PCS Library Holdings

by Subject as of January 13, 2005

The PCS Library is a free resource for members.

Books, videos, and periodicals can be borrowed for a period of one month. Contact Ginger Carrle (see PCS Directory) to arrange any loan from the Library

*ART*
see also Crafts

Bruck, Axel	Painting & Drawing with Liquid Colours	1984
London, Peter	No More Secondhand Art Awakening the Artist Within	1989
Smith Pierce, James	From Abacus to Zeus: a Handbook of Art History	1977
Vickrey, Robert	New Techniques in Egg Tempera	1973

*BIOGRAPHY*
collective biographies. For individual bios, look under name

Child, Heather	More than Fine Writing: Irene Wellington	1986
Johnston, Priscilla	Edward Johnston	1976
Petty, G. Harvey	Visit with RFD	1974

*BOOK ARTS*

	Tradition of Fine Bookbinding in the 20^th Century	1979
Allen, Agnes	The Story of the Book
Bartlett, Susan	Books: a Book to Begin On	1974
Johnson, Arthur W.	Thames & Hudson Manual of Bookbinding	1978
Johnson, Fridolf	Treasury of Book Plates from Renaissance..	1977
Kropper, Jean G.	Handmade Books and Cards	1997
Moote, Cherryl	Copied, Bound & Numbered	2003
Smith, Keith A.	Non-Adhesive Binding: Books Without Paste	1999
Watson, Aldren	Hand Bookbinding: a Manual of Instruction	1963

*BLACKLETTER*

Shaw, Paul	Blackletter Primer: Intro to Gothic Alphabets	1982

*BRUSH WRITING (Western)*
See also Chinese Calligraphy and Design, Japanese Calligraphy and Design

Strom, Fran	Flat Brush Writing (video)	1993
Strom, Fran	Pointed Brush Writing (video)
Strom, Fran	Pointed Brush Writing Manual	1989

*BUSINESS*

David, Stuart	How to be a Successful Lettering Artist	1987
David, Stuart	How to Become a Professional Calligrapher	1985
Davis, Sally Price	Graphic Artist's Guide to Marketing & Self Promotion	1987
Haskett, Mark	Design Your Own Logo	1984
Switkin, Abraham	Ads: Design and Make Your Own	1981

*CELTIC CALLIGRAPHY AND DESIGN*

Bain, George	Celtic Art: the Methods of Construction	1951
Baker, Arthur	Celtic Hand - Stroke by Stroke	1983

*CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND DESIGN*
See also Japanese Calligraphy and Design

D'Addetta, Joseph	Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs	1981
Fazzioli, Edoardo	Chinese Calligraphy from Pictograph to Ideogram	1986
Long, Jean	Art of Chinese Calligraphy	1987
Soc. for Spirit-Callig	Spirit Calligraphy and Painting	1994
Wolff, Diane	Chinese Writing: an Introduction	1975
Yee, Chiang	Chinese Calligraphy: an Introduction	1973

*CLIP ART*

	Art Nouveau Frames and Borders	1983
	Cartouches & Decorative Small Frames	1975
	Japanese Design Motifs	1972
	Graphic Source Clip Art	1989
Brewer, Harvey	Early American Small Floral Patterns	1986
D'Addetta, Joseph	Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs	1981
Diebener, Wilhelm	Monograms and Decorations	1982
Enschede, Joh.& Sons	Enschede Catalog of Typographic Borders and Ornaments	1986
Gos, Francois	Alpine Flower Designs for Artists	1980
Graphic Source	Calligraphic Ornaments and Borders	1989
Graphic Source	Floral Ornaments	1986
Johnson, Henry Lewis	Decorative Ornaments and Alphabets of the Renaissance	1991
Menten, Ted	Art Nouveau Small Frames & Borders	1985
Menten, Theodore	Quaint Cuts in the Chap Book Style Joseph Crawhall	1974
Sibbet, Ed	Floral Designs	1980
Spero, James	Decorative Patterns From Historic Sources	1986
Takahashi, Kiyoshi	850 Calligraphic Ornaments for Designers and Craftsmen	1983

*COLLECTIONS*
samples of different calligraphic styles without explanation of how to do them
see also Typography

	Historical Scripts: a Handbook for Callig.	1984
	Classic Roman Alphabets: 100 Fonts	1984
	Four Seasons Cookbook	1983
	Gothic and Old English Alphabets: Fonts	1984
	Humanistic Script of the 15^th and 16^th Cents	1960
	International Calligraphy Today	1982
	Lettering Arts in the '80s	1984
	Living Letters: International Exhibition	1982
	Masterpieces of Calligraphy, 1500 - 1800	1981
	Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists	1983
	Painting with Words: Donald Jackson	1988
	Pictorial Calligraphy and Ornamentation	1972
	Speedball Textbook (19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 23^rd)	annual
	Treasury of Authentic Art Nouveau Alphab..	1984
Baker, Arthur	Arthur Baker's Copybook of Renaissance Calligraphy	1981
Baker, Arthur	Calligraphic Alphabets	1974
Baker, Arthur	Dance of the Pen	1978
Baker, Arthur	Calligraphy	1973
Bickham, George	Universal Penman	1968
Catich, Edward M.	Reed, Pen & Brush Alphabets for Writingand Lettering	1980
Child, Heather	Calligraphy Today	1976
Cusick, Rick	Proverbial Bestiary	1982
Day, Lewis Foreman	Penmanship of the XVI, XVII & XVIII cents.	1979
Degering, Hermann	Lettering	1965
Derman, M. Ugur	Letter in Gold	1998
Fairbank, Alfred	Book of Scripts	1977
Goudy, Frederic W.	The Alphabet and Elements of Lettering	1942
Gullick, Michael	Calligraphy	1995
Hayes, James	The Roman Letter
Hunt, W. Ben	Sixty Alphabets	1935
Jessen, Peter	Masterpieces of Calligraphy	1981
Johnson, Fridolf	Treasury of Book Plates from the Renaiss..	1977
Knight, Stan	Historical Scripts	2003
Koch, Rudolf	Little ABC Book of Rudolf Koch	1976
Larcher, Jean	Fantastic Alphabets	1976
Letter Arts Study Grp	B to Z: an Alphabet Book	1998
Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists II	Contemporary Calligraphy	1986
Neugebauer, Friedrich	Mystic Art of Written Forms	1979
Phila Conference on the Calligraphic Arts	Conference Program and Faculty Exhibit	1982
Reynolds, Lloyd	My Dear Runemeister	1990
Russell, J.B.	Alphabets, Ancient and Modern	1945
Shepherd, Margaret	Margaret Shepherd's Calligraphy Calendar	annual
Society for Spirit-Callig	Spirit Calligraphy and Painting	1994
Takahashi, Kiyoshi	Modern Monograms	1979
Tschichold, Jan	Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering	1985
Zapf, Hermann	The Fine Art of Letters by Hermann Zapf	2000

*COLOR*

Bruck, Axel	Painting and Drawing with Liquid Colours	1984
Graham, David	Colour Calligraphy	1991
Noble, Mary	Art of Color Calligraphy	1997
Sargent, Walter	Enjoyment and Use of Color	1964
	Pantone Matching System (16^th ed.)	1977

*COPPERPLATE and SPENCERIAN*

Bickham, George	Universal Penman	1968
Kaufman, Herb	Calligraphy in the Copperplate Style	1980
Sull, Michael R.	Spencerian Script & Ornamental Penmanship I	1989
Sull, Michael R.	Spencerian Script & Ornamental Penmanship II	1989
Winters, Eleanor	Mastering Copperplate: a Step-by Step.	1989

*CRAFTS*

Chatani, Masahiro	Pop Up Greeting Cards	1986
Crawford Maureen	Handmade Greeting Cards	1991
Gleason, Kay	Stamp It! A Project Book of Stamp Pad.	1981
Gruenig, Dee	7 Secrets of Successful Stamping (video)	1992
Gruenig, Dee	20 Techniques for Sensational Stamping (video)	1994
Irvine, Joan	How to Make Super Pop-Ups	1992
Jackson, Paul	Pop-Up Book	1993
Kropper, Jean G.	Handmade Books and Cards	1997
Petty, G. Harvey	Visit with RFD	1974
Studley, Vance	Art and Craft of Handmade Paper	1977
Thompson, George	Rubber Stamps and How to Make Them	1982

*FLOURISHES AND ORNAMENTS*

Enschede, Joh. & Sons	Enschede Catalog of Typographic Borders & Ornaments	1986
Graphic Source Clip Art	Calligraphic Ornaments and Borders	1989
Sull, Michael R.	Spencerian Script & Ornamental Penmanship 2	1989
Takahashi, Kiyoshi	850 Calligraphic Ornaments for Designers	1983
Ziller, Stephen A.	At Home with Artistic Penwork 5: Bird & Design Flourishing	1946
	Masterpieces of Calligraphy: 261 Examples, 1500-1800	1981
	Pictorial Calligraphy and Ornamentation	1972

*PERIODICALS AND CALENDARS*
source of inspiration

	Calligraphy Review, (Spring 1990), (Fall 1990), (Spring 1991), ( Fall 1991), ( Spring 1992), (Summer 1992), and (Winter 1992)
	Philadelphia Conference on the Calligraphic Arts, 1982, Faculty Exhibit
	Philadelphia Conference on the Calligraphic Arts, 1982, Conference Program
	The Calligraphers Engagement Calendar	1984, 1985, 1986, 1991
Asso. for Calligraphic Arts	Newsletter Autumn 97 and Summer 99
Letter Arts Review	Vol. 14, No. 4 and Vol. 16, No. 2
Shepherd, Margaret	Margaret Shepherd's 1984 Calligraphy Calendar
Society for Calligraphy	Calligraph, Vol. XV, No. 2, 1992 and Vol. XVI, No. 1, 1993
Society of Scribes	Engagement Calendar	1979
Washington Calligraphers Guild	Scripsit, Spring 1993 and Summer 1995

*HANDWRITING*

Dumpleton, John LeF.	Handwriting	1955
Fairbank, Alfred	Book of Scripts	1977
Lehman, Charles	Handwriting Models for Schools	1976
Lehman, Charles	Italic Handwriting and Callig for the Beginner	1981
Reynolds, Lloyd	Italic Calligraphy and Handwriting: Exercises	1969
Winters, Nancy	Simple Guide to Italic Handwriting	1992

*HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY AND DESIGN*

Greenspan, Jay Seth	Hebrew Calligraphy: a Step-by-Step Guide	1981

*HISTORY*

	Italian Manuscript Painting, 1300-1550	1984
	On Paper: the History of an Art	1991
Anderson, Donald M.	Calligraphy: the Art of Written Forms	1969
Bartlett, Susan	Books: a Book to Begin On	1968
Child, Heather	Calligraphy Today	1976
De Hamel, Christopher	History of Illuminated Manuscripts	1986
Drogin, Marc	Anathema! Medieval Scribes & the History of Book Curses	1983
Drogin, Marc	Yours Truly, King Arthur	1982
Fazzioli, Edoardo	Chinese Calligraphy from Pictograph to Ideogram	1986
Goudy, Frederic W.	Alphabet and Elements of Lettering	1942
Gray, Nicolete	Lettering as Drawing	1971
Gullick, Michael	Calligraphy	1995
Harthan, John P.	Book of Hours: with Historical Survey	1977
Harvard, Stephen	Italic Copybook: the Cataneo Manuscript	1981
Hayes, James	Roman Letter	n.d.
Knight, Stan	Historical Scripts: a Handbook for Calligraphers	1984
Nesbitt, Arthur	History and Technique of Lettering	1957
Osley, A.S.	Scribes and Sources: Handbook of Chancery	1980
Pearce, Charles	Anatomy of Letters: Guide to the Art of Callig	1986
Reynolds, Lloyd	My Dear Runemeister: a Voyage Through the Alphabet	1981

*ILLUMINATION*

Angel, Marie	Bird, Beast and Flower	1980
Angel, Marie	Painting for Calligraphers	1984
De Hamel, Christopher	History of Illuminated Manuscripts	1986
Grafe, Joyce	Secreta: 3 Methods of Laying Gold Leaf	1985
Harthan, John P.	Book of Hours: w/ Historical Survey	1977
Jarman, Christopher	Illumination for Modern Calligraphers	1988
Johnston, Edward	Writing, Illuminating and Lettering	1977
Parker, Muriel	Illuminated Letter Designs in the Historiated Style of the Middle Ages	1986
Thomas, Dylan	Under Milkwood: a Play for Voices	1989
	Italian Manuscript Painting, 1300-1550	1984

*ITALIC*

Baker, Arthur	Arthur Baker's Copybook of Renaissance Callig	1981
Dumpleton, John Le F.	Handwriting	1955
Gourdie, Tom	Italic Handwriting	1985
Harvard, Stephen	Italic Copybook: the Cataneo Manuscript	1981
Lehman, Charles	Italic Handwriting and Callig for the Beginner	1981
Parker, Muriel	Calligraphy: a Practical Handbook for the Beginner	1980
Reynolds, Lloyd	Italic Calligraphy and Handwriting: Exercises	1969
Winters, Eleanor	Calligraphy in Ten Easy Lessons	1984
Winters, Nancy	Simple Guide to Italic Handwriting	1992

*JACKSON, DONALD*

	Painting with Words: Donald Jackson	1988

*JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY AND DESIGN*

	Japanese Design Motifs	1972

*LAYOUT AND DESIGN*

Berryman, Greg	Notes on Graphic Design & Visual Communic.	1990
David, Stuart	How to Become a Professional Calligrapher	1985
Furber, Alan	Layout and Design for Calligraphers	1984
Neuenschwander, Brody	Letterwork: Creative Letterforms in Graphic Design	1983
Ruuhinen, Erkki	Erkki Ruuhinen Design	1985
Switkin, Abraham	Ads: Design and Make Your Own	1981
Takahashi, Kyoshi	Modern Monograms: 1310 Graphic Designs	1979
Wills, F. H.	Fundamentals of Layout	1965

*MARBLING*

Maurer, Diane & Paul	Marbling: a Complete Guide to Creating Beautiful Patterned Papers	1991
Maurer, Paul & Diane	Introduction to Carrageenan and Watercolor Marbling	1984

*PAPER*

Jackson, Paul	Pop-Up Book	1993
Studley, Vance	Art and Craft of Handmade Paper	1977
Turner, Sylvie	Which Paper: a Guide to Choosing & Using	1994
World Print Council	Paper-Art and Technology	1979
	On Paper: the History of an Art	1991

*QUOTATIONS*

Agel, Jerome	Pearls of Wisdom: a Harvest of Quotations	1987
Beilenson, Susanne	Gift of a Rose	1997
Drogin, Marc	Anathema: Medieval Scribes & the History of Book Curses	1983
Lovric, Michelle	Love Letters - An Anthology of Passion	1994
Rowes, Barbara	The Book of Quotes	1979
Running Press	Friendship	1989
Running Press	Literary Cat	1990
Running Press	Love	1990
Running Press	Mark Twain	1990
Running Press	Motherhood	1991
Running Press	Quotable Women	1989
Seldes, George	The Great Thoughts	1985

*REFERENCE*

	Calligrapher's Handbook (1^st, 2^nd editions)	1983, 5
Folsom, Rose	Calligrapher's Dictionary	1990
Goodchild, Jon	By Design: Graphic Sourcebook of Materials.	1980
Gray, Bill	Complete Studio Tips
Gray, Bill	Studio Tips for Artists and Graphic Designers	1976
Gray, Bill	More Studio Tips for Artists and GraphicDesigners	1978
Hyde, Robert C.	Dictionary for Calligraphers	1977
Martin, Judy	Complete Guide to Calligraphy: Techniques & Materials	1984
Smith Pierce, James	From Abacus to Zeus: a Handbook of Art History	1977
Taubes, Frederic	Painter's Dictionary of Materials & Methods	1971
Turner, Sylvie	Which Paper? A Guide to Choosing & Using.	1994
Vickrey, Robert & Diane	New Techniques in Egg Tempera	1973
Wong, Frederick	Complete Calligrapher	1980

*ROMAN*

Baker, Arthur	Roman Capitals - Stroke by Stroke	1984
Hayes, James	Roman Letter	no date

*STYLES AND TECHNIQUES*
how to do it books. For exemplars without explanations, see Collections

Bain, George	Celtic Art: the Methods of Construction	1951
	Speedball Textbook (19^th, 20^th, 21^st, & 23^rd)	annual
Baker, Arthur	Roman Capitals - Stroke by Stroke	1984
Baker, Arthur	Celtic Hand - Stroke by Stroke	1983
Benson, John	Elements of Lettering	1950
Camp, Ann	Pen Lettering	1958
Casey, Brenda, ed.	Uncommon Numbers Manual: a Guide	1999
Cicale, Annie	The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering	2004
Douglass, Ralph	Calligraphic Lettering with Wide Penand Brush	1967
Drogin, Marc	Yours truly, King Arthur: How Medieval People Wrote and How You Can Too	1982
Durer, Albrecht	On the Just Shaping of Letters	1965
French, Thomas	Essentials of Lettering: a Manual for Students and Designers	1912
Gourdie, Tom	Basic Calligraphic Hands	1984
Gourdie, Tom	Calligraphy for the Beginner	1979
Gourdie, Tom	Italic Handwriting	1985
Gourdie, Tom	Calligraphic Style	1979
Graham, David	Colour Calligraphy	1991
Gray, Bill	Letter Tips	1980
Harvey, Michael	Creative Lettering, Drawing & Design	1985
Harvey, Michael	Creative Lettering - Drawing and Design	1985
Hewitt, Graily	Lettering for Students and Craftsmen	1976
Johnston, Edward	Decoration and its Uses	1991
Johnston, Edward	Formal Penmanship & Other Papers	1971
Johnston, Edward	Writing, Illuminating and Lettering	1977
Kaufman, Herb	Calligraphy in the Copperplate Style	1980
Mahoney, Dorothy	Craft of Calligraphy	1981
Noble, Mary	Art of Color Calligraphy	1997
Parker, Muriel	Calligraphy: a Practical Handbook for the Beginner	1980
Pearce, Charles	Anatomy of Letters: a Guide to the Art of Calligraphy	1986
Pearce, Charles	Little Manual of Calligraphy	1981
Rivers, Betsy	Insights into Left-Handed Calligraphy	1984
Shaw, Paul	Blackletter Primer: Intro to Gothic Alphabets	1982
Shepherd, Margaret	Basics of Left-Handed Calligraphy	1984
Shepherd, Margaret	Learning Calligraphy: a Book of Lettering.	1977
Shepherd, Margaret	Using Calligraphy: a Workbook of Alphabts	1979
Sloan, Fran Strom	Pen Calligraphy Manual	1998
Strom, Fran	Flat Brush Writing(video)	1993
Strom, Fran	Pointed Brush Writing(video)
Strom, Fran	Pointed Brush Writing Manual	1998
Sull, Michael	Spencerian Script & Ornamental Writing, 1	1989
Svaren, Jacqueline	Written Letters: 29 Alphabets for Calligphrs	1975
Winters, Eleanor	Calligraphy for Kids	2004
Winters, Eleanor	Mastering Copperplate: a Step-by Step.	1989
Winters, Eleanor	Calligraphy in Ten Easy Lessons	1984
Wolff, Diane	Chinese Writing: an Introduction	1975
Wotzkow, Helm	Art of Hand Lettering	1952
Yee, Chiang	Chinese Calligraphy: an Intro.	1973
Ziller, Stephen	At Home with Artistic Brushwork 5: Bird and Design Flourishing	1946
Ziller, Stephen	At Home with Artistic Brushwork 4: Engrossing Alphabets	1946
Ziller, Stephen	At Home with Artistic Brushwork 2: Artistic Writing	1975

*TYPOGRAPHY*

	Classic Roman Alphabets: 100 Fonts	1983
	Gothic and Old English Alphabets	1984
	Treasury of Authentic Art Nouveau Alphabets	1984
Beaumont, Michael	Type: Design, Color, Character, & Use	1987
Berryman, Gregg	Notes on Graphic Design & Visual Communication	1990
Goudy, Frederic W.	Alphabet and Elements of Lettering	1942
Hess, Stanley	Modification of Letterforms	1972
Horn, Frederick A.	Lettering at Work	1955
Larcher, Jean	Fantastic Alphabets (24 alphabets)	1976
Neuenschwander, Brody	Letterwork: Creative Letterforms in Graphic Design	1993
Rosen, Ben	Type and Typography: Designers Type Bk	1975
Ruuhinen, Erkki	Erkki Ruuhinen Design	1985

*WATERS, SHEILA*

Waters, Sheila	Under Milkwood: a Play for Voices - Dylan Thomas	1989

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