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24 books recommended for fans of Calligraphy For Dummies by Jim Bennett, tied together by themes of Calligraphy, Techniques, Architecture, and Art.

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The Genius of Japanese Carpentry Secrets of an Ancient Woodcraft — Azby Brown

The Genius of Japanese Carpentry Secrets of an Ancient Woodcraft

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Architecture

Illumination for Modern Calligraphers Practical Ideas from Nineteenth-century Handbooks — Christopher Jarman

Illumination for Modern Calligraphers Practical Ideas from Nineteenth-century Handbooks

Christopher Jarman

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Architecture

American Barns and Covered Bridges — Eric Sloane

American Barns and Covered Bridges

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Architecture

An Introduction To The Study Of Painted Glass (1878) — A. A. a.

An Introduction To The Study Of Painted Glass (1878)

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Architecture

Perspective For Beginners Adapted To Young Students And Amateurs In Architecture, Painting, Etc. (1884) — George Pyne

Perspective For Beginners Adapted To Young Students And Amateurs In Architecture, Painting, Etc. (1884)

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Architecture

Hand Lettering for Faith A Christian Workbook for Creating Inspired Art — Amy Latta

Hand Lettering for Faith A Christian Workbook for Creating Inspired Art

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

The Illuminated Alphabet Creating Decorative Calligraphy — Patricia Seligman

The Illuminated Alphabet Creating Decorative Calligraphy

Patricia Seligman

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

The Joy of Modern Calligraphy A guide to the art of beautiful writing — Joyce Lee

The Joy of Modern Calligraphy A guide to the art of beautiful writing

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Marvelous Metallic Watercolor Beginner Painting Projects to Create Shimmering Art — Sarah Style

Marvelous Metallic Watercolor Beginner Painting Projects to Create Shimmering Art

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and how to Do it — Marc Drogin

Calligraphy of the Middle Ages and how to Do it

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Copperplate Calligraphy Practice Book Step-by-Step Exercises to Master Letterforms, Strokes, and More Pointed Pen Techniques for Polished Script — Christen Allocco Turney

Copperplate Calligraphy Practice Book Step-by-Step Exercises to Master Letterforms, Strokes, and More Pointed Pen Techniques for Polished Script

Christen Allocco Turney

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Calligraphy and Brush Pen Lettering Learn to Create Beautiful Hand Lettering for Invitations, Cards, Journals and More! (with 550 Color Photos and Illustrations) — Maki Shimano

A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Calligraphy and Brush Pen Lettering Learn to Create Beautiful Hand Lettering for Invitations, Cards, Journals and More! (with 550 Color Photos and Illustrations)

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Fearless Flourishing A Step-by-Step Workbook for Embellishing Your Hand Lettering with Swirls, Swoops, Swashes and More — Alissa Chojnacki

Fearless Flourishing A Step-by-Step Workbook for Embellishing Your Hand Lettering with Swirls, Swoops, Swashes and More

Alissa Chojnacki

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Letter Your Way to Positivity A Brush Lettering Workbook Modern Calligraphy Guide — Lettering Creations

Letter Your Way to Positivity A Brush Lettering Workbook Modern Calligraphy Guide

Lettering Creations

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Hand Lettering For Beginner Volume1 A Calligraphy and Hand Lettering Guide For Beginner – Alphabet Drill, Practice and Project: Hand Lettering — The Lettering Publishing

Hand Lettering For Beginner Volume1 A Calligraphy and Hand Lettering Guide For Beginner – Alphabet Drill, Practice and Project: Hand Lettering

The Lettering Publishing

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Calligraphy Kit A complete kit for beginners — Arthur Newhall

Calligraphy Kit A complete kit for beginners

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Celtic Calligraphy — Vivien Lunniss

Celtic Calligraphy

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

The Bible of Illuminated Letters A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy — Margaret Morgan

The Bible of Illuminated Letters A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy

Margaret Morgan

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Calligraphy Writing Paper Modern Calligraphy Practice Sheets – 120 Sheet Pad — Calligrapher Press

Calligraphy Writing Paper Modern Calligraphy Practice Sheets – 120 Sheet Pad

Calligrapher Press

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Genkou Youshi Manuscript Paper – Notebook for Japanese Writing Genko Yoshi Paper 200 Pages in 8.5″x11″ Notebook for Composition, Sakubun and Practising Japanese Handwriting — Spicy Journals

Genkou Youshi Manuscript Paper – Notebook for Japanese Writing Genko Yoshi Paper 200 Pages in 8.5″x11″ Notebook for Composition, Sakubun and Practising Japanese Handwriting

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way — Stan Lee

How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Calligraphy: Easel-Does-It — Nancy Ouchida-Howells

Calligraphy: Easel-Does-It

Nancy Ouchida-Howells

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

26 Letters Illuminating the Alphabet — Freda Sack

26 Letters Illuminating the Alphabet

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

Tattoo Lettering Inspiration Reference Book — Kale James

Tattoo Lettering Inspiration Reference Book

Themes: Calligraphy • Techniques • Art

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Calligraphy, Techniques, Architecture — the same threads that run through Calligraphy For Dummies by Jim Bennett. Among the authors featured: Azby Brown, Christopher Jarman, Eric Sloane, A. A. a., and others.

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