Useful Links for Lettering Artists

Masscribes, Inc. provides the following list of links to resources of interest to the calligraphic community as a service to both the public and its members and does not specifically endorse them. All business arrangements are strictly between you and the individual or company listed, and the Guild takes no responsibility for any problems that may arise as a result of any business relationship.

Members: To add a link to this list, e-mail the url and a 25 word or less description of the site and the reason this would be a good resource for calligraphers to our webmaster

Other guilds

Association for Calligraphic Arts (ACA)

Society of Scribes
Calligraphy guild in NYC

Other info

www.saintjohnsbible.org
info on where the bible will be on display in the US

www.theabbeystudio.com
sponsors trips to see manuscripts...here and abroad!

http://international.loc.gov/intldl/apochtml/
apochome.html
As part of its developing Global Gateway (a group of various digital materials of international interest) the Library of Congress presents this collection of 355 Arabic calligraphy sheets, ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries.

Supplies/suppliers

www.ClearBags.com
Crystal clear packaging in hundreds of sizes.

www.envelopemall.com
a great selection of envelopes!

www.johnnealbooks.com
Supplying calligraphers, lettering artists, illuminators, bookbinders and papercraft enthusiasts worldwide with books, tools, and materials since 1981. John Neal Bookseller also publishes Letter Arts Review and Bound and Lettered.

www.paperinkarts.com
offers the finest in tools, supplies, books and gifts for calligraphers, book and paper artists, collage and multimedia artists.

www.paper-source.com
soup to nuts supplies for invitations and books including ideas and workshops

Education

www.letterforum2006.com
Next years conference in Washington DC.

www.IAMPETH.com
info on the next IAMPETH convention

www.calligraphycentre.com
Camp Cherrio

www.wells.edu/bookarts
Classes in lettering arts, bookbinding, and letterpress printing. Come for a week of intensive creating and learning in our beautiful lakeshore setting in the heart of New York's Finger Lakes.

www.paper-source.com
soup to nuts materials for invitations and books including ideas and workshops

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