This is an essential guide for all calligraphers
- whether they are amateurs or professionals. The book contains over 100 different
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Calligraphy is a sophisticated & authoritative reference book that explores the art & craft of calligraphy. Traditional methods are examined alongside contemporary styles & adaptations to offer a unique & inspirational insight into calligraphy for todays artisan. Following an overview of materials & tools the second section of the book examines each lettering hand & provides examples of the style in traditional use. Next step-by-step tutorials on lettering comprise numerals punctuation & spacing. Profiles on contemporary practitioners provide an insight into a range of working methods & on developing a distinctive style. A gallery of inspirational examples shows the hand in use in a range of contemporary design projects. The third section provides case studies & tutorials on illumination decoration & composition. Uniquely Calligraphy examines digital calligraphy & its efficacy as a design tool. A final resources section details the practicalities of selling calligraphy products in todays market. ...

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Includes:: numerous decorative & instructive illustrations plus detailed step-by-step instructions.

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From tools & techniques to fantastic projects everything in this kid-friendly guide to the art of beautiful writing has been chosen specifically for children. Youngsters can use special felt-tipped pens called chisel-edged markers & the attractive pages filled with brightly coloured examples get kids started with simple zigzags & then move on to small & large italics gothic lettering uncial & Roman calligraphy. Children will enjoy using their new skills to write down poems fashion border designs & create greeting cards & invitations. ...

Maya Delaneys paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is
- a skin-walker. She can run faster climb higher & see better
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When DI Terry Connor turns up on David Hunter's doorstep it's an unwelcome reminder of the past in more ways than one. The two used to be friends before Connor's behaviour caused a bitter rift. & the news the policeman brings is even less welcome: the psychotic rapist & murderer Jerome Monk has escaped from high security prison. Monk's is a name all too familiar to Hunter. Eight years before he'd part of an ill-fated Body Recovery team assembled to try & find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found & Monk's own controversial involvement in the search led to more failure & a violent denouement. & now Monk is on the loose
- & seems to be targeting anyone involved with the original search. Then Hunter receives a mysterious appeal for help from Sophie Keller a young woman who also worked on the operation he suddenly finds that the past is far from dead & buried. Neither the events unfolding now nor those from all those years ago are quite as they seem. & as the maniac's bloody trail edges ever closer Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. Especially when his own life depends on it...
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Gunder Jomann thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his bride arrives in Norway she vanishes. Then the town is shocked by the news of an Indian woman found bludgeoned to death in a nearby meadow. Inspector Sejer & his colleague Skarre head the murder inquiry planting seeds of suspicion in a community which has always believed itself to be peaceful & safe. ...

Meet Boris
- hes a very loving little monster! Orange hairy & over-enthusiastic Boris means well but always ends up getting carried
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' At school we believe education should touch the whole child. This

Includes:: the physical emotional spiritual

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' We will never achieve true happiness if we continue to search for it outside the very source of love which we know is God himself.' In Calm the Soul: A Book of Simple Wisdom & Prayer The Poor Clares an enclosed order of nuns based in Nuns' Island Galway draw on the fruit of their monastic lives & suggest simple practices to help nourish our souls & find a sense of calm in today's world. With practical advice in preparing for prayer The Poor Clares look at ways we can slowly build up the amount of time spent in prayer & meditation in our daily lives to achieve a sense of peace & well-being. They combine reflections on familiar prayers such as the Our Father & Hail Mary with meditations on Scripture & prayers for specific needs such as depression self-esteem & sickness. An inspiring book of simple spirituality which offers faith & hope to anyone seeking solace in today's world. ...