Additions to Engraving Book List

[mdengraver]

Flower Garden Alphabet by Sally Maxwell for Scratchboard
Zoo Animals by Sally Maxwell for Scratchboard
Wild Animals Coloring Book by John Green
Pet Portraiture Made Easy by Sally Maxwell for Scratchboard

 

[Sam]

Thanks. I've added them to the list. / ~Sam

 

[mdengraver]

Another book to add to the book list:

How to cut drawings on scratchboard by Merritt Cutler
Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, New York 1960
ISBN-0-8230-2350-8

 

[mdengraver]

Bergling Books

These classic engraving books can be purchased from the Gem City College website:

http://www.gemcitycollege.com

GEM CITY COLLEGE PRESS
ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS
AND ILLUSTRATIONS
by J.M. Bergling

Studies in the human figure, plant, and animal life; Architectural and Gun engraving studies; Initials, Medallions, Scrolls; Patriotic and period designs, Fraternity and society emblems; State seals; Oriental novelty designs. A wealth of subjects for the use of engravers, designers, and all artists.

Soft cover, plastic spiral, lay flat binding....$22.95







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ART MONOGRAMS AND LETTERING
by J.M. Bergling

This compilation of the very best monograms, originated by the author over a lifetime, conforms with the taste and requirements of the times. Every designer, engraver, or instructor should have this handy guide in his studio for ready reference when in need of a special design. Script, Old English, Blackstone, Ciphers, and Ornamental initials are finely illustrated. Inscriptions for cups, panel monograms for metal and wood and a key to drawing of monograms are needed by vocational students.

Indexed, glossary of terms and abbreviations used, several style charts included.

Soft cover, plastic spiral, lay flat binding....$22.95



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ART ALPHABETS AND LETTERING
by J.M. Bergling

This latest edition contains the largest collection of fine designs and engravings by the author and some of America's best designers who contributed to this work. The many artistic studies in hand lettering should serve as a guide and inspiration to any craftsman, show card writer, or designer. Classic and popular standard alphabets are included.

108 Pages, cloth bound, indexed.....$29.95

Soft cover, plastic spiral, lay-flat binding...$22.95







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HERALDIC DESIGNS AND ENGRAVINGS
by J.M. Bergling

Technical work and Dictionary of Terms
by A. Tuston Hay

This book includes U.S. Government and Military seals and insignia. Interesting historical text, illustrated with some 2,000 crests and coats of arms; a handy reference book for the engraver, or designer in need of the essentials of Heraldry and a model for those whose ambitions incline them to seek greater knowledge of this beautiful art.

99 Pages, deluxe bound......$29.95






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To purchase the books:
Send payment plus $7.50 postage and handling per book to:
Gem City College Press
700 State Street
Quincy, IL 62301
or call
217-222-0391




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[Tira]

Thanks, I added these too.

 

[mdengraver]

Ornamental Initials by Dan X. Solo, Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, New York, ISBN #0-486-28248-1, 1994

 

[Tira]

Thanks, I updated the list.

 

[mdengraver]

I can get you the ISBN info and publishers at a later date.

"Bewick's Animal Woodcuts CD-ROM and Book (Electronic Clip Art)"
Thomas Bewick; Paperback, Dover, ISBN 0-486-99614-X


"1800 Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick and His School (Dover Pictorial Archive)"
Thomas Bewick; Paperback, Edited by Blanche Cirker, 1962, ISBN 0-486-20766-8


"Decorative Ornaments and Alphabets of the Renaissance (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)"
Henry Lewis Johnson

"Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick"
Jenny Uglow, 2006, ISBN-10: 0-374-11236-3, (Hardcover: alk paper), ISBN-13:978-0374-11236-3 (Hardcover:alk.paper)
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux


"Gothic and Old English Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)"
Dan X. Solo


"2600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)"
Maggie Kate


"Bird Illustrations CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)"
Dover


"Treasury of Victorian Designs and Emblems CD-ROM and Book (Electronic Clip Art)"
Palm & Fechteler

 

[mdengraver]

Additions to Book List

2,600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs by Maggie Kate, Dover, 2001, ISBN 0-486-41798-0

Decorative Ornaments and Alphabets of the Renaissance, 1,020 Coypright-Free Motifs from Printed Sources,
by Henry Lewis Johnson, Dover, 1991, ISBN 0-486-26605-2

Classic Calligraphic Designs CD ROM and Book, Dover

Florid Victorian Ornament by Karl Kirsch, Dover

The Artists Guide to Drawing Realistic Animals, by Doug Lindstrand, North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio,
ISBN 13-978-1-58180-728-8, 2006