Practical Calligraphy: 16 Techniques, 25 Practice Exercises and 12 Alphabets by Janet Mehigan
Introduces materials, equipment and basic techniques: pens, inks and paints, papers and gilding materials, how to organise your workspace, methods of basic penmanship and the art of layout and design; provides 12 complete alphabets to copy and learn, ranging from the foundational hand to the copperplate hand