Calligraphic Writing

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Pen Repair by Jim Marshall and Laurence Oldfield is a great practical guide for repairing collectable pens and pencils. Lies flat for easy viewing.

The Moleskine notebook has been put to the test and has delivered a very encouraging result. Washing machine = still legible on the Moleskine paper.

Our first limited edition poster is titled, The First Half-Century of American Fountain Pens.

Calligraphy Page

Calligraphy by Ward Dunham

Ward Dunham discovered calligraphy in the early 1960's while serving in Vietnam and by 1975 was on his way toward mastering blackletter calligraphy. Today, over thirty years later, Ward teaches and lectures throughout the United States and Canada. Ward usually requests a sharp two degree reverse oblique cut nib from us. However his customizations vary and can get quite complex, depending on the project. Below is an example of one of Ward's postcards to us. We love getting them! Please find his web site: atelier gargoyle

Calligraphy by Mandy Young

These beautiful writing samples were provided by Mandy Young, a freelance calligrapher in Lincoln, MA. She also teaches various courses in lettering at De Cordova Museum School.

Mandy predominantly uses an ITALIC tip style of all different widths to create her crisp calligraphy on wedding invitations, books covers, wine labels, and more. An italic point is similar to a stub except sharper, giving more line-width variation. It is not a vintage tip style, requires practice, skill, and patience to master, and consequently may not be practical for everyday writing.

Calligraphy nibs use a different and broader scale than fountain pen nibs. A fountain pen fine is much less than half the width of a calligraphy fine.

Please note that we now offer Pelikan Pens with ITALIC nibs.

We hope you enjoy her artwork as much as we do.