New Acquisitions to the SACG Library

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Thanks to the generous donation of one our the San Antonio Calligraphy Guild (SACG) members our library has recently acquired ten new books. It has been my privilege to assist in cataloging the SACG library online. With this responsibility comes the opportunity to briefly peruse these new acquisitions just before they become available to be checked out by our members. I thought I would highlights a few of the newest additions here for you.

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Illuminating the Word The Making of the Saint John's Bible by Christopher Calderhead is a stunning history of the creation of this modern masterpiece. The book details this project from conception through completion including information on the materials used, scribes who participated and  techniques they used. It is a beautiful record of this historic undertaking.

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The Illuminated Alphabet with calligraphy by Timothy Noad and Text by Patricia Seligman is both lovely to look at and informative. I was not ready to part with this book and had to ordered a copy of this for my own library.

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Calligraphic Lettering with Wide pen & Brush by Ralph Douglass a classic resource first published in 1949 has been reprinted numerous times in the past 6 decades, and for good reason. This book has been so widely published that it is easy to locate a copy either new or used. The SACG Library has a copy of this book published in 1967 and one published in 1975.

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Celtic Designs and Ornament for Calligraphers is a fabulous resource to understanding the composition and arrangement of Celtic works such as the Book of Kells, the Book of Darrow and other 7th-9th century manuscripts. Mathematical in nature I found this book's clear demonstrates of the geometric principles used to determine page layout and design placement fascinating.

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These and the other six new acquisitions to the SACG library will be available  at tonight 's general meeting to be checked out by SACG members.
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