The Book of Hebrew Script: History, Palaeography, Script Styles, Calligraphy & Design
The Book of Hebrew Script: History, Palaeography, Script Styles, Calligraphy & Design by Ada Yardeni
Oak Knoll Pr; Bilingual edition | January 2003 | English | ISBN: 1584560878, 0712347933 | 355 pages | PDF | 34 MB
Oak Knoll Pr; Bilingual edition | January 2003 | English | ISBN: 1584560878, 0712347933 | 355 pages | PDF | 34 MB
A comprehensive work by a noted paleographer, graphic artist and type designer. Covers history of the alphabet and the birth of the Hebrew script, Hebrew script in early manuscripts, printed Hebrew script, and Hebrew paleography. A series of alphabet charts follow on the various hands. The final section is on Hebrew calligraphy with techniques and exemplar alphabets. Originally published in Hebrew. Now available in English. 290 illustrations.