15/06/2015
Have you ever wanted to learn the beautiful art of Chinese calligraphy? Join us for a demonstration of calligraphic skill and a chance to try it yourself! Presented by Yongzhong Qu, chairman of the Chinese Canadian Arts Council of Canada on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Veuillez noter que la séance sera présentée en anglais seulement, le mercredi 17 juin. Register at the link at the bottom of this post, by visiting your nearest library branch, or by contacting diversity@BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca or 613-580-2940.
Calligraphy by Jordana_Library
Discover the beautiful art of calligraphy - from world traditions, to modern updates.
World Calligraphy Group at Yale
The "World Calligraphy" group at Yale university has created this listing of tools, handouts, resources, and links for Chinese, as well as Latin and Arabic calligraphic traditions.China's Calligraphic Arts
This informative webpage describes the six styles of Chinese calligraphic script. Information has been taken from the "Writing, Carving, and Rubbing: China's Calligraphic Arts" exhibition, which was on view at The Freer Gallery of Art in 2009.
Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy
A Structured Course in Creating Beautiful Brush Lettering
The Complete Guide to Chinese Calligraphy
Discover the Five Major Scripts to Create Classic Characters and Beautiful Projects / Qu Lei Lei
Calligraphy Bible
A Complete Guide to More Than 100 Essential Projects and Techniques
Modern Calligraphy
Everything You Need to Know to Get Started in Script Calligraphy
The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy
The Ultimate Compendium on the Art of Fine Writing-history, Craft, Technique
Comments
Great list!
Thanks for putting together this list.
Additional resources
Thank you for your comment! We also have some more audiovisual materials on calligraphy available, both in DVD and streaming video format: https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&t=smart&search_ca...|VIDEO_ONLINE
Hope to see you at the event, and please don't hesitate to contact us at diversity@biblioottawalibrary.ca with any questions.