The Calligraphy Pen

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Entries for July, 2008

Difference Between Calligraphy Pens and Fountain Pens

Quite often when searching online for a new calligraphy pen you may find that the results you get back will direct you to “fountain calligraphy pens” pages. This may lead to some confusion as the newcomer to the world of calligraphy may not be aware of the difference between a calligraphy pen and a fountain […]

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Pelikan Calligraphy Pen

The latest calligraphy pen maker we will be looking at is some of the Pelikan range. Pelikan pens are wonderfully well-constructed with the calligrapher in mind. In this particular post I want to concentrate purely on the calligraphy pens from Pelikan. In a future post I will be presenting the vast range of Pelikan fountain […]

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2008 Montblanc Writer’s Edition George Bernard Shaw

The latest addition to the Montblanc Writers Edition has been released. This Limited Edition series of pens has been annually commemorating famous figures of the literary world since 1992 and I have only recently summarized each entry. You can check out my post about the Montblanc Writer’s Edition.
The 2008 Writer’s Edition fountain pen pays tribute […]

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Calligraphy Alphabets | Italic Hand

Italic hand developed in Italy, hence the name of the script, during the early Renaissance period of the 15th century. The italic hand was adopted by Pope Nicholas V for the papal chancery.
Today, italic is favored by modern scribes as a flowing script that can be created swiftly and requires fewer lifts of the calligraphy […]

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