Non­fic­tion

Mas­ter­ing Hebrew Calligraphy

Izzy Plud­win­s­ki
  • From the Publisher
December 13, 2013

Mas­ter­ing Hebrew Cal­lig­ra­phy is a com­pre­hen­sive and beau­ti­ful guide to the art of Hebrew let­ter-mak­ing. Devel­oped and designed by the lead­ing Jerusalem cal­lig­ra­ph­er, Izzy Plud­win­s­ki, it teach­es the how-to’s of writ­ing Hebrew scripts and prin­ci­ples of design and lay­out to enable you to cre­ate your own, beau­ti­ful Hebrew texts. Mas­ter­ing Hebrew Cal­lig­ra­phy is the essen­tial guide­book that address­es every nuance of the art of Hebrew cal­li­graph­ic writ­ing, from need­ed tools — pens to com­put­ers — to cor­rect pos­ture and effec­tive let­ter spac­ing. It is also a cel­e­bra­tion of the Hebrew let­ter, with dozens of images of cal­li­graph­ic works of art that will inspire you to devel­op your artis­tic imag­i­na­tion through the Aleph Bet. A mag­nif­i­cent and infor­ma­tive book to own whether you plan on becom­ing a pro­fes­sion­al cal­lig­ra­ph­er or sim­ply find joy in Hebrew let­ters. With 200 illustrations.

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