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This stunningly illustrated new book focuses on 77 intricate- expressive and individual examples of calligraphy from the unparalleled collection of the British Library. The author- a renowned expert on the history of the form as well as a fine calligrapher herself- writes - uniquely - from a practitioners point of view. Ranging from the Middle Ages- when beautiful calligraphy was a way of celebrating the divine- to the renaissance of the art form by William Morris- to the modern school of calligraphers following in the wake of master typographer Edward Johnston- Patricia Lovett charts the development of calligraphy through the history of European manuscripts. Large-scale full-colour reproductions enable the reader to see the fine detail of each manuscript- and to understand more clearly than ever before the painstaking craft and great artistic skill that were necessary to create these strikingly beautiful pieces of writing....