BooksFew Calligraphy books give instructions on Copperplate writing. In many cases they only give a couple of examples of Copperplate and do not go into any great detail about how the letterforms are constructed.There are a few good Copperplate books around, but be aware of their limitations.

THE UNIVERSAL PENMANDover Publications. ISBN 0-486-20616-5This is a reprint of an 18th century work. There are pages upon pages of Copperplate examples. This is the book for all Copperplaters.

MASTERING COPPERPLATE by Eleanor Winters.Watson-Guptill Publications, NY. ISBN 0-8230-3022-9A very detailed book, with over 190 pages. This book gives good instructions on constructing Copperplate minuscule letters. Examples of bad letterforms are also included to help identify the most common mistakes. This book is not so good for Capital letters.

COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY by Dick JacksonMacmillan Publishing Inc. NY. ISBN 0-02-011710-8This book shows you what not to do as well as what to do. A bit prescriptive, saying you must do it like this.THE TECHNIQUE OF COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY by Gordon Turner.Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-25512-3The whole of this small book (42 pages) is written in Copperplate. Unlike the other books, it does not go through the basic strokes that make up the lower case letters.Scribblers Copperplate books

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