The Inspiration for this letter came from Giambiattista Palatino’s alphabet made in 1540. My letter looks similar to his. As you can see from my examples, I fell in love with this letter. Cadel letters are made from patterns. A … Continued

Pointed pen copperplate on heavy paper stock by Varvara at Nikolietta near Moscow, Russia. One of our newest distributors of calligraphic art supplies. @nikolietta_school

This style was popular in the US from the 1800’s to the 1950’s. When I started to work with Stephen Ziller, one of the first lettering styles I learned was Modified Old English – also called Rapid Old English. This … Continued