Tag Archives: keith7amanda
Summer at Saint-Antoine 2016, Part II–Trois Gothiques/Three Gothic Scripts
The Abbatiale–the Abbey church. Views that never become boring. Nor does the contrast of red geraniums with the verdant pre-alpine summer. Three Gothics? Why not! Textura, Flemish Bâtarde, & Fraktur. Adjacent scripts with their associated flourishes and decoration styles, and modern … Continue reading
Summer at Saint-Antoine 2015, Part II–Celtic
Always, always the abbatiale presiding over the Community, the village, & the courses. (Françoise Sellier? Cette photo est à toi?) Now celtique–insular scripts and decoration. The styles of the Book of Kells, Lindisfarne, Saint-Gatien, Mulling, Echternach, and many others. Here we are … Continue reading
Laya Point Permaculture 2015–The First Calligraphy Course: Catalan Carolingian Calligraphy
Laya Point Permaculture is a richly beautiful smallholding in the English Lake District, a region celebrated for its luscious views, romantic landscapes and (surprise!) lakes. This summer for the first time we succumbed to the blandishments of Keith’s godson Tom … Continue reading
Summer at Saint-Antoine 2012, Part 3
L’Italique… a mixed class of some genuine beginners, some people with experience of calligraphy but none of italic, and calligraphers wishing to improve their italic… Some photos from the exhibition on the last evening of the course. The viewers streamed … Continue reading
Ante-Bath Notes 