Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“All scribal traditions originating from the Middle East used reeds or wood cut into a pen with a knife. The Jewish people who lived under Islam and remained in the Middle East, North Africa, Yemen, and the Iberian peninsula still use reeds to this day. Contrastingly, the Jewish community in Europe changed their scribal tradition to fit Christian book arts and began using feathers cut into quill pens. In this lesson, I will dive further into the many traditions. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: How to Use a Feather for Calligraphy , which is part of the Domestika online course: Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles. Explore modern calligraphy techniques, expressive lettering styles, and creative compositions to develop your own calligraphic style.

Partial transcription of the video

“How to Use a Feather for Calligraphy All the original scribal traditions originated in the Middle East used a reed or wood cut into the shape of a pen. Now I will show you how to cut your own reed if you wish, and also how to cut a feather into a quill pen. In Jewish scribal tradition, whatever materials we used were from the dominant civilization that we lived amongst. For example, originally, all Jewish scribes used reeds or wood. Those Jews who remained living in the Middle East and North Africa, and also Spain and Portugal, ended up using reeds and still use reeds to this day. The Jewis...”

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Course summary for: Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

• Level: Beginner
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• 192 students
• 7 units
• 90 lessons (15h 27m)
• 50 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering