Patricia Lovett

Author of Calligraphy and Illumination: A History and Practical Guide

About the Author

Patricia Lovett is a professional scribe and the author or co-author of several books, including The Historical Source Book for Scribes, Starting Lettering, Calligraphy Projects, and Calligraphy. she is Chair of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society of England, of which she is also a Fellow

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Calligraphy and Illumination: A History and Practical Guide (2000) 142 copies, 1 review

Teach Yourself Calligraphy (Teach Yourself Series) (1993) 35 copies

The Art and History of Calligraphy (2017) 32 copies

The British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination and Heraldry: A History and Practical Guide (2000) 31 copies

Tools and materials for calligraphy, illumination and miniature painting (1996) 11 copies

Illumination: Gold and Colour (2012) 10 copies

The Art of the Scribe (2024) 8 copies

The Art of the Scribe: Practical Projects Inspired by the Calligraphy and Illuminations of Medieval Manuscripts (2025) 5 copies

Calligraphy for Starters (1995) 3 copies

Parker Calligraphy (2000) 3 copies

Calligraphy Today 1 copy

Calligraphy Manuscript 1 copy

Manuscript Calligraphy Manual 1 copy

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chellerystick 226 reviews

Calligraphy and Illumination: A History and Practical Guide by Patricia Lovett

I would probably be more enthusiastic about this book if I were more into illuminations and heraldry. If historical re-creations are your interest, this book goes into a large degree of detail about preparing quill pens and vellum, etc.

Alphabets: one of the few books I have seen discuss runes and Batarde. Lovett also includes numerals and punctuation for each alphabet, with letter groupings by shape and, on the facing page, a historical example.

She includes some practical advice on paid work show more and how to experiment and includes essays on handwriting (Sassoon) and typefaces (Zapf).

The second half of the book goes into great detail about illumination, heraldry, and how to gild. show less

May 20, 2011