Basic Calligraphy – MSA03A01

(Created by THL Byron DeLancy)

Estimated length of class – 2 – 3 hours (Length depends on amount of time spent on students working with written text and questions.)

Level of content – Beginner

Learning Objectives – By the end of the class the students will know the appropriate tools needed for making calligraphic works. They will also gain an understanding of how to use these tools to form letters in the Gothic Textura Quadrata font.

Suggested Teaching Sources

· Drogin, Marc. Medieval Calligraphy: its history and technique. New York: Dover, 1989.

· Lynskey, Marie. Creative Calligraphy. London: Thorsons, 1988.

Syllabus kindly made for RUGA by Byron DeLancy, April 6, 2007.