates and allows for lettering in two will help you explore this very sizes. Use the .5mm edge for sharp, monoline writing versatile calligraphy fountain or use the broad edge for calligraphic writing. You can pen. Has cartridge tips and also produce color-blended letters by touching ink tricks and instructions for from one pen to a second pen loaded with another using other writing fluids: inks (including acrylics), color. Available in four sizes, includes one red and one watercolor, and gouache. Includes a chart of black cartridge and a bladder/converter. waterproof inks that have worked well in the Parallel FP67. Pilot Parallel Pen. Specify sizes: 1.5mm, Pen. Writing and drawing with the pen are explored: 2.4mm, 3.8mm, 6.0mm. Special Price: $10.00 ea. monoline, flourishes, color blending, expressive and experimental forms, writing on fabric. Sample FP67-S. Set of 4 Pens (each with 2 cartridges) and a alphabets: Gothicized Italic (Sheila Waters), Gothic pack of 12 cartridges (one each of 12 colors). $40.00 (Ward Dunham), Uncial (Gina Jonas). FP67-SB. Set of 4 Pens plus Parallel Pen Wizardry Book. $54.95 FP72. Parallel Pen Mega Pack. All 8 pens, 48 asst cartridges, & the book. $130.55. JNB $117.50 S382 MODIFIED PARALLEL PEN SIZES S382. Monoject 412. Use this plastic syringe to refill Parallel Pen cartridges with bottle ink or for filling 1 mm 2 mm 3 mm 4.5 mm dinky dips. Many craft and calligraphy uses. $1.75 2/$1.60 ea. 5/$1.50 ea. MODIFIED PARALLEL PEN SIZES FP68. Pilot Parallel Pens Modified Sizes.Add these

3 additional pens to your Parallel Pen collection: 1mm, 2 1 4.5 2mm, 3mm, 4.5mm. The 1mm approximate is the per- fect size for addressing wedding invitations – though the thick & thin contrast is less than with a dip pen. You can use the .5mm edge of the pen for fine lines. (We have the FP68 new sizes cut down from existing pens. Pilot only makes the four original sizes.) Specify size. $14.95 each FP124. Pilot Converter. Use bottled ink in either FP68-S. Parallel Pens Modified Sizes Set of 4. $54.95. Parallel or Plumix Pens. Twist-fill mechanism.$6.70 Brause Store cap on end of pen while you work FP111. Brause Calligraphy Pen. Sizes: FP118 1.1, 1.5, 2.3mm. $18.00. JNB $16.56 A smooth-writing, long staff cartridge pen. Black with red accents. Comes with an assortment of cartridges: black plus five different colors (European short cartridges). European made. The Brause Calligraphy Pen accepts Manuscript & Pelikan cartridges. Special Offer: Purchase three of the new Plumix Pen Brause Calligraphy Pens and pay only FP118. Pilot Plumix Fountain Each pen comes with one Black $48.57.(Same or assorted sizes.) (Cartridge) Pen. List Price $9.29. cartridge. The Plumix Pen uses Pilot 1.1 mm JNB $8.36 3/$7.55 each Parallel Pen Cartridges. An inexpensive but good “I like the new Pilot Plumix pen for calligraphy cartridge everyday use!” Dottie G., VA (fountain) pen. The approx 0.8mm 1.5 mm tip gives good thicks and thins. (One FP118-S3. Pilot Plumix Set of 3 size only.) Barrel is translucent with Pens. One each of three different a clear grip area, so it is easy to see barrel colors: Black (Dark Grey), 2.3 mm when you are low on ink. Choose Light Blue, and Purple. barrel color: Black (Dark Grey), List Price $27.87. SALE $22.65 FP111 Purple, Light Blue. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 37 shown actual size FOUNTAIN PENS LAMY Lamy Calligraphy Pen CALLIGRAPHY PEN. 1.9mm nib. Designed for both form and function, these classy cal- Specify Nib size: 1.1mm, 1.5mm nib. ligraphy fountain pens from Germany are a joy to use. 1.5mm, 1.9mm. The writing end has two facets that fit your fingers and Specify Barrel Style: 1.1mm nib the ink flows well. All have a window to check for low ink FP86. Clear. $40.50 each level, but the clear one, with its see-through design and chrome accents, is my FP87. Black Long-Staff. $34.95 each favorite. I love having a FP85. Satin Gray, Pearl. $52.00 each Bauhaus-inspired pen to create Renaissance and medieval letters! The Satin Gray satin gray is more formal. Pearl The black long-staff pen FP85 comes with red accents. FP84. Black, Matte Black, Red, Blue, FP97. Lamy Joy Calligra- Yellow. $42.00 each phy Set. One barrel & cap with interchangeable 1.1, Black 1.5, & 1.9mm nibs, black FP86. cartridges. Comes in a tin. Clear. Red Set does not include con- verter, but we include one Blue with your order. $78.00. Yellow JNB Price $70.20 FP85. FP84 FP97. Lamy Joy Calligraphy Set Satin FP89. Lamy Converter. So you can use Gray. bottle ink. $4.95 FP88. Lamy Cartridges. Pack of 5 (long). Specify: Blue, Black. $4.50 FP87. Black Long Staff Manuscript Master Italic Pen

FP129. Manuscript Master Italic Pen. Sheaffer Calligraphy Pen This new cartridge pen has a free-flowing and FP40. Sheaffer Calligraphy Set. This mini boxed smooth-writing chisel nib. Matte black, softly set contains: barrel, 3 color-coded nibs (F,M,B), 4 textured plastic body with smooth, weighted metal grip. cartridges (assorted colors). Right hand only. $14.50 1.1mm nib. A second cartridge can be stored in the barrel, FP42. Sheaffer Cartridges. Pack of 5 long cartridges. and the narrow end unscrews for easy access to it. Comes Specify color: Black, Blue, Blue-Black, Brown, Gold, in a metal tin with one cartridge. For more cartridges, see Green, Red, or Turquoise. $5.95 Manuscript or Pelikan cartridges. $27.95. JNB Price $24.73 Manuscript Calligraphy Pen FP95. Manuscript Beginner's Set. Barrel, three nibs (fine, medium, 2B), one cartridge. A good, inexpensive set for beginning classes. Specify RH or LH. Quantity discount for 3 or more. $7.95 FP103-D. Manuscript Nibs. For faceted barrel pens as in the Beginner’s Set. Sizes: EF, F, M, B, B2, B3, B4, Drawing. $4.95. Scroll 4, Scroll 6. $5.95 FP92-D. Manuscript Barrel (faceted), Cap & FP90. Manuscript Calligrapher's Deluxe Set. Converter. $5.95 FP91. Pack of 12 Cartridges for the These British made pens have been well received and Manuscript Calligraphy Fountain Pens. compare favorably with the old Osmiroids. The smooth Specify Black, Sepia (brown), or Blue. $4.95 writing nibs give good thicks and thins. FP91-30. 30 Black Cartridges. $9.95 FP90. Manuscript Calligrapher’s Deluxe Set (Tin). The short Pelikan Fountain Pen Cartridges Black barrel in a storage tin. Six gilt nibs: F (.85mm), (FP115) come in more colors and work in M (1.1mm), Broad (1.35mm), B2 (1.6mm), B3 (2.2mm), Manuscript Pens. See page 43. B4 (2.8mm), 4 cartridges. Specify RH or LH. $20.50 I119. Manuscript Calligraphy Ink. FP103. Manuscript Nibs. For smooth barrel pens as Non-waterproof ink suitable for fountain in the Deluxe Set. Sizes: EF, F, M, B, B2, B3, B4, Drawing. pen and dip pens. 1oz bottle. Specify $4.95. Scroll 4, Scroll 6. $5.95 color: Black, Blue, Red, Sepia. $7.75. FP92. Manuscript Barrel (smooth), Cap & JNB $7.25 Converter. $5.95

38 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com 1.9mm nib. PENTEL COLOR BRUSH Fran Sloan illustrates the variety of weights and sizes of 1.5mm nib. lettering that can be done with the Pentel Color Brush.

1.1mm nib FP57. Pentel Color Brush. Much sought after. For brush lettering. Medium. Specify color: Light Green, Turquoise, Olive Green, Steel Blue, Gray, Orange, Sepia, Purple, Black, Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Pink, Sky Blue, Pale Orange, and Yellow. $8.50. SALE $7.73 each FP58. Pentel Refills. Specify color. $3.75 each FP127. Pigmented Ink Pentel Color Brush. The color brush comes with fade-proof, water-resistant pigmented ink. Black only. (Black is less dense than the regular color brush.) Specify Fine or Medium. $8.39. SALE $7.73 each New Color Brush Sizes. Black only. FP128. Fine, Medium. $11.79. SALE $8.84 FP128. Bold. $13.49. SALE $10.11

Light Green Green Olive Green Purple Brown Sepia Gray Black Yellow Bold Fine Medium

Red Blue Steel Blue Sky Blue Turquoise Orange Pink Pale Orange

FP59 Flat Large

FP59. Pentel Brush Fountain FP59. Actual size. Pen. Carry an inked brush in your tool kit, pocket, or purse. The synthetic fiber brush tip is 9mm Medium a bit longer than other brush fountain pens. Has a fine point and a great spring back. Highly recommended by Karen Charatan. It Niji is a little stiffer than the Pentel Color Brush (FP57, Fine $7.73), and therefore a little easier for beginners to WATERBRUSHES control. List $17.95. SALE $16.16 Waterbrushes are brushes FP60. Pentel Fountain Pen Cartridges. Box of 2 with a large reservoir. Fill cartridges. Black. $3.99 the reservoir with water Mini and use the brush with pan watercolors or watercolor pencils. A squeeze on the Rotring Calligraphy Pen barrel moves water into Pentel your brush. Fill the reser- voir with water-based ink or paint, and you have a brush FP37 that is always filled with color. All are nylon brushes. FP39 Niji Waterbrushes: FP79. Flat 12mm. $13.80 FP64. Pointed 9mm. $9.35 FP93. Pentel Waterbrush. Same excellent nylon brush as the Pentel Color Brush. Large barrel. Designed so FP36 that it won’t roll off your table. Specify size: Mini (13mm brush, small barrel), Fine (10mm), Medium (13mm, medium barrel), or Large (18mm). $6.49ea 2/$6.25ea 3/$6.00ea 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.3 Actual size. Rotring Calligraphy Pen. A sleek, longstaffed, Rotring Pen Set smooth writing, and remarkably light in weight FP38. New pen. Ink cartridges are a dense, matte black. Rotring FP36. Rotring Calligraphy Pen. Pen and five Calligra- cartridges. Specify size: 1.1, 1.5, 1.9, 2.3mm. phy Pen $24.99 Set. 1.5mm FP37. Rotring Converter. A piston fill converter pen plus to allow you to use bottled ink. $6.75 two FP39. Rotring Cartridges (6). Black. $4.95 interchangeable nib units with caps (1.9 & 2.3mm) SAVE: 2 boxes /$3.95 each and a box of cartridges. $56.88. SALE $54.04

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 39 CHISEL EDGE MARKERS Markers are fun and they are easy to use! 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 M02. Marvy Calligraphy Baby Blue Baby Pink Hunter Pure Pure Black Pure Blue Markers. Similar to the Green Orange Elegant Writers, but a little less expensive. The 5mm is 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 particularly good – a wet ink Pure Pink Rose Spring Steel Summer Violet flow and nicely thin thins. Black. Green Gray Sun Specify size: 2.0, 3.5, 5.0mm. M60. Zig Calligraphy II Pigmented Markers. $1.95 each. Box of 12/$22.92 M02. Actual size. Double ended. 2mm & 3.5mm tips. Acid-free. New pigmented ink. They are crisp and keep their ZIG edge well. Waterproof. Pigment-based ink. 2.0 5.0 Pure Black, Baby Blue, Baby Pink, Hunter Green, M06. Zig Waterproof Marker. Pure Blue, Pure Orange, Pure Pink, Pure Violet, Rose, Pigmented waterproof ink. 2.0 & 5.0mm Spring Green, Steel Grey, Summer Sun. on each pen. Now called Memory List $3.50. JNB $3.15 each System Calligraphy Marker. List $3.50. M60-S12. Zig Calligraphy II Pigmented Markers. JNB $3.15 each Set of 12, one of each color. List $42.00. JNB $36.12 Specify Color:

10 Black M55. Zig M55. Actual size. 20 Red 5.0 mm Calligraphy 30 Blue 1mm Pen Waterbased 2.0 mm Ink. These new 40 Green markers from Green 80 Violet M06. Zig. Actual Size. Zig come in 2mm three sizes, M06-S8. Zig Waterproof Markers Set of 8. including the Red Plastic Case. Includes: very useful Pure Red, Pure Blue, 1mm. They 3mm Pure Brown, Pure Yellow, make crisp let- Pure Green, Pure Pink, ters and will stay Pure Violet, and Pure sharp longer than other markers. Non-waterproof, Black. List $24.95. dye ink. Specify size and color. One size per pen. JNB Price $19.96 1mm, 2mm, 3mm. Black, Red, Green, Blue. $2.19. JNB $1.86 each M06-S48. Zig Water- proof Markers Set of 48. M56. 3mm Actual size. Open the clear case and Blue all the colors are easy to see and access. List Price $168.00. JNB Price $142.80 M56. Oblique Cut Zig Calligraphy Pen Waterbased 3.5mm 2mm Ink. 1mm, 2mm, 3mm. Black, Red, Green, Blue. For left-handers and Arabic. $2.19. JNB $1.86 each “I have been using the ZIG markers which you sent M59. Actual size. and they work very well indeed! I even passed them around in my calligraphy courses to get the reaction from students, both beginners and experienced old Black Blue Brown Carmine Cobalt Green Light hands at the matter. All found them terrific.” Red Blue Green –Kate Wolff

ITOYA 3.0 1.5 Purple Violet Wine red Orange Pink Yellow M59. Zig Calligraphy II Dye Markers. Double ended. RED BLUE GREEN PURPLE PINK BLACK 2mm & 3.5mm tips. These great markers are avail- able again. They are crisp and keep their edge well. Non-waterproof. Dye-based ink. Black, Blue, Brown, AQUAMARINE CABERNET DIJON EVERGREEN MOCHA Carmine Red, Cobalt Blue, Green, Light Green, Pink, M57. Itoya Double Headed Marker. Purple, Violet, Wine Red, Yellow, Orange. List $3.50. 1.5mm & 3.0mm on each marker. Acid-free, fade JNB $3.33 each resistant, Non-waterproof. Crisp-writing, quality M59-S12. Zig Calligraphy II Dye Markers. markers. $2.59 each Set of 12, one each of 12 colors (all of the above, M57-S6. Set of 6 Vibrant Colors: Black, Blue, Red, except orange). Purple, Pink, Green. $15.54. SALE $14.95 List $42.00. JNB $36.12 M57-S6C. Set of 6 Earth Tone Colors: Black, Aqua- marine, Cabernet, Dijon, Evergreen and Mocha. $15.54. SALE $14.95

40 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com HUNT 1.0 2.0 3.0 M65. Hunt Elegant Writer. One of the Black Royal Blue Purple Sepia Hunter Red first calligraphy Green XBROAD BROAD MEDIUM FINE XFINE markers. The manufacturer has improved on the original. Black. SAKURA PIGMA $1.99 each. Specify size: M82. Sakura Pigma Calligrapher. Extra-Fine = 1.3mm Fine = 2.0mm Pigmented, lightfast, Chisel Markers. For Medium = 2.5mm Broad = 3.0mm especially crisp letters, the sides of the tip X-Broad = 3.5mm are reinforced so the nib stays sharp for the life of the marker. Sizes: 1mm, 2mm, 3mm. Colors: Black, M83. Y&C (Niji) Calligraphy Markers. These Royal Blue, Red, Sepia, Purple, Hunter Green. inexpensive markers are popular for short-term $3.49 each 6 or more assorted/$3.14 each. classes where budgets are limited. Black. M82-S6-1. Sakura Pigma Calligrapher Set of 6, Specify Size: 2mm, 3.5mm, or 5.0 mm. 1mm. One of each color. List $20.94. SALE $18.85 $1.89 each. 12 same or assorted/$1.70each M82-S6-2. Sakura Pigma Calligrapher Set of 6, 2mm. One of each color. List $20.94. SALE $18.85 M82-S6-3. Sakura Pigma Calligrapher Set of 6, ZIG COCOIRO 3mm. One of each color. List $20.94. SALE $18.85 Lettering Pen. The tip of this new M89 pen is semi-hard and produces dif- ferent widths depending on pressure Actual Size WIDE CHISEL EDGE and speed of writing. Body/Cap and refills purchased separately (below). These pens were MARKERS quick sellers at IAMPETH 2012. M69. Pentel Wet Erase Chalk Marker. M89. Zig Cocoiro Great for teaching and signage. Writes on any non- Lettering Pen porous material, including white boards. Wipes Refill. Choose ink color: Black, Blue Black, Royal Blue, clean with single swipe of damp cloth. Rose Pink, Sepia, Mint Green. $3.50 each Choose colors: Black, Red, Blue, or White. 6 (mix & match)/$3.25ea 12 (mix & match)/$3.10ea Medium: 4mm $4.50; Jumbo: 5/8" $7.75 M69. Medium M90. Zig Cocoiro Lettering Pen Body/Cap. Choose color: Blue Dusk, Duckegg Blue, Frosty Grey, Green Apple, Kiwi, Lemon, Shell Pink, Sky Blue, Strawberry, Sunflower, Warm M69. Jumbo Chestnut & Watermelon. $3.00 each 6 (mix & match)/$2.75ea 12 (mix & match)/$2.60ea COPIC M89-S6. Set of 6 & 6 Zig Cocoiro Pens. Set of 6 ink colors: Black, Blue Black, Royal Blue, Sepia, Rose Pink, Mint Green. Also includes 6 pen bodies: Blue Dusk, Duckegg Blue, M71 Frosty Grey, Green Apple, Strawberry, Warm Chestnut. $39.00. JNB Price $33.15 M71. Copic Wide Calligraphy Marker. A great M89-S12. Set of 6 marker for teaching. The 3/4" wide, durable polyes- & 12 Zig Cocoiro ter nibs keep their shape and are easily replaceable. Pens. Set of 6 ink Nib is straight across, not angled. Alcohol-based ink. colors and 12 pen Colors: Black, Red, Prussian Blue, Green, Dark Bark. bodies. $50.70. Unfilled. $9.95 each JNB $43.10 M74. Copic Calligraphy Nibs. Replacement nibs for the Copic Wide Marker. Pkt of 2. $5.95 M89B M73. Copic Refills.Refills the Wide Marker 5-6 M89B. Cocoiro Brush Refill.Has a times. Same colors as above. $8.99 each M89B very responsive brush tip, longer M72. M72. Oblique Nib Copic Marker. and more flexible than the regular Same great marker as above with an Actual Size Cocoiro Pen Refill. Flows well. Use it oblique cut for left-handers & Arabic. for smaller brush writing. The Colors same as above. $8.99 each brush is shorter and much slimmer than the Pentel Color Brush (and half the price). Can be used alone or in your Cocoiro Pen body/cap. Recommended to us by Elissa Barr. Black. $3.50 John Neal, Bookseller Gift Certificates are available Lettering done with M89B Cocoiro Brush Refill. in any amount from $5 to $5000

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 41 G-TEC 25 M08. Pilot G-Tec Pens. Metal tip. Smooth writing, no skipping. Roller Ball Pens. Recommended by Sheila Waters and others. Not widely available in the USA. Non-waterproof. Choose size and color. Retail $2.99. JNB $2.75 12/$2.30ea G-TEC 3 G-Tec 25 Hyperfine Pen. 0.13mm. Black, Red, Blue. G-Tec 3 Pen. 0.15mm (slightly smaller than 005 Pigma Micron). Black, Red, Blue. G-TEC 4 G-Tec 4 Pen. 0.2mm(same as 005 Pigma Micron). Black, Red, Blue. Shown actual size M08-S5. G-Tec 4 Set of 5. 4 colors plus black. $14.95. JNB $12.95 M08-S10. G-Tec 4 Set of 10. 9 colors plus black. $39.95 M08-S5 M08-S10 PIGMA MICRON S772. Kemper Pigma Fluid Writer. S772 The Kemper

005 01 02 Micron fine-point Fluid Writer is markers. a unique pen. It has been designed to give you a dripless, flawless, Acid-free, consistent-width line that works with various media on any surface. You waterproof, drop your liquid ink, gouache, masking fluid, and the like into the well light resis- and it flows smoothly. Each pen comes with a stem cleaner to keep the tant, pig- tip clear. Made in the USA. mented ink. Specify Size: Small (fine line), Large (medium line). $13.69 Ideal for Zentangles, FLAT LEAD & REGULAR PENCILS illumina- S861. Flat-Lead Mechanical Shown actualShown size tion, letter- Pencil. What fun! The lead is a ing, illustration, and manga drawings. flat, rectangular shape instead of a cylinder. Use the flat lead for chisel- Often on class supply lists. $2.89 each. edged lettering. These were in the college bookstore at Calligraphy 12/$2.56 each Northwest and quickly sold out! 1.8mm, 2B graphite lead. $2.50 each. M17. Black: 005 (0.2mm), 3/$1.98ea. 01 (0.25mm), 02 (0.3mm), S862. Refill for Flat-Lead Mechanical Pencil.7 pieces. $1.25 03 (0.35mm), 05 (0.45mm), S878. Wide Flat-Lead 08 (0.5mm). Mechanical Pencil. M18. Sepia: 01 (0.25mm), 05 (0.45mm). 5mm (approx), flat-lead, carpenter's pencil for broad edge lettering. M21. Red: 01 (0.25mm). Can use fine sandpaper to sharpen the chisel edge. Sturdy construc- Pigma Micron Sets (Black). tion. Leads are a bit harder than the regular flat-lead pencil (above). M17-S3. One each: 01,03,05. $8.67. $7.50 Striker brand. $2.99 M17-S6. One each of 005, 01, 02, 03, 05, S879. Refills for Wide Flat-lead Mechanical Pencil.Pkt of 2. $1.49 08. $17.34. $13.80 S410. Flat Point Pencil Sharpener. This new sharpener creates a chisel point on all types of pencils. $9.29 M52. Copic Multiliner SP. S142. Drawing Pencils. Design 3800. “6H” = hardest, “9B” = softest. These Specify 6H, 5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, HB, H, F, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B,6B,9B. $1.25 aluminum S650. Mechanical Pencil / Leadholder. Uses 2mm leads. The me- body refillable chanical pencil for Reggie Ezell’s classes. $6.15 fine point pens S651. 2mm Drawing Lead. Tube of 3. Specify: 3B, HB, 2H, 5H, are favorites of Non-repro Blue. $3.95 Belgian artist Mechanical Pencil. S681. .5mm. $4.98 S745. .3mm. $9.75 Yves Leterme. The pigmented ink dries waterproof. SUEDE PENS 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.25, 0.35, 0.5. $9.95 ea. N21. Suede Pens. Made of metal and ultra suede. M52-S10. Set of 10 pens They will hold and deliver ink to vertical surfaces without 0.03 through 0.7 + Brush. $99.50 danger of spills. Can create a drybrush effect. They are fun to write M52-REFILL. Refill A for .03, .05, .01. with. Specify: 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4". $17.95 each Refill B for other sizes.$2.95 Gall Inks I116. Old World Oak Gall Ink. An oak gall ink made Gall ink still being made commercially, albeit the most with period recipe and materials includ- acidic. It’s derived from the 1540 Palatino formula. The ing oak galls, iron salts, logwood dyes, viscosity is perfect. If you want to pull the hairlines and and acacia gum (Gum Arabic). Oak gall shades of the old-timers, Blots is the way to go in my ink was used for many medieval manu- experience.” – Nick D'Aquanno scripts and is very popular today for I37. McCaffery’s Penman Ink. $7.25. See page 45. Spencerian and Copperplate. 2oz. $13.95 2/$12.95ea. S567. Oak Galls. The traditional source for tannin for I54. Blots Iron Gall Ink. This hard-to-find Iron Gall ink making oak gall ink. Even if you never have plans to is available again. 1oz Glass Jar. $7.00 make your own ink, it’s neat to have a sample of the real “Blots is the most traditional and oldest formula for Iron thing to show to students. 3oz. $11.00

42 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com Fountain Pen Inks BLACK INKS More inks: see pp 44-46, 49, & 63/64 Beginners need a non-waterproof ink such as Higgins For FOUNTAIN PENS, use only inks that say on the Eternal for dip pen use. While other inks are blacker, Hig- bottle that they are for use in fountain pens. Dye inks gins Eternal is easy to use and is inexpensive. Some inks, (such as Pelikan 4001) flow dependably and are good for like the sumis, are more water-resistant & others, like Calli correspondence and roughs. Though waterproof, Calli is and FW Inks, are actually waterproof. designed for fountain pens. Unless the bottle says an ink is suitable for fountain pens (not technical pens), it may clog I17. Higgins Pen Cleaner. $4.39. JNB $3.95 your fountain pen and ruin it. Black Ink, Non-Waterproof I123. Black Cactus Fruit I08. Higgins Eternal. A non-waterproof, Noodler's carbon black ink for dip pens. A good bet for Fountain Blue-black Shah's Rose beginners. Our most popular ink for classes. Pen Ink. Recommended for Copperplate (add a few Midnight Rattler Red drops of gum arabic). 2.5 oz. $4.39 Many of the Blue JNB $3.95 ea. 6/$3.35 ea. 12/$3.15 ea. rich colors La Coleur of these Cayenne I69. Matte Black Winsor & Newton Calligraphy Royal popular Baystate Apache Ink. 30ml. This special matte black ink is only for fountain pen inks are dip pens and brush. Not for fountain pens. $6.05 Blue Sunset unique. The black is “The winner for the most densely black non- Turquoise Red-black waterproof ink.” –Corinna Taylor lightfast and water- proof (on paper). All Navajo Forest Green I29. Ziller Glossy Black Ink. The original Ziller Glossy are suitable for regular Turquoise Black Ink in powder form returns. A favorite for pointed fountain pens and the Martin Sequoia pen for years, this ink is unsurpassed for Copperplate, Pilot Parallel Pen. Green Spencerian and off-hand flourishing, with fine hairlines Specify color. Burgundy Kiowa Pecan and brilliant shading. Add boiling water to the neck of the $12.95 each Saguaro Walnut jar and mix well by stirring. (Do not shake.) Stir before Wine each use. For pointed pen with a steel nib. Non-water- proof. Makes 1oz. $8.50 African Violet

I129. Pro Black. Opaque water-based ink I04 Red Green Royal for paper and acetate. 1oz Blue wide-mouth glass jar. $8.00 Brown Purple

I129 Black Ink, Waterproof Turquoise Black For more Waterproof Black Inks: page 44 for Moon Palace I04. Pelikan 4001. A superior dye ink I128 Sumi, page 45 for Calli & Ziller Inks, and page 46 primarily for fountain pen use. Will flow dependably. If for F&W Inks. ink has dried in pen, soak the pen in plain water. Non- waterproof. 2oz glass bottle. Specify color: Red, Brown, I128. Pebeo Graphic India Ink (Encre de Royal Blue, Turquoise, Green, Purple, Black. $10.99. $9.89 Chine). Pigmented , opaque, water-resistant , and dries to a rich FP115. Pelikan 4001 Cartridges. Box of 6. These short satin black. For paper. $6.95 cartridges work in your Manuscript Fountain pen. Colors: Royal blue, Blue/Black, Brilliant Black, Brilliant White Inks I38 Red, Brilliant Green, Turquoise, Violet. $2.75 per box I38. Dr Martin’s Bleed Proof White. A dense, opaque smooth writing white S773. Adirondack for your dip pen. Thin with water to the Color Wash. Use this proper consistency. Tint with watercolor or acid-free, nontoxic, gouache for pastel letters. Recom- water-based dye to I108 mended by John Stevens and Peter Thornton. color paper, fibers, fab- 1oz. $10.00 ric, wood, paper, clay I108. Dr Martin's Pen White. A great white and other absorbent ink for pointed pen work. 1oz dropper bottle. surfaces. Ideal for pa- A sell-out at both Odyssey and IAMPETH. Can per crafters, and mixed be thinned with water if necessary. $10.00 media & fabric artists alike. Judy Melvin recommends this I62. Pro-White. Sherrie Lovler’s white of brilliant “ink” for the bleach techniques she presents in Art choice. Also mixes well with gouache. $8.00 Exposé, replacing Tech Ink, which is now a pigmented ink and unsuitable for the technique. 2 oz. spray bottles. $4.95 I118. Gansi White. S773-S12. Set of 12 Color Wash Colors. $59.40. JNB $49.70 Pan white highly prized by Valerie S808. Koh-I-Noor I118 Weilmuenster for I62 Watercolor Wheels. illuminated letters. $6.00 Rich, opaque watercolor at a great I13. F&W Artist Ink, White. 1oz. Waterproof. $7.25 price. 24 brilliant colors in four I125. Moon Palace White Ink. This disks, which stack and lock for new ink from the makers convenient portability. Use the clear of Moon Palace Sumi lid as a 6-section palette. List $10.35. SALE $7.76 dries opaque and waterproof. 2oz wide-mouth plastic bottle. I125 $10.00

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 43 I43. Best Bottle Sumi. This popular, new (to BLACK SUMI INK Western calligraphers) Japanese sumi If you have been using Higgins Eternal and want some- ink is good both for beginners and for thing blacker, try one of these sumi inks. The Squarish professional work. Smooth, rich black. Green Bottle Sumi is the easiest to write with and the Hard to find. 6.75 oz, 200 ml bottle. closest to Higgins Eternal. $15.85 Bokuju Sumi. A shiny, dense black ink. I70. Moon Palace Sumi. While the Very popular. Will eat your nibs. “Green 143. packaging is a bit different, this is the Bottle Sumi.” Fairly slow-drying. highly sought after and highly recom- I22-2. 2oz. $4.99 I22-12. 12 oz. $14.10 170. mended Japanese Sumi Ink. For both Squarish Green Bottle broad-edge and pointed pen work. Sumi. A dense black waterproof sumi ink. Works in Parallel Pens. Dries waterproof. More free flowing than Bokuju or Yasu- 2oz. $5.95 6oz, 180ml. $12.95 tomo Sumi, but not quite as densely black. 15oz, 450ml. $19.95 60oz (1.8L). $75.00 Similar to, but blacker than, IS19. Shakyo-Ken Ink Stone. Unlike Higgins Eternal. I39-2. 2oz. $6.50 most ink stones, this one has a flat I39-6. 6oz. $9.50 I39-12. 12oz. $18.50 surface for grinding and a deep well to collect the ink. Ideal for Yasutomo Sumi. Matte black. Comes dipping nibs. 2½"x4¾"x 5⁄8" in a tall rectangular black bottle. (63.5x121x16mm). Made in KY Series. I24-6. 6oz. $9.85 Japan of stone with a very I24-2. 2oz. $6.20 dense grain. $29.95

I126. Kuretake Sumi Ink. I130-CM. Ultra Black Traditional Great for lettering. Rich, Chinese Ink. Pigmented, water re- opaque black. Less odor soluble, super-dense black ink for cal- than some other Sumi inks. 2oz ligraphy, painting, and drawing. From (60ml). $6.25 Yasutomo. 6oz (180ml) bottle. $5.95 Ink sticks shown at 50% of actual size.

IS03. IS04. IS06. IS07. IS08. IS09. IS10. IS11. IS28. IS29. Black Ink Sticks Kenbimukan Gansui Skakyozumi Ranjyatai Eiraku Chingen Akanegumo Seiryutai Fudenotomo Chinese

Japanese Ink Sticks. These are high quality ink IS08. Eiraku Ink Stick 30201. Reddish Brown Black. sticks from Japan’s most respected ink stick maker. Dense black. Smallest size of all the ink sticks. Top All come in an individual wooden box. Ewan Clayton, quality ink stick. $44.95 a master scribe from England, tested their full range The black Japanese Ink Sticks below are recommended and chose these ink sticks for calligraphy. His by Reggie Ezell. description and comments are given for each stick. IS28. Fudenotomo Ink Stick 30101. Mike Kecseg Student Quality uses this inexpensive ink stick for his pointed pen IS03. Kenbimukan Ink Stick 30104. Brownish work. (It’s not recommended for broad-edged Black. Student Grade. Gives sharp and crisp strokes. calligraphy.) $10.00 The least expensive stick suitable for Western cal- IS09. Chingen Ink Stick 30105. Black. $35.00 ligraphy. Made from mineral oil. $20.00 IS10. Akanegumo Ink Stick 30210. Reddish Brown Professional Quality Ink Sticks Black. $39.00 IS04. Gansui Ink Stick 30208. Bluish Black. Made IS11. Seiryutai Ink Stick 30213. Black. $29.00 from different size soot particles which give the blue black color. Flows well from the pen, basically matte See next page for 15 colors of Japanese Ink Sticks. (with the merest hint of sheen). Works well when IS29. Chinese Ink Stick. A very black ink stick from dark or diluted. $33.00 China. Great for Western calligraphy. 1⅛" x 4¾" x ⅜" IS06. Skakyozumi Ink Stick 30207. Densest black (28.5x121x9.5mm). $29.00 of these ink sticks (hinted slightly toward red brown). S905. Bamboo Glossy when thick. Made from vegetable oils. $33.00 Ink Stick IS07. Ranjyatai Ink Stick 30211. Bluish Black. Made Holder. This primarily for painting but also good for calligraphy. holds the remainder of an ink stick for ease of grinding. Works well thick (dense black). When watered down, Wood color may vary. Specify size. it moves out into wet paper in a very subtle way. $48.00 Small. 1"x4-5/8". $7.75ea Large. 1"x4". $8.95ea

44 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com COLOR INK Winsor & Newton I23. Bokuju Vermilion. A dense, Lemon Crimson Violet Indian opaque waterproof color that is easy Yellow Red to write with. In an orange plastic Winsor Dark Blue Leaf Green Sepia bottle. Lightfast. 2oz. $9.45 Yellow Scarlet Light Blue Green Black

Calli I59. Winsor & Newton Scarlet Burgundy Calligraphy Inks. If you are looking for colored calligra- Brown Blue phy inks for your fountain pens, try these non-clogging, Green Black pigmented inks both for dip 107. and fountain pen use. Unlike dye-based fountain pen I07. Calli. Pigmented, waterproof ink for fountain pen inks, these are more opaque, more brilliant and more and dip pen use. Colors are brighter and more opaque lightfast. 30ml bottle. (See page 49 for Gold & Silver.) than dye ink such as Pelikan 4001, but less so than Specify Color: Lemon Yellow, Winsor Yellow, Scarlet, gouache. Specify color. 1oz. $6.15 Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Violet, Leaf Green, Green, Indian Red, Sepia, White, Black. $6.05 each I07-S6. Calli. One of each color. $36.90. JNB $31.81 I59-S6. Set of 6. Crimson, Dark Blue, Green, Sepia, Black, Gold. (Gold is for dip pen and brush only). McCaffery’s $36.30. JNB Price $32.67 I37 Ivory Red Ziller Indigo Blue Red Violet Pigmented, lightfast, waterproof North Wind White Green Black (acrylic) for dip pens (pointed & broad-edge) & brushes. Stir well Sunflower Yellow Brown Glossy Black before using. Dip nib or brush Prairie Fire Orange in ink, wipe off excess ink on jar Cardinal Red I37. McCaffery’s Penman’s Ink. This oak gall ink was edge or shake pen. Thin ink with developed with the help of leading penmen of today to distilled water. Intermixable to Sweet Grass Green provide an ink similar to that used during America’s create other colors. Clean pen Midnight Blue golden age of Ornamental Penmanship in the 19th and with water & a little ammonia. 20th centuries. With a newly opened bottle, the ink Glass jars with metal lid. Wild Viola Violet writes brown, but turns a dense black. Good for fine I28-WHI. North Wind White. $4.80 Buffalo Brown hairlines. (Colors and ivory are not oak gall inks). I28-YEL. Sunflower Yellow. $7.65 I37. 1oz jar. $7.25 I37-4. 4oz glass bottle. $24.95 I28-ORN. Prairie Fire Orange. $7.65 Soot Black (matte) I28-RED. Cardinal Red. $8.60 McCaffery’s Colors (not oak gall). 1oz. I28-GRN. Sweet Grass Green. $8.60 Glossy Black I37-BLU. Indigo Blue. $9.25 I37-RED. Red. $9.25 I28-BLU. Midnight Blue. $8.60 I37-RVIO. Red Violet. $9.25 I37-GRN. Green. $9.25 I28-VIO. Wild Viola Violet. $8.60 I28-S8C. Set of 8 I37-WHT. Ivory White. $7.00 I37-BRN. Brown. $9.25 I28-BRN. Buffalo Brown. $7.65 Colors: (No Black). I37-GLOS. Glossy Black. $7.00 I28-SOOT. Soot Black (matte). $6.95 Retail $62.15. I28-GLOS. Glossy Black. $6.25 SALE $55.94 I37-4-WHT. Ivory 4oz. Glass Bottle. $24.95 Walnut COLORED INK STICKS Walnut (Color) Ink. A rich sepia ink. Japanese Colored Ink Sticks. Concentrated color Thin with water to create a wash. you grind in an unglazed ceramic dish (Gaken, IS20, For brush or dip pen. Already liquid. below). Popular with Reggie Ezell’s students for use Non-waterproof (but not suitable with metal nibs. for fountain pens). IS13. Indigo Blue. $12.00 I53-2.5. 2.5oz. $6.40 IS14. Yellowish Red. $12.00 I53-10. 10oz. $16.50 IS15. Wine Red. $32.00 IS16. Vermilion. $34.00 IS17. Red Ochre. $12.00 S449. Walnut (Color) Ink Crystals. Add distilled IS18. Ochre. $12.00 water, wait for 25-35 min., & this powder produces a IS21. Chrome Yellow. $11.00 warm, rich walnut-colored ink. The ink is lightfast, IS22. Apple Green. $29.00 flows well, and is highly recommended by many master IS23. Sapphire Blue. $21.00 scribes. 1 oz. $3.75 2 oz. $6.25 4oz. $11.25 IS24. Yellow. $12.00 8oz. $21.50 16oz. $40.00 IS25. Fern Green. $17.00 IS26. Ultramarine. $15.00 S450. Walnut Crystals JAR. We have measured out the IS27. White. $10.00 right amount of crystals for a wide mouth 2oz jar. You IS30. Forest Green. $16.00 IS27 IS30 IS31 simply fill it with warm water, mix, wait 30 minutes, IS31. Purple. $29.00 and you have Walnut Ink. (Purchasing the crystals IS32. Whitish Blue. $15.00 alone is more economical.) $2.00 IS20. Gaken Dish. For grinding S150. Boku Undo colored ink sticks. Round, unglazed ceramic. 4.25" diameter. Useable on Marbling Set. Six tubes either side. At a minimum, have one of color suitable for for dark colors and one for light colors. $9.95 suminagashi marbling. 5/$9.50each Instructions included. Six 12ml (.42oz) bottles of color. $18.00 toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 45 WNG345 WNG086 WNG527 WNG118 WNG627 WNG055 WNG108 WNG508 WNG111 WNG384 WNG089 WNG453 WNG452 WNG106 WNG249 WNG094 Lemon Cadmium Primary Cadmium Spectrum Brilliant Cadmium Perm. Cadmium Marigold Cadmium Orange Orange Cadmium Flame Cadmium Yellow Lemon Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Orange Lake Lake Scarlet Red Red 1 A Yellow 1 A Pale 1 A 3 A 4 A Deep Deep 1 A 4 A Light Deep 4 A 1 A 4 A 4 A 4 A 1 A 4 A 1 B 1 A

WNG726 WNG623 WNG004 WNG466 WNG502 WNG524 WNG440 WNG028 WNG448 WNG593 WNG380 WNG550 WNG050 WNG052 WNG360 WNG455 Winsor Spectrum Alizarin Perm. Perm. Primary Opera Bengal Opera Rose Magenta Quinacri- Brilliant Brilliant Light Brilliant Red Red Crimson Alizarian Rose Red Pink Rose Rose Tyrien 2 C done Red Violet Purple Purple 3 A 1 A 1 B Crimson 3 A 1 B 2 C 2 C 2 C 2 C Magenta Violet 1 B 2 B 1 B 3 A 3 A 1 B

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WNG692 WNG720 WNG482 WNG484 WNG046 WNG459 WNG483 WNG447 WNG599 WNG369 WNG422 WNG425 WNG744 WNG552 WNG285 WNG074 Viridian Winsor Perm. Perm. Brilliant Oxide of Perm. Olive Sap Linden Naples Naples Yellow Raw Gold Burnt 3 AA Green Green Green Green Chromium Green Lt Green Green Green Yellow Yelllow Ochre Sienna Ochre Sienna 3 A Deep Med. 1 A 2 AA 2 B 2 A 2 A 2 B 1 A Deep 1 AA 1 AA 1 A 1 AA 2 B 2 B 1 AA

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Abbreviations: Dioxzn = Dioxazine WinsorWinsor & & Newton Newton Gouache i iss t thehe mostmost popularpopular gouache for calligraphy WNG512 WNG748 LtWNG692 = Light – code number andand the the standard standard that that all all others others are are measured measured against. against. The The colors colors are brilliantbrilliant and Perm. Zinc MedViridian = Medium – color opaque,opaque, and the the pigments pigments finely are finelyground ground so they so flow they well flow though well though your pen. your pen. White White Per3AAm =– Permanentseries / lightfastness 1 A 1 A Wis = Winsor WinsorWinso Newtonr Newton Gouache. Gouache. 14ml14m tubes.l tube Gouaches. Gouache is pricedis priced by bythe the color color (pigment). Abbreviations: UltrPermamrn = = PermanentUltramarine Series(pigment). 1 $9.59Se ries Series 1 $9.20 2 $11.99 Series Series 2 $11.60 3 $15.69 Series Series 3 $15.10 4 $22.99 Series 4 $22.25 Wis = Winsor Dioxzn = Dioxazine Trquise = Turquoise Lt = Light Ultramrn = Ultramarine WinsorWinsor & &Newton Newton Larger Larger Tubes Tubes WNG283J.WNGCC.Winsor Gold Liquid & Newton Designer. Color Med = Medium Lightfastness:Trquise = Turquoise AA–Extremely Permanent WNG335L.WNG335L. JetJe Black.t Black. 37ml.37m $21.99l. $21.15 30mlChar Jar.t. $12.79This is a handmade color Lightfastness: A–Permanent WNG331L.WNG331L. IvoryIvory Black. Black. 37ml.37m l.$21.99$21.15 WNG617J.chart for Silver the entire Liquid line Designer. of Winsor AA-ExtremelyKey: PermanentB–ModeratelyB-Moderately Durable Durable A-Permanent C–FugitiveC-Fugitive WNG512L.WNG512L. Perm.White. Perm.White. 37ml.37ml. $21.99$21.15 30 &ml Newton jar. $12.79 Gouache. This is made WNG283J. Gold Liquid Designer. 30ml from the actual gouache – so the WNG692 code number Jar. $12.30 colors are true, not a printed DrViridian Martin’scolor Spectralite WNG617J. Silver Liquid Designer. approximation. $10.00 I27.3 AA Spectraliteseries / lightfastness Liquid Acrylic Color. Popular for 30 ml jar. $12.30 pointed pen work. Recommended by Mike Kecseg and 14 Carat others. 18K Gold is the most popular color. Gold 48K Lightfast,I27. Spectralite archival, and Liquid permanent Acrylic fine Color. artistPopular pigment. for pointed pen work. Recommended by Mike Kecseg Dries waterproof. 1oz plastic dropper bottle. 18 Carat 14 Carat Bronze Brass White Matte Black and others. 18K Gold is the most popular color. Gold 54K Gold 48K Colors:Lightfast, Matte archival, Black, Glossy permanent Black,White, fine artist Gray 1,pigment. Gray2, GrayDrie 3,s Graywaterproof. 4, Gray 5, 1oz Gray plastic 6. $7.20 dropper each. JNB bottle. $6.48 I27-S8. Metallic Set. 18K Gold, 14K Gold, Silver, #54K 18 Carat Gold, #49K Silver, Platinum, Nickel, Platinum,Nickel, Copper, Bronze, Brass. $65.00. JNB $58.50 Copper,Colors: Bronze,Matte Black,Brass, 14K Glossy Gold. Black,White. $8.50 each. JNB$6.4 $7.658 each Platinum Silver Nickel Copper Glossy Black #54K 18 Carat Gold, #49K Silver, Platinum, Nickel, I27-GS. Gray Set. This set of 6 shades of gray will allow I27-S8. Metallic Set. 18K Gold, 14K Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Brass, 14K Gold. $7.65 each you to match ink for envelopes without mixing. One each Platinum, Nickel, Copper, Bronze, Brass. $56.55 of Grays 1-6. $43.20. JNB Price $39.23 Gray 1 Gray 2 Gray 3 Gray 4 Gray 5 Gray 6

I13.I13. F&W F&W Acrylic Acrylic Artist Ink. 38 colors.Artist For Ink.dip pen,38 cbrush,ol- 651 Lemon 675 Process 643 Indian 687 Flame 567 517 Flame 412 Process 437 Purple andors. technicalFor dip pens pen, (but Yellow***t Yellow***t Yellow***t Orange***t Scarlet***t Red***t Magenta***t Lake***t not brushfountain and pens). techni- cal pens (but 134 Prus.Blue 119 Rowney 127 120 Process 145 Turquo- 151 Marine 735 Sap 363 Olive Pigmented, water- (Hue)***t Blue***t Indigo***t Cyan***X ise. ***X Blue***t Green***t Green***t resistant.not fountain Light- fastness:pens). either 3 335 Emerald 348 Light 578 Flesh 663 Yellow 667 Raw 222 Antelope 554 Red 223 Burnt (permanent)Pigmented, or 4 Green***t Green***X Tint***t Ochre***X Sienna***X Brown***t Earth***X Umber***t (highlywater-resistant. permanent) starLightfastness: rating. Fully 251 053 Cool 028 011 701 Gold 065 Payne’s 607 Brilliant 513 intermixable.either 3 (permanent) Can or 4 Sepia***t Grey***X Black**** White***X (Imit)***X Grey*** Ye l l ow*** Crimson*** be thinned (with t = transparent (highly permanent) star rat- X = opaque water)ing. for Fully washes intermixable. that Can be 326 Dark 714 Shim. 711 Shim. 713 Shim. 709 Shim. 454 Velvet *** = normally permanent Green*** Green*** Blue*** Red*** Gold*** Violet*** **** = permanent dryt water-resistant,hinned (with w andater) additional for wash- paintinges which or lettering dry water-resistant can be done on and additional painting or lettering can be done on top without bleeding top orwithout intermixing bleeding of or colors. intermixing In addition of colors. to paperIn addition & board, to paper will &bond board, to itglass, will bond leather, ceramic & wood. 1oz to glass, leather, ceramic, & wood. 1oz (30ml) glass dropper bottle. $7.25each (30ml) glass dropper bottle. List $6.95. JNB Price $6.26

46 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com S251. Prepared Gesso Tablet. Gesso. Contains white METAL LEAF / SHELL GOLD lead (a poison). Handle with appropriate care. Instruc- A book is a packet of 25 leaves of thin material. Loose tions included. $16.95 2/$15.95 ea. Leaf is pounded and packed between sheets of rouged paper. It must be lifted from the paper with a wide S898. Tresser’s Liquid Gesso (no lead). $15.00 brush called a gilder’s tip or placed on a specially made S892. Instacoll. 100ml. Reggie Ezell loves this gold Gilder’s Cushion for cutting. Patent Gold is loose leaf size for mirror finish raised gilding. It is so easy! Yellow placed on tissue paper and then placed under pressure color allows you to see what you have applied. Direc- to adhere it to the tissue. Patent leaf can be cut with a tions included with your order. clean pair of scissors and applied, gold side down, onto 100mL (3oz). $22.73 1L. $185.00 a prepared surface. S760. Kölner Miniatum. Formulated for gilding on paper and other flexible surfaces. Will give full gloss PRECIOUS METAL LEAF finish. Ideal for gilding manuscripts. Yellow color. Book of 25 sheets, approx 3-3/8" x 3-3/8". Patent has a Similar, but thinner than Instacoll. Some find it easier paper backing and is easier to work with. to use. 50ml bottle. $23.75 S188. Loose Leaf Gold Leaf. XX. S756. Kölner Miniatum Ink. This thinner version of 23K. Book of 25 sheets. $55.95 Miniatum is a favorite of Rosemary Buczek. Write with S606. Glass Gold Leaf (Loose). A higher quality leaf. a broad-edge or pointed nib with Miniatum Ink, then 23K. Book of 25 sheets. $95.00. JNB $76.00 apply gold leaf. Dries flexible, making it ideal for work S189. Patent Gold Leaf. XX. 23K. Book 25 shts. $57.95 on vellum and paper. (50ml). $23.75 Flat Gilding SHELL GOLD I86. Gum Ammoniac. Soak these crystals in water and S738. Shell Gold. Powdered Gold with a gum Arabic strain to produce a base for laying flat gold. 1oz.$8.95 binder. 23.75 carat. Small: Approx. 7.5mm diameter x I87. Gum Ammoniac Prepared Liquid. Skip the 4mm thick. Size & weight varies with the amount of soaking and straining normally involved with using residual water. $39.95. We no longer carry larger sizes – Gum Ammoniac! This liquid is ready to use for flat they didn’t offer any cost savings. gilding straight out of the bottle. 30 ml glass bottle. S608. Palladium. 25 sheets. 3-3/8"x3-3/8". Patent. A $16.95 silver color metal very resistant to corrosives in the air S473. Tresser Gold Size. Use this pink liquid for flat and to acids (except nitric acid), it is often substituted gilding on paper or most any surface. Highly recom- for silver or white gold. $60.29 mended for its ease of use. Great for true gold leaf. NON-PRECIOUS METAL LEAF Not as good for imitation leaf. $6.00 Book of 25 sheets, approx 5.5" x 5.5". Patent has a See page 29 for glassine and page 48 for gums. paper backing and is easier to work with. S604. Copper Leaf. Patent $12.60 Loose $8.96 S605. Aluminum Leaf. Also called Imitation Silver. S701 (Real silver is rarely used because it turns black unless coated.) Patent $12.15 Loose $8.06 Hematite Burnisher S904. Imitation Gold Leaf. Choose from three shades S701. Hematite Lipstick Burnisher. For burnishing of gold. Bk of 20 shts. Patent $11.25ea. Loose $8.06ea. raised gold to a mirror finish. True hematite.$105.00 Specify color: “..it is the best burnisher by far that I have tried on the Traditional Gold. #2.5. Our most popular and similar market today, and I have had great success with it in in color to 23K gold. (Available as Patent & Loose) these early trials.” – Peter Thornton, Red Gold. #1. A rich, reddish gold. (Loose only) “Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity of Yellow Gold. #3. A bright, lemony gold. (Loose only) testing this one. It's a real beauty. Has a nice hold, an Assorted pack, 1 book each of all three shades: S904-SL3. Loose Gold 3-Pkt. Only $22.23 authentic hematite burnisher. Tested & True Hema- tite!” – Jerry Tresser Gum Sandarac. Used on vellum and paper just before writing to achieve fine hairlines. S123-1. 1.0oz. $7.25 S537. Jeweler’s Rouge. $6.00 S123-1/2. 0.5oz. $4.50 S123-B. Bag. $7.25 See Gums, page 48. S614 Wet/Dry Sandpaper. For raising the nap in vellum prep. S316. 320 Grit. S317. 400 Grit. $1.45 ea. S194 GILDING SUPPLIES S267. Gilder’s Cushion. $26.00 S615 S710. Gilder’s Knife (Gold Knife). Used for cutting loose leaf gold. $35.95 Raised Gilding / Gesso Ingredients S616 S428. Titanium Dioxide. White pigment used instead of white lead in gesso. 1 oz. $3.00 Agate Burnishers S194. Agate Dogtooth. 5.75". $32.00 S414. Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate. Finest grade. S614. Pencil Point Agate. Thin metal handle. 1" Pre-slaked plaster. 1oz./$12.00 2oz./$22.00 4oz./$36.00 pointed tip. 7.25"overall. $19.95. New lower price! I44. Fish Glue. 2oz. $5.50 S615. Blunt Point Agate. 5.75". $35.00 S455. Gilder’s Bole. 1oz. $6.00 1/2oz. $3.50 S616. Flat Agate. 1.5" across. 5.75". $45.00 S903. Agate Lipstick Burnisher. Not shown. $45.00 toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 47 Available again! S880. Hot Foil Pen. This battery-powered pen uses low heat to transfer metallic foil onto paper and other surfaces. Applying Actual size S896. Artist and Illuminator Bridge. Rest even, slow pressure, you can easily your hand on this sturdy wooden bridge as make dots and designs or use it to write with the foil. you work, adding detail to your gilding, lettering, and Includes: pen, 12 color foils (2 each of gold, silver, red, painting without smearing the wet portions. Made in green, blue, and multicolor). Requires 2 AA batteries the U.S. of solid cherry wood. A self-adhesive felt pad is (not included). $15.00. JNB $13.50 included, for those who want a cushion rest for their S887. Hot Foil Refill Pack. 36 sheets of 6 assorted hand. $29.95 colors: gold, silver, blue, green, red, & rainbow. $3.99 S898. Tresser’s Liquid Gesso. 8 grams. Use this POWDERS liquid prepared gesso for manuscript illumination. This slaked plaster recipe usen non- Rich Pale Gold Rich Gold Pale Gold Copper Silver poisonous titanium oxide in place of white lead. Store tightly I94. Schmincke TroCol Metallic Powders. Finely sealed in your refrigerator. ground dry metal powders with a gum Arabic binder. $15.00 Can be added to projects such as pastepaper to give a bit of sparkle or luster. Add water and use alone for a brilliant metallic color. These are metal (bronze) VELLUM powders so they are not archival. 20ml jar. Vellum is the ultimate writing surface for a scribe. Specify color: Rich Gold, Rich Pale Gold, Pale Gold, While most of us write on paper, we can still write on Silver, Copper. $14.95. JNB $13.46 the same material used for all the treasured medieval manuscripts. You can feel a connection with the scribes and illuminators of the Book of Kells, The Lindisfarne GUMS Gospels, and The Ramsey Psalter. High quality vellum is I84. Gum Arabic. A binder. Add several drops to a bottle of Higgins Eternal for Copperplate somewhat translucent and will have natural variations. writing. Also used with gouache. 2.5oz (75ml). Remember that vellum is the most forgiving of all (W&N). $15.49 surfaces for corrections. I85. Gum Arabic Powder. Add seven parts distilled Calfskin Manuscript Vellum. Medium weight. Our water to one part powder or add to bottled ink directly. vellum sheets are expertly prepared on one side for 1oz. $3.75 writing. These sheets are ready for you to put pen or quill and ink or gouache to vellum. Specify size: S123. Gum Sandarac Powder. Tie up in a small square S197-3. 3"x4". $6.95 S197-4. 4"x6". $10.95 of cotton cloth and lightly pounce onto your paper to S197-6. 6"x8". $20.50 S197-8. 8"x10". $35.00 produce finer thins. Will help produce crisper letters. May stop bleeding, feathering. S152-FUL. Full Skin. Classic Calfskin Manuscript S123-1. 1.0oz. $7.25 S123-1/2. 0.5oz. $4.50 Vellum. Prepared for writing. Approx. 7-11 sq. ft. per skin. $40.00 per square foot. S123-B. Gum Sandarac Bag. A bag of ground gum sandarac ready for you to use S152-HAL. Half Skin of Classic Calfskin Manuscript to correct slight bleeding or to get thinner Vellum. Prepared for writing. $42.50 per square foot. thins. Dab the sandarac onto the paper S319. Fine Dental Pumice. Used for de-greasing through the cloth & then hold the paper vellum for writing. 1oz. $2.00 6/$1.75ea 20/$1.50ea vertically and tap off any excess. $7.25 Twinkling H2O's Use these shimmering water- colors with a pen or brush for both writing and delectable Solar Gold Scarab Beetle Bronze Pewter Indian Copper Egyptian Gold illustrative touches. They flow S794. Twinkling H2O’s Grande Jars. 36 colors. Metallics above plus: well through both broad-edge African Jade, Apple Blossom, Autumn Butternut, Burnt Umber, Chestnut, Coral and pointed nibs and their Berry, Guatamalan Green, Heavenly White, Hot Cinnamon, Jasmine, Kiwi, effect is awesome on dark Lemondrop, Majestic Blue, Mediterranean Blue, Nutmeg, Olive Vine, Orange papers. Thin them for a trans- Peel, Pink Azalea, Poppy, Rainforest, Rich Co- lucent wash or add less water balt, Snapdragon, Spiced Pumpkin, Stargazer, for opaque, iridescent paint. Sunburst, Sunflower, Sweet Alfalfa, Teal Zircon, The most popular color is Wisteria, Yellow Rose. All the vibrance and Solar Gold. Dip a wet paint- brilliance in a larger jar. See web site for full brush or waterbrush into the color chart. $3.95ea 3/$3.85ea 6/$3.75ea solid cake of color and add color and excitement to your Twinkling H2O’s Petite Jar Kits letters. Good for paper, canvas, 12 different colors, smaller jars. Includes a rocks, wood, & similar sur- free spritzer bottle. $26.00 each S795. Ultimate S796. Ultimate faces. Acid-free, nontoxic. Carnivale Kit. Romance Kit.

48 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com S767. Finetec FINETEC METALLICS Pearl Colors. Made of mica, a natural product Six 7/8" that offers a wide variety of metallic diameter shades, from gold and silver to irides- pans. Russet, Regal Bronze, cent, shining pearl colors. Can be dis- S768. Finetec 12 Color Metallic Set. Mother of Pearl Pink, Silver Pearl, solved with water and applied with a Twelve 7/8" diameter pans. Russet Red, Shining Reseda (soft green), Shining brush. Ideal for creating special effects Bronze Satin, Diamond Yellow, Original Aquamarine. Retail Price $19.65. and highlighting. Can be blended. Col- Bronze, Regal Bronze, Mother of Pearl ors adhere to all absorbent surfaces, SALE $17.69 Pink, Metallic Indian Red, Silver Pearl, such as paper, wood, gypsum, etc. S766. Finetec Moiré Colors. Six 7/8" Pure Mother of Pearl, Shining Pink, diameter pans, Shining Reseda (soft green), Shining iridescent Aquamarine. Tibet Inca Arabic Pearl Luna Silver interference Retail Price $32.55. SALE $26.37 S741. Finetec Mica Artist Color Set. colors. Jade Wildly popular at events and recom- Green Moiré, Copper Moiré, mended by many instructors, includ- ing Carrie Imai, Angie Vangalis. This Purple Moiré, Atlantic Blue Moiré, I41-58 I41-59 Pan set has 5 shades of gold plus silver. Pink Moiré, Sun Yellow Moiré. Retail Price $21.65. SALE $19.49 Gold. Add water, mix with a brush, and ap- Metallic ply to your nib. $27.00. JNB $24.88 Watercolor in 2.75" ceramic pans. S890. Finetec Pan Color. Choose color: Arabic Gold, Gold Pearl, Recommended by Carol Pallesen for Inca Gold, Tibet Gold, Moon Gold, Sterling Silver. $4.50 each. its very fine grind. May need some Gum Arabic as a binder. $15.35 each GOLD / SILVER I41-58. Pale Gold. I41-59. Rich Gold. INK I27 GOUACHE / WATERCOLOR I27. Spectralite Liquid Acrylic Color. Holbein Brilliant Gouache. Popular for pointed pen work. Waterproof. 15ml. This gouache provides a sparkly Metallics: $7.65. See page 46 for effect. Works well in brush and pointed more Spectralite Metallics. pen. (Not recommended for broad-edged Brilliant Gold pens; use Holbein Pearl Gouaches). I16. Dr. Martin’s Iridescent $20.50. JNB Price $18.45 each Calligraphy Ink: Copperplate Gold. Our HG644. Brilliant Gold. bestselling gold ink. $7.20. See page HG646. Brilliant Silver. 63 or 64 for more Iridescent inks. Brilliant Silver I16 I56. Winsor & Newton Gold Ink. Mike Kecseg and Valerie Weilmuenster Pearl Holbein Designer Gouache. White These metallic gouaches are great for recommended this gold for decorating Pearl letters at their classes at IAMPETH. Copper broad-edged, pointed pen, and brush Pearl work. They are finely ground mica based 1oz glass bottle. $9.59 Gold I59. Gold I56 metallics. $16.00. JNB Price $14.40 ea. I59. Winsor & Newton HG640. Pearl White. HG641. Pearl Gold. Calligraphy Ink. Specify Gold or Silver. HG642. Pearl Copper. HG645. Silver. For dip pen or brush only. SG870. Schmincke Gold Pearl Gouache. 14 karat Non-waterproof. $8.85 each gold color (yellow gold color). Our most popular Gold Gouache. $15.95. JNB $14.67 I59. Silver Winsor & Newton Metallic Gouache. 14 ml. $15.69 ea. WNG283. Gold. WNG617. Silver. Full Pan Schmincke Watercolor. Gold This version of our most popular gold gouache is solid in a plastic S780. Badger Paint Mixer. Collene Kalb pan. Add water with a brush and Silver introduced us to this small hobby paint mixer work up a quantity to write with. for quickly mixing settled pigments into ink. It seems to have more sparkle than Particularly useful for metallics such as gouache. The color is similar to Schmincke Dr. Martin’s Iridescent Calligraphy Ink and Gold Pearl Gouache (a yellow gold). Spectralite. Good for 1oz – 4oz containers. $13.95 $12.96ea. SG893-F. Gold SG894-F. Silver P57. Dura-Lar Pad (clear). S626. Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor 003. 9"x12". 25 sheets. Paint Sets. Hinged plastic case with a lid A non-yellowing, non-tearing, that can be used as a palette, but with 21 polyester-based clear film that will colors, you won’t need to do too much lie flat and has archival qualities, mixing! Carol Palleson tested this set and making it ideal for protective gave a thumbs-up for the combination of overlays and book projects. Used price and quality. Other sets – costing $20 for by Sheila Waters to make working fewer colors – are more brightly pearlescent, with loose gold easier. List $11.39. SALE $10.23 but these are a bargain for adding fun touches to envelopes and cards. China. $6.25 P66. Grafix Acetate Pad (clear .003). 9"x12". 25 sheets. $10.60

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 49 B2470. An Elegant Hand: The Golden Age of B2476. FW Tamblyn’s Home Instructor in Penman- American Penmanship and Calligraphy by William E. ship. F.W. Tamblyn. 2001. (Reprint of the 7th ed, 1938). Henning, Edited by Paul Melzer. 2002. 320pp. 8.5"x11". 174pp. 8.5"x5.25". Spiral $24.95 Hardcover $59.95. JNB Price $56.95 80 pages of instruction on basic script, starting with Chronicles the history of the Golden Age of Ameri- holding the pen and positioning the paper, followed by can penmanship, guiding the reader through the lives pages of exercises, letterforms, words, and sentences and careers of important American penmen, begin- to copy. Then 33 pages on Artistic Writing (Spence- ning with Platt Rogers Spencer, the Father of Ameri- rian) – instruction on adding the stresses to capitals can Handwriting, and Spencer’s gifted student, George and appropriate lowercase letters. Smaller sections on A. Gaskell, whose books and periodicals reached Engraver’s Script, broad-edged alphabets, off-hand hundreds of thousands of students throughout the flourishing, engrossing, and diplomas. A great reprint, second half of the 1800s. Illustrated with more than and a highly recommended manual. 400 examples, most from original specimens. See next page for more Spencerian Books

B3891. How to Write POINTED PEN Copperplate by Hamid B3116. The Technique of Reza Ebrahimi. 2010. 40pp Copperplate Calligraphy in English, 28pp in Persian. by Gordon Turner. 1987. 42pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $35.00 8.25"x11". Paper $6.95. JNB $5.95 A good, thorough, and Written in copperplate script, this beautiful introduction to Copperplate script with letter-by-letter instruction and guide is a good beginner’s book, especially sheets. Use the book with Hamid’s online videos for for classes with a limited budget. For comprehensive instruction. The English text, written in more thorough instruction, purchase B1109. Mas- the author’s elegant script, is printed in dark brown on tering Copperplate Calligraphy by Eleanor Winters. cream colored pages. 8 full-color illustrations. Hamid has taught the script since 1997. B2503. At Home with Artistic Penwork by B368. Ames Compendium Stephen A Ziller. Set of of Practical & Ornamental five instructional books Penmanship by Daniel T. Ames. on pointed pen work 1883. Reprint 1978. 60pp. 8.5"x11". first published in the 3-ring binder $10.95 1940’s. Business Writing Eight pages of good instruction (64pp.) Artistic Writing on writing and letterforms (Spen- (Spencerian & Ornamental), Card Writing, cerian & Copperplate) are followed by examples Engrossing Alphabets, and Bird & Design and alphabets. Flourishing (birds, feathers, etc.) is Flourishing (32pp each). 8.5"x5.25". Paper $24.95 next, followed by pages of 19th-century ornamental lettering of all sorts. If you are interested in pointed B3052. Bird and Design Flourishing. 2001. 32pp. pen writing, this book is a must buy. 8.5"x8.5". Paper $5.95. Provides instruction and examples from simple to complex of decorative S586. Round Needle Nose Pliers. Joe Vitolo flourishes, banners, feathers, and an assortment of and others like these straight birds. Highly recommended by Pat Blair. needle nose pliers for adjusting oblique holders. $5.95

B152. Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy by E.A. Lupfer. 78pp. FLOURISHING 8"x11". Paper $9.95. Instructions and examples of pictorial Whether you want to learn how to make these flourishes: quills, birds, swans, and more. flourished designs or you just want to admire these works of penmanship, these books are great B3209. Designing Faces, Figures, Florals resources. This drawing with pen strokes is often and More: Contemporary Ornate Pictorial called Off-hand Flourishing. Calligraphy by Linda Schneider. 2009. B255. The Universal Penman by 85pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $24.95 George Bickham. (1741). 212pp. A great instructional workbook for pointed 9"x13.75". Paper $22.95. pen flourishing. You learn the basics of flour- JNB $21.95 ishing and how to apply those techniques This amazing book has 212 to ornament your work. pages filled with Copperplate/En- Linda’s flourish style is unique. Instead of feath- grosser’s script by English master ers and birds, she uses the flourish strokes to penmen of the 1700s, all engraved create delightful flowers, ladies, dogs and even by Bickham. The book has a good the Eiffel Tower. variety of styles and sizes and a cornucopia of non- pictorial flourishing. A great source book.

50 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com Use these instructional aids alone or with SPENCERIAN Michael Sull’s instructional book and video.

MICHAEL SULL B2463. See pages 50-56 for more Spencerian books & supplies. B1816. Learning to Write Spencerian Script by Michael Sull & Debra Rapp. 1993. 75pp. 6.75"x8.5". Paper $17.50 An instructional manual for Spencerian covering equipment and tools, practice, and extensive instruction on individual letters.

DVD12. Learning to Write Spen- B2463. Spencerian Practice Sheets. 29 printed cerian Script by Michael Sull. DVD pages. Copybook style. Over 700 lines to practice on. $35.00. A 60-minute comprehensive Includes two pages of instruction. Also included are instructional video by the author of five blank guide sheets each of two sizes.$15.00 the text of the same title. First he gives a brief history of the hand and then gives letter by letter instruction. P33. Cross Drill Pad. One of the keys to mastering Spencerian B1137-2. Volume II of Spencerian is perfecting the rhythm and Script and Ornamental Penmanship by Michael R. spacing between letters. This Sull. 1989. 8.5"x11". Paper, pad provides a series of spacing Spiral bound $29.95. exercises. 50 sheet pad. Includes JNB Price $24.95 instruction. $9.95 Contains the penmanship of Platt Rogers P34. Spencerian Practice Spencer and features over Pads.With guidelines and 1,000 reproductions of slant lines. There are two ornamental alphabets, different pads with different correspondence writing, x-heights so you can practice signature designs, novelty styles, and off-hand larger and smaller lettering. flourishing as penned by the great master penman. 8.5"x11". Approx. 50 sheets, Volume I is no longer available. 3-hole punched. Specify Large or Small x-heights. Beginners will start with larger writing. $9.95 each Pliers for adjusting oblique holders S507. Small Bent Needle Nose Pliers. Sull Spencerian Kit Michael Sull uses these to adjust the curve of the flange to fit the nib you are using, to K106. Spencerian Script Penmanship Instruc- crimp the two sheets of metal in the curve tional Kit. All the items you need to learn to write a bit tighter if necessary, and to adjust Spencerian Script: Michael Sull’s Learning to Write the flat part of the flange to reduce the Spencerian Script book, our new Oblique Penholder angle of the pen to the paper. They fit (H48), four pen points, Sull’s Cross Drill exercise in your pen pouch or art bin. $5.95 pad, 20 sheets of blank practice paper, 40 sheets of special guide sheets, ink, Michael Sull’s Copybook Practice sheets, and a cushion sheet. An $82.85 value. $69.95 N118. Zebra G Nib. $2.00 5/$1.90ea K106-DVD. Above items plus Learning to Write N118-10PK. Zebra G Pkt of 10. $18.50 Spencerian Script DVD. $117.85 value. $92.95

DVD23. Flourishing Tech- HANDWRITING niques for Ornamental B3303. American Cursive Penmanship Handwriting (Reference by Michael Sull. Edition) by Michael Sull 106 Minutes. Color. with Debra Sull. 2011. DVD $40.00 320pp. 8.5"x11". Spiral Covers basic tools and materi- Bound $34.95 als: pen points, oblique holders, A thorough presentation papers. Continues with preparing and using of traditional penmanship, colored and gold inks, including mixing a grades 5 – adult. Includes sepia ink from vermilion sumi & Higgins historical background, plus Eternal and using Dr. Martin’s Bleedproof detailed info on writing White & Schmincke metallic gouaches. Begins with the position, writing zone, paper movement, and primary flourishing strokes. Presents the basic steps for recommended sizes of writing. Contains a teacher cartouches, scrolls, border designs, quills, birds, title flour- guide and the student workbook/copybook. The ishing, accent flourishes, and creative patterns. Finishes thorough lesson plan guides the user in a with a selection of over 50 different historical designs by straightforward, step-by-step progression to a range of master penmen. It’s the closest thing to having improve handwriting. ACH is similar to Business Michael in the room teaching you! Writing or the basic, unstressed forms of Spencerian.

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 51 POINTED PEN COPPERPLATE B1109. Mastering Ron Tate Instructional DVDs Copperplate Learn with the help of professional calligrapher, Ron Calligraphy: A Tate. Each DVD is a step-by-step tutorial and pres- Step-by-Step Manual by ents the history, tools, and techniques of the script. Eleanor Winters. 1989. 192pp. 8.25"x11". Paper DVD39. Copperplate with $15.95. JNB $14.95 Ron Tate. 2009. 1 hour, 45 A self-contained manual for serious students, includ- minutes. DVD $29.95 ing beginners. Part one places Copperplate in historical Calligraphers call this context. Part two begins with a glossary and detailed beautiful hand Copperpate or information on pens, paper, ink, and other materials. It English Roundhand; Penmen includes indispensable technical tips, guidelines, how call it Engrosser’s Script. The to use the pen, and 99 pages of detailed instruction DVD’s 21 chapters include covering minuscules, capitals, numbers, punctuation, correct posture and desk and writing in various sizes. Part three deals with positioning, writing angles and letter sizes, step- writing in color and the design and execution of simple by step instruction for all lowercase and capital projects, such as envelopes and small poems. “A fabu- letterforms, numbers, connecting letters, and lous beginner’s manual. I have been using it for years as oblique pen holders and pen points a teaching tool, and all my students love it. They are able to understand it and work with it on their own between DVD40. Spencerian with Ron classes.” – Sheila Richter Tate. 2009. 1 hour, 27 minutes. B3350. Italic & Copperplate DVD $29.95 Calligraphy: The Basics and Spencerian is an American Beyond by Eleanor Winters. style of penmanship. The 2011. 229 pp. 8-3/8"x11". lower-case has only a few Paper $24.95. JNB $22.46 stressed strokes in a word. Covers letter variations In Copperplate, every down (form, weight and proportions), stroke is thickened by applying flourishing and design, pressure to the pen. Spencerian Script can be commercial and personal written with more speed than Copperplate. Spen- calligraphy, and calligraphic writing. Shows how many principals and applications apply to both hands. cerian originated in Ohio in the 1860s with Platt Displays work by many well-known calligraphers, Roger Spencer. The DVD’s 15 chapters include showing their use of Copperplate and Italic. This is an instruction and demonstration of all the letters of intermediate-level book, but it also contains a good the alphabet, hand positions and correct posture, review of the basics. Eleanor Winters’ Mastering practice exercises, writing angles and letter sizes, Copperplate Calligraphy (above) is a thorough oblique pen holders & pen points, practical tips beginner’s manual and is highly recommended as for envelopes, and pen flourishes. your first instructional book on this hand.

Copperplate / Spencerian Supplies In her excellent article on pointed nibs in Bound & Lettered (TAB2.4, $8.50), Caroline Paget Leake notes Copperplate and Spencerian have gained in popularity that Gillott 404 and Hunt 56 are sturdy and durable, as calligraphers expand their repertoire of letterforms. making them excellent for student practice. The thicks & thins are caused by varying the pressure on a flexible point – a worthwhile discipline to learn. All For more on Spencerian supplies, see page 56. calligraphy, as Lloyd Reynolds noted, is a series of move- Pointed nibs (also called pen points) are of various ments involving touch. sizes and don’t all fit in the same holders.Zanerian and To learn Copperplate or Spencerian, order the Cop- Unadjusted Century oblique holders may need adjust- perplate Kit (page 56) or the Spencerian Kit (page ing for your nib. See pages 54-55 for oblique holders. 51). After you have some experience, order the nib The Blackwell Oblique Holders work with almost all sampler to try out the range of nibs. nibs. BEGINNERS: The most popular nibs are Brause 66EF, Gillott 303, Hiro #40, Hunt 101, Nikko G, and Zebra G. Right-handers will need an oblique pen holder. Left- Guild Orders: We offer a 10% discount and handers use either a straight holder or an oblique $8.00 shipping (in the USA) for group orders holder. All will need a bottle of Higgins Eternal (I08, by guilds. We are happy to send a quantity of $3.95), which is improved by the addition of 10 or 20 catalogs for you to distribute. One large order drops of Gum Arabic (I84, $15.49). is placed. We then ship the items to your guild, Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy (B1109, $14.95) and you distribute the items to your members by Eleanor Winters is a good book for beginners. In the who have ordered. The order must all be sent to book, Eleanor recommends the Gillott 404 & Gillott 303. Denys Taipale always taught Copperplate with one address. There are also some minimums. Brause 66EF nibs and Higgins Eternal with Gum Ara- Contact us for details. bic. Other teachers opt for a stiffer nib for beginners.

52 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com Nibs/Points N76. Gillott 1068A. List $1.49 $1.03 10/$9.80 Pointed nibs vary greatly in their design, sharpness, 144/$93.60 fineness of line, & flexibility. Experiment with a variety to find the ones you like the best. Our assortments let N102. Gillott 1950. you see what is available and what works best for you. List $1.55 $1.08 10/$10.40 N117-1. Pointed Nib Assortment. The nibs in the 144/$97.92 assortment are: Brause 66EF, Rose, Steno; Gillott 170, H75. Gillott Mapping Penholder #51. Holds 290, 291, 303, 404, 659, 1068A, 1950; Hiro Crown. 111, crowquill nibs, including Gillott 659. $1.99 40 (Blue pumpkin), 700; Hunt 22B, 56, 99, 100, 101, H86. Gillott Penholder #52. For Gillott pointed nibs 103, 108; Mitchell Elbow; Nikko G; Zebra G, Tachikawa 404, 303, 290, 291, and similar. Also called Mitchell G; Leonardt G, Shakespeare, Index, and Principal EF. Penholder 52. $3.75 $40.61. JNB $34.50 Hiro N117-2. Pointed Nib Assortment #2. The same as- N81. Hiro #40. sortment, but two each of the nibs. $81.22. JNB $67.50 Large, blue metal N113. Nikko G Nibs. $1.55 See page 54. with cutouts. The N118. Zebra G Nibs. $2.00 See page 55. “blue pumpkin nib.” List $.66. $.60 10/$5.20 36/$17.64 100/$43.00 N120. EF Principal Nib. N82. Hiro Crown Nib Flexible, responsive, & #41. Fine, soft nib for smooth-writing. $2.95. JNB Price $2.50 Copperplate. 10/$2.30ea 25/$2.10ea 50/$2.00ea 100/$1.75ea List $.95. $.60 10/$5.50 36/$16.92 100/$45.00 Brause N111. Hiro 111EF. N70. Brause 66EF. Fairly stiff, smooth Very flexible. List $1.79. point. $.89 $1.70 10/$1.65ea. 50/$1.55ea. 10/8.50 100/$79.00 N69. Brause Rose Nib. #76. $2.60. JNB $2.47 N83. Hiro 700. Superfine for See page 54. Copperplate. Similar to the Gillott 290. $.69 10/$6.50 20/$11.80 100/$52.00 N108. Brause 511. $1.70 H85. Brause 511 & Holder. Hunt Straight holder with Brause 511 nib. $6.00 N99. Brause 513. Fine hairlines, similar to Gillott 303. $1.69 N93. Hunt 22. $1.19 N88. Hunt 99. $1.19 N126. Brause 515 Nib. Crowquill (tubular nib). $2.00

N93-V. Hunt 22 Vintage. H84. Brause 515 & Holder. Slim holder with Brause $2.30 N89. Hunt 100. $1.49 515 tubular nib. $6.00 N90. Brause Steno Nibs. #361. These are N86. Hunt 56. $1.19 N78. Hunt 103. $1.49 similar to the Blue Pumpkin (Hiro #40), but stiffer and better made. John Ebel notes that these nibs last much longer than most current nibs. $1.56ea. 10/$1.49ea. 50/$1.44ea. N77. Hunt 101. $1.49 N124. Hunt 104. $1.49 Gillott N71. Gillott 170. List $1.29. $.90 10/$7.60 144/$79.20 N79. Hunt 108. $1.49 N125. Hunt 102. $1.49 N73. Gillott 290. List $1.32. $.95 10/$7.70 144/$84.96 Hunt 107 & N107. Gillott 291. List $1.35. Speedball A nibs $.99 10/$8.40 144/$84.96 N97. Hunt 512. $1.19 can be special ordered in N72. Gillott 303. $1.19. boxes of 12. $.80 10/$7.10 144/$79.20 N74. Gillott 404. N98. Hunt 513EF. $1.19 $1.35. $.99 10/$8.90 144/$93.60 N75. Gillott 659. Mitchell Crowquill nib. List $1.69. N80. Mitchell $1.29 10/$11.60 144/$84.96 Elbow Nib. Allows you to write Copperplate with a standard N127. Index Nib. holder. Fits holder H83. $2.29 Brass colored metal. Box of 12/$23.16 144/$194.40 $1.25 10/$10.00 All nibs approximately actual size. For oblique holders see pages 54, 55. For straight holders, 34,35, 57. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 53 Century Oblique Holders. These gorgeous, turned-wood penholders have a metal flange to N72. hold the nib and are ideal for Copperplate, Spencerian, and other pointed pen scripts. The thicker version (designed by Joe Vitolo) may reduce hand fatigue and is favored by those with larger hands. Now available pre-adjusted for our most popular nibs: Brause 66EF, Nikko G, Principle EF, and Gillott 303. These come ready-to-write, with the nib inserted. N113. Century Oblique Other nibs will fit; see the chart on the next page. H53. Adjusted Century Oblique Holder. Regular thickness. Specify: 66EF, NIKKO, 303, PRIN. $24.95 each H54. Adjusted 5/8" Century Oblique Holder. Joe 5/8” Century Oblique. Vitolo’s thicker design. May reduce hand fatigue. Specify: 66EF, NIKKO , 303, PRIN. For those adept at adjusting the flange to fit their favorite $24.95 each nib, these holders are also available unadjusted at a lower price. These are sold alone, without a nib. The adjusted nib size is indicated H51. Century Oblique Holder. Regular thickness, not adjusted. $19.95 by a dot on the flange. H52. 5/8" Century Oblique Holder. Joe Vitolo’s thicker design, 66EF/Purple NIKKO/Red not adjusted. $19.95 PRIN/Blue 303/Light Green H59. 8.25"

H59. 5.75"

H59. Zanerian Holder. Rosewood. Metal oblique S377. arm holds nib. Specify size: 5.75", 8.25". $37.50

Olive Green H96. New Oblique Plastic Holders. The standard, black plastic “hourglass” holder with an oblique brass flange. Pre- Nikko-G adjusted for our most popular nibs and to reduce catching Red on upstrokes. Specify Size: 66EF, NIKKO , 303, PRIN. Nib sold seperately. $14.50 each Gillott 303 H96. Brown S377. Sull Leather Pen Black Violet Roll-up. Now, with a pen point pocket with a zipper! Michael Sull EF Principal Nib designed this to carry his oblique holders with the After a year in Rose nib. The four pockets are extra wide (2.25") for an development, you can oblique holder and 8.5" deep to protect the nib. The now purchase a modern Principal top flap gives more protection. Leather tie.Specify: nib that is equal to the Nikko G black, olive green, brown, red, or violet. $36.95 best of the vintage nibs. Brian Walker, a respected H23. Speedball Oblique pointed pen enthusiast, Holder. Hunt plastic hourglass has worked with a pen manufacturer to duplicate shape with offset for nib. $1.99 the quality and performance of the legendary For: Hunt 22, 56, 99, 100, 101, Gillott No 1 Principality. The new nib has received 103, 104; Gillott 170, 303, 404, rave reviews for both Copperplate and Spencerian. 1950; Hiro 700; Esterbrook 354; It’s flexible and responsive, gives fine hairlines, but Brause 66EF and Hiro 40 can be is smooth-writing & catches the paper less. used, but they are better suited N120. EF Principal Nib. These much anticipated to the specially made holders nibs are now available for purchase. $2.95 listed below and on page 55. JNB Price $2.50 each 10/$2.30 each H48. Ziller Oblique Holder. 25/$2.10 each 50/ $2.00 each 100/$1.75 each These less expensive oblique N69. Brause Rose Nib. #76. The Brause Pen holders are pre-adjusted for Company worked to manufacture a nib with the our most popular pointed qualities of vintage nibs. This flexible nib was a nibs. Metal flange, grey plastic John DeCollibus favorite at IAMPETH. Price $2.60 handle. Specify: Brause 66E, JNB $2.47 10/$2.29ea 50/$2.19ea H23. H48. Gillott 303, Nikko G, EF Princi- N113. Nikko G Nibs. These nibs from Japan are pal. The other nibs that will fit hand-cut, extremely smooth, and long-lasting. these holders are listed with the They are chrome-plated and have a medium flex. sizes for H95 at the top of the Great for Spencerian. Smooth writing with no next page. $13.50 burrs or scratchiness. Highly recommended by Michael Sull. Extremely popular with pointed pen men and women! $1.55 10/$1.40ea 50/$1.35ea 110/$1.20ea

54 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com H95. Garnet Red The adjusted nib size is indicated N72. by a dot on the flange. OBLIQUE HOLDERS 66EF/Purple NIKKO/Red PRIN/Blue H95. Sapphire Blue 303/Light Green Nibs purchased separately N113. H95. Blue and Red Oblique Pen Holders. Now the wonderful new holders from Speedball are available H95-Oblique NIKKO: N113-Nikko G, N118-Zebra, as oblique holders. Special soft coating cushions your N81-Hiro #40, N90-Brause Steno, N69-Brause Rose, grip. Pre-adjusted to make writing easier (especially the N74-Gillott 404, N98-Hunt 513EF upstrokes) and to fit specific nib sizes. Specify color: H95-Oblique PRIN: N120-Principal EF, N77-Hunt 101, Sapphire Blue, Garnet Red. Specify Size: 303, Principal, N82-Hiro Crown, N86-Hunt 56, N88-Hunt 99, Nikko G, 66EF. $16.50 each N93-Hunt 22, N102-Gillott 1950 H95 sizes, and the nibs which they accomodate: H95-Oblique 303: N72-Gillott 303, N108-Brause 511, H95-Oblique 66EF: N70-Brause 66EF, N73-Gillott 290, N126-Brause 515, N83-Hiro 700, N99-Brause 513 N76-Gillott 1068A, N97-Hunt 512 POINTED PEN H61. Plastic Handle Blackwell Oblique Holder. Black plastic H50. Blackwell Oblique Holder. A remark- hourglass holder with the same brass flange for ably simple design that holds most pen points holding the nibs. The brass work is for Spencerian and Copperplate. Finely crafted not as finely finished, but is wood holder with a sturdy brass oblique arm. H61 just as functional. Designed to hold the nib at a less steep slant Nibs purchased $29.50 angle for ease of upstrokes. $40.00 seperately (Works with most nibs except crowquills and the very largest H50 vintage nibs)

MORE POINTED NIBS NEW DINKY DIPS We now stock additional nibs from S853 Japan and the UK. They are suitable for N144. Leonardt Shakespeare Nib. point pen scripts, pen & ink, and Manga Smooth-writing, long, flexible nib that drawing, a comic book and animation gives fine hairlines. Good for larger style. script. Popular at IAMPETH. $1.50

S852 S852. Small Dinky Dips. Used by G-Pen. A multi-use pen capable of N143. Leonardt G Nib. A very nice, pointed pen writers to control the drawing thin or thick lines depending medium flex, not too sharp nib good depth the nib is dipped into the ink. on the amount of pressure. It is a great for bigger script. Has a nice spring 4 small, clear vials with lids in a base. drawing nib. It is a favorite nib with for good shade to hairline transi- Specify Rectangle 1"x4" or Square Western calligraphers and penmnen for tions. Popular at IAMPETH. $1.40 2.75"x2.75". $2.95 each pointed pen scripts such as Spen- 12/$1.35ea 24/$1.25ea cerian and Copperplate. Michael Sull S855. Dinky Dip Small Refills. N131. Leonardt #30 Drawing Nib. and other teachers use the Nikko G nib 8 vials & lids. $2.95 $1.25 for beginners. Chrome-plated. S853. Jumbo Dinky Dips. ½oz. plas- N113. Nikko G-Nib. $1.55 N142. Empty Zebra tic jars hold more ink. Wide mouth is 10/$1.40ea 50/$1.35ea 110/$1.20ea Nib Box. We’ve had good for dipping pointed and broad N137. Tachikawa G Nib. $1.80 several requests edge pens. Specify Jumbo Rectangle 10/$1.70ea 50/$1.65ea 110/$1.20ea for this small, 1.5"x6.5" or Jumbo Square 3.5"x3.5". N118. Zebra G Nib. $2.00 5/$1.90ea clear, plastic box. $5.95 each N118-10PK. Zebra G Pkt of 10. $18.50 1-3/4"x7/8"x7/16". 10/$17.50ea Holds 4-8 Chisel S856. Jumbo Dinky Dip Refills. 8 Nibs OR 9+ pointed half-oz. plastic jars with lids. $5.95 nibs. $1.00ea 5/.90ea School S888. Jumbo Dinky Dips 10/.85ea 20/.75ea with Hardwood Base. Nib. (Nibs sold A slightly softer pen point that produces Choose: Rectangle or Square separately) (shown). Specify wood: Light bolder lines. Chrome-plated. S888 Dark N134. Nikko School Nib. $1.80 or Dark. $11.95 ea N139. Tachikawa School Nib. $1.80 Pencils for Dark Paper N133. Nikko Saji-Chrome Nib. $1.80 N138. Tachikawa Saji-Chrome Nib. $1.55 S625. Soapstone Marking Pencil. N135. Nikko Nihon-Moji Nib. $1.80 Use to draw guidelines on dark N140. Tachikawa Nihon-Moji Nib. $1.55 papers. Easy to wipe off. Recommended by Nan DeLuca and others. $5.95 N136. Nikko Maru Nib. $2.15 S769. Mechanical White Lead Pencil. Use this fine-line (0.9mm), white lead mechanical pencil to draw guidelines on dark paper – then brush off N145. Leonardt 6H Drawing Nib. $1.50 the lines! Similar to the soapstone pencil, but this item has a sharper edge, N132. Leonardt General Drawing. $1.05 creating a thinner line that is easier to remove. Each pencil comes with nine 0.9mm leads. Fons & Porter brand. $14.50 S770. Refills. $6.99

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 55 Beginner’s Copperplate Kits ULTRASONIC CLEANER K100-B. Basic Copperplate Kit. All the items you need to learn S759. Blazer Ultrasonic copperplate. Mastering Copperplate by Eleanor Winters plus Cleaner. Use for nibs, fountain materials: black Hunt Oblique Holder, 6 Nikko G nibs, 6 Gillott pens, and brushes. Dried ink will 303 nibs, 5 Gillott 404 nibs, Higgins Eternal ink, Boris Layout Pad 9"x12" (50 sheets). Retail $47.79. JNB $42.95 float right off nibs and from the tiniest spaces in fountain pen K100-NB. Basic Copperplate Kit/no book. $32.84. JNB $28.95 assemblies. Michael Sull finds that K101-B. Deluxe Copperplate Kit. Mastering Copperplate his pointed nibs last 3 times as long. by Eleanor Winters plus materials: Blackwell Plastic Oblique Holder, Higgins Eternal Ink, Gum Arabic Powder, 6 Nikko G No special cleaner is needed. Use tap water alone, or if nibs, 5 Gillott 404 nibs, 4 Gillott 303 nibs, 3 Hunt 56 nibs, 1 you have a particularly dirty item, add a drop or two of Zebra G nib, Boris 9"x12" Layout Pad (100 sheets), Canson Pro dish detergent. This small, sturdy unit uses the same Layout Pad. Retail $100.70. JNB $86.95 Save $13.75 powerful ultrasonic cleaning as larger, more expensive K101-NB. Deluxe Copperplate Kit/no book. Retail $85.95. models. Retail $85.00. JNB $80.00 JNB $73.95 Save $12 off retail! Pads / Paper for Pointed Pen MARUMAN Copperplate Grid Pad. P64. Maruman 8 squares to the inch. Mnemosyne Imagina- Non-repro blue with slant lines tion Pad. A4 Size. 8.3"x11.7". 70 for Copperplate. Smooth paper sheets. Delightfully smooth paper. for pointed pen work. Approx Super for pointed pen work. A 50 sheets. favorite of Heather Held: “I can’t recommend it highly P01-8. 8.5"x11". $7.95 enough! Everyone who tries the paper loves it.” Specify P01-11. 11"x17". $9.95 blank or 5x5mm graph. $15.95. 2/$14.95 each JNB Copperplate Pad. RHODIA PADS. Gwen Weaver Extra smooth, 24lb paper. Blank sheet; no ruled lines. recommended these pads for 8.5"x11". Great for Spencerian, Copperplate and other pointed pen work. Non-bleeding, pointed pen work, including off-hand flourishing. bright white, smooth satin finish, P25-50. 50 sheets. $4.95 80gsm (22lb), acid-free, pH P25-100. 100 sheets. $6.95 neutral paper. All are micro- P25-REAM. 500 sheets, wrapped, not padded. $22.95 perforated to provide a clean edge when you tear out the sheet. AMPAD Lines and graph are purple. P63. Gold Fibre P53. Rhodia Plain Pad. Blank Quad Pad. Recom- sheets. 8.25"x12.5". Black cover. $10.00 mended by Kathy Milici for her classes. Legal style 80-sheet pad P54. Rhodia Lined Pad. Lines spaced 5/16" (8mm). with cover, micro-perfed. 8.25"x11.75". Black cover. $10.50 Smooth, white 20lb paper. Front is a grid (4sq/in), back Rhodia Graph Pad. Orange cover. 5sq/inch(5x5mm). is narrow ruled, both in green ink. Pad: 8.5"x11.75" P55. 8.25"x11.75". $9.00 P56.16"x12.5" $16.00 Sheets: 8.5"x10⅞". $6.75ea. JNB Price $4.99 Michael Clark likes its smooth, non-bleeding surface Michael Sull on Spencerian Materials: with both walnut and sumi inks and thinks the paper is PEN POINTS: For beginners, Michael highly recom- “absolutely wonderful.” mends the Nikko G Nib and Hunt 56. He also recom- CLAIREFONTAINE mends Hunt 22 and EF Principal, along with Hunt 101, Hunt 99, and Gillott 404. Highly recommended by Michael Sull and others for pointed pen work. Purchase the lined pad for Spen- INK: Higgins Eternal (I08, $3.95) will work fine and cerian practice & correspondence, the blank one for is improved by a little evaporation. For finest hairlines, flourishing. “Absolutely fantastic surface. You just want Michael recommends McCaffery’s Black Penman’s to write on it!” – Michael Sull Ink (I37, $7.25), as well as the colors, page 45. By add- ing a little Higgins Eternal to Bokuju Vermilion (I23, P36. Clairefontaine Writing Pad. Triomphe. Extra $9.45), you can create a wonderful sepia. Use a dropper white. 23lb vellum finish paper. Pad of 50 sheets. to add Higgins Eternal, using a coffee stirrer to mix. 8.25"x11.75". Blank. From France. $9.00 McCaffery’s Brown is excellent as well. Dr. Martin’s 2/$8.50ea 10/$8.00ea Bleed Proof White (I38, $10.00) is Michael’s personal P35. Clairefontaine Pad. Staplebound, micro- favorite white. Thin with water. He likes McCaffery’s perforated at top. 24lb, neutral pH, crisp white Ivory (I37-WHT, $7.00), too. paper. Ruled with pale violet lines! Pad of 80 sheets, 8.25"x11.75". From France. $11.00 Michael recommends a cushion of blotting paper 2/$10.50ea 5/$10.00ea 10/$9.50ea under your writing sheet. It facilitates writing. Don’t PA37. Clairefontaine Paper A4. Blank. Pack of 100 write on a hard surface. sheets. 8.25"x11.75". $12.00 Blotting Paper. 120lb white. These two sizes ship with books and supplies. P38. Clairefontaine GRAPH Pad. 8.5"x11.75". S261-8.5. 8.5"x11". $.95 10/$.75ea 20/$.65ea 80 sheets. $11.00 S261-9. 9"x12". $.95 10/$.75ea 20/$.65ea S261-11. 11"x17". $2.50 10/$.95ea 20/$.85ea For more books, tools & materials visit www.johnnealbooks.com PADS: Michael’s favorite for work for reproduction is the Canson Pro-Layout Marker Pad. See pads on page 30.

56 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com SMALL PENHOLDERS GLUE H85. Brause 511 & S665. Duo Embellishing Adhesive. After Holder. Straight holder applying the glue, allow it to dry to a tacky state with Brause 511 nib. (15-20 mins), then apply metal leaf, foil, mica $6.00 particles, Pearl Ex powder, or glitter. Load your H84. Brause 515 Nib pen (broad or pointed) with a brush or even & Holder. This short use it in your Parallel Pen! Or use a brush, plastic holder comes applicator, or apply to your rubberstamps. For with a 515 nib. The paper, wood, glass, metal, and some fabrics. metal unit that holds 1oz. $5.49 32oz. $54.99 the nib is removable. S684. Zig 2 way Glue Comes with nib stored Chisel tip. $3.65. $3.29 inside the holder. Pull This glue is recommended by Lisa Engelbrecht to apply H70 hard on the metal to H67 pull the whole unit out metallic foil to projects. The glue goes on blue and H84 H75 H86 of the holder. $6.00 dries clear. Once the glue has dried clear, simply apply H85 metallic foil sheets shiny-side-up and rub to adhere. H70. Hunt 104 Holder. Small, straight plastic holder S639. for Hunt 100, 103, 104 nibs. $1.89 Stickles H67. Hunt 102 Holder. Small straight plastic holder Glitter for tubular crowquill nibs. Hunt 108, Hunt 102. $1.89 Glue. Add H75. Gillott Mapping Penholder #51. For tubular sparkle crowquill nibs such as Gillott 659. Also called Mitchell to your 51 Penholder. $1.99 calligraphy with non-settling Stickles Glitter Glue! H86. Gillott Penholder #52. For Gillott pointed nibs Write, dot, dash, draw, and embellish on paper and 404, 303, 290, 291, and similar. Also called Mitchell other surfaces. .5 oz fine-point applicator-tip bottle. Penholder 52. $3.75 Nontoxic. Acid-free. Specify Color: Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, Diamond, Crystal, Stardust, Christmas Red, Patina Green, Lime Green, Magenta, Lavender, Cotton MISCELLANEOUS Candy, Orange Peel, Yellow, Baby Blue. $2.19 per bottle S478. Ball Burnisher. $2.99 “Stickles Glitter Glue is wonderful. It’s easy, dries fast, S661. Spoon-Tipped Burnisher. $5.25 looks nicer than a tiny jewel embellishment, and adheres S653. Blair Matte Fixative. Low Odor. $11.10. $9.44 permanently. I have tried every glitter glue on the mar- S742. PVC Mesh Bag. 5"x9". $3.00 ket and this is the best by far. I would recommend that S740. Pen Roll-up. $5.95 people buy several of them at a time because it is nice to S140. Plastic Dropper Bottle. 30ml. $3.10 have a palette of colors to work with." – Linda Schneider S454. Repositionable Glue Stick. $3.25 S391. UHU Glue Stick. $3.60 S411. White Artist’s Tape. Acid-free. 3/4"x 10yd. $3.99 S648. Sakura Quickie Glue Pen. This versatile tool MASKING FLUID is almost like a ball-point pen with glue in it. You can Pebeo Drawing Gum. The best masking fluid. Write write with glue or add a little line of glue here or there. with the masking fluid in your pen. Let it dry, apply a Works well with faux metal leaf. $2.99 watercolor wash, let that dry, and remove the masking S141 fluid with a Rubber Cement Pick-up. You have white let- ters on a color background. Thins and cleans with water. S870 S198-1. 1.5 oz. $7.90 S198-8. 8.45 oz. $25.50 PIPETS S199. Rubber Cement Pick-up. $2.95 Both are approx. 6" long and can be used like eye-droppers to transfer liquids. S819. Masquepen Pen. Use this to apply S141. Plain Pipet. Also use this one to store mixed masking fluid for fine lines or monoline gouache for later use (as when a customer is expected lettering. The special closure system is airtight to ask for a few more envelopes done in a mixed color and prevents clogging of the applicator, after you have finished the main batch). For airtight, insuring flow each time you use the longer storage, seal the end quickly with an iron; cut the applicator. Refill with your favorite masking end to use. Soft plastic (polyethylene), Pack of 10. $2.20 fluid. Specify 18 gauge (.8mm) or 20 gauge 50 pipets/$8.00 100 pipets /$14.00 (.5mm) dispensing needle. 1.25oz. $11.99 S870. Graduated Pipet 7ml. 1 ml graduations. Can be rinsed for re-use. Pack of 5. $2.00 50 pipets/$16.50 100 pipets/$24.00 S820. Fineline Applicator (empty). Improved, sturdier design. Fill with the fluid of N200. Classic Nib Tin. your choice – masking fluid, ink, or watercolor. Leonardt Pen Company, 1.25 oz bottle. Stainless steel dispensing needles. Birmingham, England. Specify Size: 18 gauge (.8mm) or 20 gauge 2.25"x1.5". $2.95 3/$2.50ea. (.5mm). $4.95 each S820-S2. Fineline Applicators (Empty) Set John Neal, Bookseller Gift Certificatesare of 2. One each, 18 gauge (.8mm) and 20 gauge available in any amount from $5 to $5,000 (.5mm). $9.73 toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 57 BOOKBINDING SUPPLIES S255. Small Bookbinder's Awl Folders S619. S347. Bookbinding Awl S619. Flat Bone Folder. Similar shape as the Teflon folders, but in bone. 5/8"x5". $6.99. JNB $6.50 Awls S611. S611. Ergonomic Horn Folder. S347. Bookbinding Awl. 3.25". For punching holes in 4.5". $11.99. JNB Price $10.50 signatures. Finer shaft than our other awl. $7.00 S255. Small Bookbinder’s Awl. Small awl with a wooden S281. Scoring handle for punching holes in paper and thin board. $3.99 Tool. Used for scoring S281. 12/$3.85ea. 24/$3.65ea. 36/$3.35ea. paper. Fits comfortably S234. Stylus. This inexpensive tool can be used to punch in your hand. Genuine S117-6. holes in a few sheets of paper before sewing. Sturdy, all- bone. List $5.99. metal construction. Great for beginners’ classes because JNB Price $5.50 of its low cost. $2.29 10/2.15ea. S117-6. Basic S117-H. S234. Stylus Bone Folder. For folding, scoring, S579. Short Needle Stylus. Similar to our regular stylus, and burnishing. Made of genuine bone (cattle). One end but with a needle that is much shorter. Used by Catherine rounded, one end pointed. 6"x3/4". $5.99. JNB $5.50 Burkhardt for her sewn single-sheet binding. $3.50 6/$5.25ea. 12/$4.99ea.

S308. Deluxe Bone Folder. 6"x3/4". Higher quality than Push Drill our basic bone folder. $6.75 6/$6.25ea. 12/$6.00ea. S348. Japanese Push Drill S117-H. Horn Folder. Made from cow horn. Black. 6"x7/8". Smoother and harder than bone. $6.99. JNB $6.50 S279. Mini Bone Folder. 4-3/8". $4.75. JNB Price $4.25 S348. Japanese Push Drill. S543. Ergo Folder. The hollow-point drill bits Specifically designed to cut holes in papers, facilitate folding and com- S346-L. leathers, and binder’s pressing signatures and S346-S. board. Pressure on the manipulating paper on wooden shaft causes drill to spin and cut hole. Set of 9 boxes and books. Made of a interchangeable drills: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5mm. A Teflon-like material. 4.25". marvelous tool worth the price. $69.95 $25.95 Replacement Drills. Specify Size: S370. Specify 1mm, 1.5mm. $11.20 ea. Teflon Folders. Will not S543. S371. Specify 2mm, 2.5mm. $9.20 ea. glaze or mar delicate S372. Specify 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm. $9.20 ea. papers or fabrics. One end pointed, one end straight. To receive our free e-mail newsletter, send a S346-S. Small request to [email protected]. 5.25"x5/8"x.25". $19.75 S346-L. Large 6.25"x.75"x3/8". $22.75 BOOK & PAPER PRESS Made in the USA from Baltic birch, handcrafted, fully assembled, & maintenance-free. No shipping charge in the USA for these items. S695. QuikNip Book Press. Our largest book press is ideal for studio work, as well as for the serious home binder. Developed in consultation with a professional binder (Peter Verheyen). For casing in, pressing signatures, and pressing glued-up books. Elegantly designed with a workspace of 11.5" x 16" between posts. Shipped with working daylight of 4", but comes with two extensions for raising the arch height. $449.00. JNB $404.10

BOOK PRESS. Use this high-quality press for books or drying handmade paper under pressure. An excellent press at an affordable cost. Delivers 2,000 lbs of pressure. Easily moved from one location to another. Prices are 10% off retail. S490. Large Book Press. For books/papers up to 11"x14". $359.10 S489. Small Book Press. For books/papers up to 8.5"x11". $337.50

58 ❧ email: [email protected] v www.johnnealbooks.com Needles Bone Clasps Bookbinder’s Needles. From England. Bone Clasps or Lid S213-SH. #18 Sharp. Pkg of 6. $2.55 Pins. For use in

S213-BL. #18 Blunt. Pkg of 6. $2.00 Japanese and other $24.48/dozen $20.04/dozen $12.96/dozen

S219. #15 Sharp. Pkg of 6. $2.55 bindings. These are $15.84/dozen. $2.95

S218. Curved. Pkg of 3 assorted. $4.85 bone, not plastic. Sizes $2.50 $1.50

#15 accepts thicker thread than #18. are approximate: $1.95 Thread Bone Clasp 3/4". 3/4". 1". 1-1/2". Assortments. 1-1/4". Colored Linen Thread. S224-2. Two each of

Unwaxed. S220. S221. S223. the four sizes. $15.95 S222. 50 gram spool. Specify color. S224-6. Six each of the four sizes. $35.95 S287. 12/3. Black only. $13.95 S288. 18/3. Black, Brown, See pages 3-7 for bookbinding books. Burgundy. $14.95 each Colored Irish Linen Thread. Board Cutter Unbleached Linen Thread. From the UK. Kutrimmer Paper & Board Trimmer. 100% Flax. Unwaxed. 50 Gram spool. Solid, all-metal construction and highest grade Solingen steel S310. 35/3. 50 yards. $7.25 blades. Pressure clamp to hold board/paper, adjustable align- S351. 12/3. Approx 127 yd. $11.50 ment bar, extension guide, and guides calibrated in 16ths of an S352. 18/3. Approx 172 yd. $12.50 inch. Capable of cutting a single sheet of binder’s board up to S353. 35/3. Approx 335 yd. $14.50 .098" thick. Accurate and easy to use. Made in Germany.

S486. Kutrimmer 1134. 13.75" cutting length.

Rose Dimensions: 15"x12". List $279. JNB Price $251.10 Ash Gray Redwood Lilac Cabernet Violet Terra Terra Cotta Sweet Sweet Potato Beige Azalea Pink Wild Wild Cotton Cotton Candy Jonquil Clove Clove Brown S571. Kutrimmer 1046. 18" cutting length. Dimensions: 20" x 14". $519. JNB 18/3 Price $467.10 S487. Kutrimmer 1058. 22.5"

30/3 cutting length. Bird Ivory Blue Black Sugar Dimensions: White Maple Green Green Green Brown Saddle Canary Persian Persian Bonnet Peacock Peacock S488 Blue Evergreen

Dandelion 24.25" x 14.25". Cornflower List $859. JNB Price $773.10 NEW LINEN THREAD COLORS S488. Kutrimmer 1071. 28.5" cutting length. Londonderry Linen Thread. Made from long-fiber Dimensions: 30.625" x 20.25". $1049. JNB Price $944.10 linen for strength and spun wet for smoothness. Imported from Europe. Colors: Ash Grey, Azalea Pink, Beige, Black, S572. Kutrimmer 1080. 31.25" cutting length. Blue Bird, Bluebonnett, Cabernet, Canary, Clove Brown, Dimensions: 32" x 24.5". Floor Model. $1,849. JNB Price $1,664.10 Cornflower, Cotton Candy, Dandelion Green, Evergreen, Ivory, Jonquil, Lilac, Maple Sugar, Peacock Green, Persian See www.johnnealbooks.com for more Kutrimmers Green, Redwood, Saddle Brown, Sweet Potato, Terra Cotta, Please give a street address for FedEx Ground Delivery. Your Violet, White, Wild Rose. All colors available in both 18/3 Kutrimmer will be shipped separately from the rest of your & 30/3. order. Floor Models delivered by freight. USA shipping cost S825. 18/3. 13 yards (12m). $2.50 ea. 4/$2.30 ea. (excluding AK, HI, PR) is generally $16.00. S826. 30/3. 21 yards (20m). $2.75 ea. 4/$2.55 ea. For AK, HI & PR, we can give you shipping options and cost. Book Cloth S827-NAT S828-BRT S827-HAR Book Cloth. Standard solid color cloth. 100% rayon, 18/3 30/3 18/3 acid-free, paper backed. Specify Color: Black, Red, Royal Blue, Beige, Forest Green, Linen, Chocolate, Grey, Turquoise, White, Burgundy, Navy, Moss Green. BCS-Color. 17"x19". $6.00 BC-Color. 17"x38". $11.00 Linen (large size only): BC-LIN. 17"x38". $14.95

Peacock Beige Clove Ever- Wild Lilac Blue Blue Maple Jonquil Cabernet Sweet Black Velvet Book Cloth. Subtle honeycomb pattern. Green Brown green Rose Bird Bonnet Sugar Potato BCS-VEL. 13" x 18". $5.00 BC-VEL. 13" x 36". $9.00 S827. 18/3 Set of 4 . Sets: Bright, Harvest, Natural. 9.20ea Black Royal Red Navy Forest S828. 30/3 Set of 4. Sets: Bright, Harvest, Natural. $10.20ea Blue Green S829. 18/3 Set of 26. Retail $59.80. $53.82. Save 10% S830. 30/3 Set of 26. Retail $66.30. $59.67. Save 10% Moss White Burgundy Chocolate Grey S289. Beeswax. Natural beeswax. Use to lightly wax Green thread. 1oz cake. $3.29 Linen Black Beige Turquoise Velvet

toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 59 Bookbinding Adhesives S340. Jade 403. Highly recommended PVA adhesive for bookbinding. pH neutral. 8oz. $8.95 16oz. $13.95 S203. “Yes!” Stickflat Glue. Pint (16 oz.). $15.25 S233. Wheat Starch for Paste. Pre-cooked, dissolves Round Glue Brushes easily in cold water. Can also be mixed with PVA S832. Glue Brush. For applying bookbinding adhe- adhesives or methyl cellulose. Used for attaching paper sives. Their dense, natural bristles load and carry a lot to boards & leather to covers and in tissue repairing. of glue and evenly spread the glue over large surfaces. Wheat starch does not yellow. Also used for paste Will not rust; metal-free construction. paper. Archival. 1 lb bag. $6.50 Specify Size: .5" $7.15 .75" $8.25 S343. Methyl Cellulose. Used as an adhesive, alone or S345. Microspatula mixed with Wheat Paste or PVA. Increases the drying time of PVA, allowing for more repositioning. Makes a S345. Microspatula #1. Stainless Steel. 8" long. $4.25 wonderful paste for paste papers. S538. Smaller Microspatula. 6.25" long. $3.65 4oz. $8.00 8oz. $12.00 16oz. $19.50 S901. Single-end Microspatula. Stainless Steel. 6.25". Book Board $1.95 each 24/$1.49 each Davey Board. Single-ply, dense, acid-free bookbind- Cradle ing board. Highest quality. For most bookbinding and S618. Sally’s Piercing Cradle. For box-making needs, the .080 (approx. 3/32") is recom- bookbinders, this small, ingenious, mended. Smaller books use .070. This is real Davey and sturdy portable cradle board, the best book board available. assembles in an instant with New sizes and thicknesses of Davey Board at lower Velcro. Take it apart and the prices. Quantity prices are available on any combina- three aluminum pieces nest tion of size and thickness. Online orders: If appro- together for storage or travel. priate discounts are not in your shopping cart, type $25.95 “apply Davey Board quantity discounts” in the special instructions field on the shipping address page (or send a separate email), and you will be charged the price Cutting Tools with the discount applied. S417. Excel Deluxe Knife S716. 70pt. Pack of 10. 5.25"x7.25". $11.95 2/$10.95/pk. S714. 70pt. Pack of 8. 9"x11.5". $11.95 2/$10.95/pk. S417. Excel Deluxe Knife. It’s time to upgrade. This S715. 80pt. Pack of 8. 9"x11.5". $12.95 2/$11.95/pk. American-made knife has a soft handle, a no-roll S718. 80pt. Pack of 8. 10"x14.75". $18.95 feature, much sharper blades, and best of all it’s 2/$16.95/pk. 3/$15.95/pk. 4/$14.95/pk. PURPLE (or Black, Green, Blue, Grey, Red). It’s no more expensive than X-Acto’s basic knife! Safety Cap, S713. 80pt. Pack of 4. 15"x20". $18.95 #11 Blade. Specify color. $4.95 2/$16.95/pk. 3/$15.95/pk. 4/$14.95/pk. S720. 80pt. 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B3959. Script Black Gold Bronze Light Copper Deep Copper Steel Aluminum Gold Green Light Gold Green Medium Gold Green Red Warm Gold Light Red Warm Gold Medium Red Warm Gold Deep Lettering and Design: Anywhere, Anytime, and on Anything by Linda Schneider. 2014. METALLIC 8.5"x11". $35.00 Don’t limit your script repertoire. Like the pointed pen, the pointed brush makes a wider stroke with pressure. In this instructional INTENSE manual, Linda Schneider shows how you can write Blue Violet

Spencerian and Copperplate with a pointed brush Orange Magenta Cadmium Cadmium Bone Black Tuscan Red Tuscan Permanent Permanent Green Light Green Green Oxide Green marker (or a brush). Create beautiful and colorful script Ultramarine Ultramarine Phthalo Blue Phthalo Burnt Sienna Burnt Hansa Yellow Quinacridone letters anywhere, anytime without having to deal with White Titanium liquid ink. One section covers brush-written ornamen- Diane Townsend Soft Pastels tal flourishes. Linda’s favorite brush markers for script are Pitt Brush Pens and a Pentel Sign Pen. S885. Diane Townsend Soft Pastels. Handmade for artists, these are smooth, flowing pastels, M43. Pitt Brush Lettering Pens. Pigmented, acid-free, rich in pigment. They are used and highly and each color is rated for lightfastness, just recommended by many calligraphers, including like your tubes of gouache and watercolor. Heather Held and Sandy Wagner. Soft form, approx Because they dry waterproof, you can letter over them 1¾" long and ¾" thick. Set of 12. Choose Metallic or without bleeding. $3.50 each Intense/Primary. $49.95 each M43-LS. Linda’s Pitt Dark Naples Ochre #184 (M99 only) Purchase both sets and save. Only $83.22 for two sets! Brush Pen Set. One Green Gold #268 each of Linda’s favorite five colors: Warm Grey I Orange Glaze #113 (270), Chromium Green Sanguine #188 Opaque (174), Red Pale Deep Scarlet Red #219 Geranium Lake (121), Pale Geranium Lake #121 S849. Derwent Metallic Pencils. Use these bright, Orange Glaze (113) and highly reflective, water-soluble pencils to add sparkle to Smalt (Sky) Blue (146). Pink Madder Lake #129 your work. Use dry, or add water to create interesting The grey makes great Manganese Violet #160 line and wash effects. They work best on a dark paper. shadow strokes for your Phthalo Blue #110 Popular at the IAMPETH convention and a favorite of colorful letters, $17.50. Cobalt Blue #143 Heather Held. 12 brilliant colors in a flat tin. $24.39. SALE $15.93 JNB Price $21.95 Smalt (Sky) Blue # 146 M43-LS2. Linda’s Pitt May Green #170 Brush Pen Set 2. One FP120. Standard Flex Pen each of five more of Chrome Green Opaque #174 Linda’s favorites: Green Warm Grey I #270 Gold (268), a beautiful FP125. Ahab Flex Pen ochre gold; Sanquine (188), a deep rich orange; May Green (170); Manganese Violet (160); and Phthalo Blue (110). I find myself using this combination of markers a lot with the Warm Grey I (270). They are earthy jewel Noodler’s Flex Pen. This flexible nib fountain pen tones; elegant but not flashy.Set does not include Warm produces reasonable thicks and thins from pressure. Grey. $17.50. SALE $15.93 Use it for larger writing and expressive handwriting. Not suitable for smaller Ornamental Scripts because M99. Big Brush Pen. A bigger version of the Pitt the nib can’t produce the fine hairlines. Specify Black Brush Pen. Great for larger pieces, oversized or Clear barrel. Two barrel styles available. envelopes, clothing, and demonstration. FP120. Standard Flex Pen. $14.95 2/$14.00ea (Linda uses the Big Brush in her online videos). FP125. Ahab Flex Pen. $21.95 2/$20.00ea Choose from colors below. $5.45. SALE $4.53 each FP130. Actual size FP130. M99-LS. Linda’s Big Brush Set. 8 brush pens, one each Noodler’s of Linda’s faves. Deep Scarlet Red (219), May Green Brush (170), Orange Glaze (113), Dark Naples Ochre (184), Fountain Pen. Manganese Violet (160), Cobalt Blue (143), Pink Mad- Has a built-in, der Lake (129), & Warm Gray I (270). Linda finds Pink twist-fill mechanism so you can fill the pen with bottle Madder Lake wonderful for making flowers! $43.60. ink. Try any of the Noodler’s colors or other inks for SALE $39.93 fountain pens. Specify Black or Clear barrel. $20.00 M97. Pentel Sign B3044. Art Exposé: A Collection of Pen Brush Tip Techniques for Creative Expression Marker. This by Judy Melvin. 2008. 20pp. M97. Actual size pen’s brush-like 8.25"x8.25". Paper $14.95 SALE tip is great for quick, fun writing. Dye-based ink, $7.49 waterproof when dry. Black only. $4.19. 12/$3.73 each Judy has put her workshop notes See page 50 for Linda Schneider’s Designing Faces, into book form. It’s a book of how to make Figures, Florals and More (B3209, $24.95). beautiful artwork using the techniques for creative expression that she teaches. Full-color. toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.johnnealbooks.com ❧ 61 VINTAGE POINTED NIBS (limited stock) N112. Esterbrook 356 Nib. Great for smaller writing. $2.00

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SCHMINCKE GOUACHE and quickly if it has dried in your pen This difficult-to-find German or on your palette. gouache is highly recommended SG27-S13. Schmincke Calligraphy by Michael Sull for its brightness, Gouache Set. A 13 color set of smooth flow, and lightfastness. gouache especially developed for Because mica instead of metal par- calligraphers. The colors are bril- ticles is used, the metallics will not liant, mainly opaque, and of an darken over time, and because the especially fine consistency.The mica can be more finely ground, it set, designed for mixing, flows through a pen much better.Also includes a cool and warm ver- recommended by Katrina Berry and sion each of yellow, red & blue. others. Schmincke Gold Pearl is our Set includes: opaque white, lemon yellow, cadmium yellow bestselling gold gouache. 20 ml tubes. light, vermilion red, madder red, ultramarine deep blue, When using a fresh tube, squeeze out the clear stuff (glyc- Paris blue, chromium oxide green, burnt sienna, jet black, erin) until you get dense pigment. This glycerin helps keep ivory black, gold pearl, red pearl. 20ml tubes. $207.35. the gouache from drying in the tube but will keep your JNB SALE $177.75 work from drying as well. This gouache reconstitutes easily INDIVIDUAL TUBES: $15.95 JNB Price $14.67 each

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