Edward Johnston’s Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Edward Johnston
  • Year 1966
  • Client/Publisher Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Size 210mm x 250mm
Edward Johnston
Edward Johnston (1872–1944) was a British calligrapher and lettering artist widely regarded as the father of the modern calligraphy revival in Britain, teaching at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Art, where Eric Gill was among his students.

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Edward Johnston's Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966
Edward Johnston’s Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966

 

Edward Johnston's Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966
Edward Johnston’s Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966

 

Edward Johnston's Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966
Edward Johnston’s Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966

 

Edward Johnston's Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966
Edward Johnston’s Book of Sample Scripts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966
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