The following is a list of titles of books, magazines and journals held by the Society. These are available for members to borrow by contacting the Librarian.
All books are available for loan for one month. Borrowers are responsible for the cost of postage where necessary.
The society also has a number of Frames for loan in black and woodgrain finish for mounting of A3 Landscape or Portrait artwork. (Mounts not included.) A deposit of AUD$30 is required for a 6 week loan period. Contact the Librarian for details.
| TITLE | AUTHOR |
| 100+ Easy Calligraphy Projects | Smith, GR |
| 1001 Illuminated Initial Letters | Jones, O |
| ABC Canada | McDougall, L |
| Advanced Calligraphy Techniques (3) | Hoare, D |
| Alphabetical Order (36pp booklet) | Ter Haar, K |
| Alphabets and Images (2) | Gordon, M |
| Alphabets and Numbers of the Middle Ages | Shaw, H |
| Analecta Epternacensia | Luxembourg Library |
| Analysis of Handwriting Personality & Character | Simpson, D |
| Anatomy of Lettering | Laker, R |
| Angel's Alphabet | Angel, M |
| Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts | Brown, MP |
| Approach to Type | Biggs, JR |
| Art & Craft of Paper | Shannon, F |
| Art and Craft of Handmade paper | Studley, V |
| Art and Craft of Papermaking | Dawson, S |
| Art and Design Book 1 | Buckner, R |
| Art Director's Work Book of Type Faces | Biegeleisin, J I |
| Art Noveau and Deco Bookbind. The French Masterpieces 1880-1940 | Duncan A & Bartha G de |
| Art of Caligraphy, Western Europe & America | Whalley J I |
| Art of Calligraphy | Harris, D |
| Art of Calligraphy: A Practical Guide | Angel, M |
| Art of Hand Lettering | Wotzkow, H |
| Art of Illuminated Manuscripts | Westwood, J O |
| Arte of Limning | Gullick, M |
| Arteffects | Green, JD |
| Artists & Alphabets | Kelly, J & Koeth, A |
| Assorted Slides | Assorted Slides |
| Australian Manual of Calligraphy | Taylor, PE |
| Basic Guide to Lettering | Buckley, RDA |
| Basics of the New Calligraphy | Shepherd, M |
| Becket Leaves | Backhouse, J & Hamel,C |
| Belle Lettere (reference) * | Buffa, C (Ed.) |
| Best of International Self Promotion | Supon Design Group |
| Birthday Book 1988 | Aust Society of Calligraphers |
| Book of Art Deco Alphabets. Original lettering from the 1920 & 30s | Graphic Arts Archives |
| Book of Kells | Mackworth-Praed, B |
| Book of Kells | Sullivan, Sir E |
| Book of Kells (2) | Brown, P |
| Book of Kells: Selected plates in full colour | Cirker, B (Ed.) |
| Book of Medieval & Renaissance Alphabets | Graphic Arts Archives |
| Book of Scripts | Fairbank, A |
| Books of Hours | Backhouse, J |
| Books, Boxes and Portfolios | Zeier, F |
| Borders for Calligraphy | Shepherd, M |
| British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination & Heraldry - A History and Practical Guide | Lovett, P |
| Brush Calligraphy | Baker, A |
| Brush Script | Stevens, D |
| Calendar 1798 - 1998 | Luxembourg Library |
| Calligrapher's Book of Letters | Thomson, GL |
| Calligrapher's Engagement Calendar 1986 | Winters, E (Ed.) |
| Calligrapher's Handbook | Lamb, CM (Ed.) |
| Calligrapher's Handbook (2) | Child, H (Ed.) |
| Calligrapher's Project Book -2 | Haines, S |
| Calligraphic Alphabets | Baker, A |
| Calligraphic Techniques | Wilson, DH |
| Calligraphy | Gullick, M |
| Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy | Shepherd, M |
| Calligraphy Book | Ashton Scholastic |
| Calligraphy Book | Grislis, P |
| Calligraphy for the Beginner | Gourdie, T |
| Calligraphy in Print | Society of Scribes & Illuminators |
| Calligraphy in the Copperplate Style | Kaufman, H & Homelsky |
| Calligraphy Made Easy | Goffe, G |
| Calligraphy Made Easy | Norma, W |
| Calligraphy Masterclass (2) | Halliday, P (Ed.) |
| Calligraphy Now | Shepherd, M |
| Calligraphy Projects for Pleasure & Profit | Shepherd, M |
| Calligraphy School | Goffe, G & Ravenscroft |
| Calligraphy Source Book (2) | Stribley, M |
| Calligraphy Tips | Gray, B |
| Calligraphy Today (4) | Child, H (Ed.) |
| Calligraphy, Techniques & Materials | Martin, J & Stribley, M |
| Calligraphy: From Beginner to Expert | Young, C |
| Calligraphy: The Rhythm of Writing | Sehmi, S |
| Calligraphy: A Handbook for Beginners (2) | Amos, B |
| Calligraphy: Inspiration, Innovation, Communication | Harris, D |
| Calligraphy: The Art of Written Forms | Anderson, DM |
| Calligraphy's Flowering, Decay & Restoration | Standard, P |
| Capitals for Calligraphers | Shepherd, M |
| Carving Letters in Stone & Wood | Harvey, M |
| Celtic Art Source Book | Davis, C |
| Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction | Bain, G |
| Celtic Design: A Beginner's Manual | Meehan, A |
| Celtic Design: Illuminated Letters | Meehan, A |
| Celtic Design: Animal Patterns | Meehan, A |
| Celtic Design: Knotwork | Meehan, A |
| Classic roman Alphabets | Solo, DX |
| Complete Calligrapher | Wong, F |
| Complete Calligrapher: | Callery, E |
| Concise Encyclopedia of Heraldry | Rothery, GC |
| Contemporary British Lettering | Taylor, M |
| Contemporary Calligraphy: Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists 2 (2) | Halliday, P |
| Copperplate Manual | Krimm, G |
| Copperplate Workshop, July 1991 (13pp leaflet) | Snape, M |
| Corporate Design Programs | Eksell, O |
| Cover to Cover: making beautiful books, journals & albums (2) | LaPlantz, S |
| Craft of Calligraphy | Mahoney, D |
| Craft of Script | Biggs, JR |
| Craftsman's Guide to Edge Decorations * | Mitchell, J |
| Creating Letterforms | Sassoon, R |
| Creative Bookbinding | Johnson, P |
| Creative Calligraphy Instructions & Alphabets | Zapf, H |
| Creative Calligraphy: A Complete Course (2) | Lynskey, M |
| Creative Drawing with Radiographs | Bruck, A |
| Creative Lettering, Drawing & Design | Harvey, M |
| de Brailes Hours* | Donovan, C |
| Decorated Letter (2) | Alexander, JJG |
| Design with Type | Dair, C |
| Designing with Type | Craig, J |
| Dictionary for Calligraphers | Hyde, RC |
| Dictionary of Heraldry | Friar, S (Ed.) |
| Door Posts | Botts, TR |
| Early Medieval Art, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque | Beckwith, J |
| Encyclopaedia of Typefaces | Jaspert, Berry & Johnson |
| Encyclopedia of Calligraphy Techniques (2) | Wilson, DH |
| English Historical Documents | Prescott, A |
| English Literary Manuscripts | Kelliher, H & Brown, S |
| Engraved Work of Eric Gill | Victoria & Albert Museum |
| Enrich your Calligraphy | Wilson, DH |
| Eric Gill The Engravings | Skelton, C (Ed.) |
| Floraison* | Mazeran, A |
| Florilege* | Mazeran, A |
| Formal penmanship and other papers | Johnson, E |
| Futura | Bauersche, G |
| Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art 966-1066 | Backhouse, J et al (Editors) |
| Gothic & Old English Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts | Solo, DX |
| Graceful Envelope | Smithsonian Institute |
| Graphic Design | Lewis, J & Brinkley, J |
| Guide to the Exhibited Manuscripts, Part 2 | British Museum |
| Handbook for Students of Calligraphy | Nicholls, D |
| Handwriting Manual (2) | Fairbank, A |
| Heraldry: Decoration and Floral Forms | Cole, H |
| Historic Alphabets & Initials Woodcut and Ornamental | ? |
| Historic Calligraphic Alphabets | Baker, A |
| Historical Scripts | Knight, S |
| History & Technique of Lettering (3) | Nesbitt, A |
| History of Calligraphy | Gaur, AA |
| History of Lettering (2) | Gray, N |
| History of Writing (2) | Gaur, AA |
| How to become a Professional Calligrapher | David, S |
| How to use Watercolour Pencils (video) | Durer, A |
| How to write like this (2) | Rexel Cumberland |
| Illuminated Alphabet | Seligman, P & Noad, T |
| Illuminated Alphabets (2) | Carter, P |
| Illuminated Calligraphy | Carter, P |
| Illuminated Manuscript | Backhouse, J |
| Illuminated Manuscripts | Bologna, G |
| Illumination | Jarman, C |
| Illumination for Calligraphers | Lynskey, M |
| International Advertising Art | Frenzel & Engelbrecher |
| International Calligraphy Today | Zapf, H |
| Introduction to Calligraphy | Evans, G |
| Italic Exercise Paper | Gourdie, T |
| Japanese Bookbinding | Ikegami, K |
| Kreative Kalligrafe | Beusekom, M van |
| Layout & Design for Calligraphers | Furber, A |
| Learn Lettering and Calligraphy Step by Step | Lawther, Gail & Christopher |
| Left Handed Calligrapher | Shepherd, M |
| Les Decretales | Biblio. Nationale |
| Les Mnscp a Peintures de la Biblio. Nationale de Luxembourge | Weichering_Georgen B |
| Lessons in Formal Writing | Johnson, E |
| Letraset catalogue of Instant Lettering Typefaces | Letraset |
| Letter Arts Review | Letter Arts Review |
| Letter Design in the Graphic Arts | Leach, M |
| Lettering | Anderson, CR |
| Lettering | Wright, HB |
| Lettering & Calligraphy | Freeman, J |
| Lettering and Alphabets | Cavanagh, J |
| Lettering Art in Modern Use | Ballinger, RA |
| Lettering Arts | Fink, J & Kastin, J |
| Lettering as Drawing | Gray, N |
| Lettering as Drawing: The Moving Line | Gray, N |
| Lettering by Modern Artists | Museum of Modern Art, NY |
| Lettering Design | Roberts, E |
| Lettering for Advertising | Leach, M |
| Lettering for Architects and Designers | Gray, M & Armstrong, R |
| Lettering Techniques | Lancaster, J |
| Lettering Today (2) | Brinkley, J (Ed.) |
| Lindisfarne Gospels | Backhouse, J |
| Little Manual of Calligraphy | Pearce, C |
| Luttrell Psalter | Backhouse, J |
| Making Calligraphy Work for You | Barnard, T & Jarman, C |
| Manual of Modern Calligraphy | Shepherd, M |
| Marbling: A Complete Guide | Maurer, DV |
| Mastering Calligraphy (2) | Gourdie, T |
| Masterpieces of Calligraphy 261 examples 1500-1800 | Jessen, P (Ed.) |
| Masters of the Italic Letter | Atkins, KA |
| Medieval & Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts in Australian Collections | Manion, M & Vine V F |
| Medieval Beasts | Payne, A |
| Medieval Calligraphy, History & Techniques | Drogin, Marc |
| Medieval Craftsmen Scribes & Illuminators | Hamel, C de |
| Messiah | Botts, TR |
| Modern Publicity 1963 | Moody, E |
| Monograms & Ciphers | Turbayne, A A |
| More than Fine Writing | Child, Collins, Heckle, Jackson |
| Museum | Klingspor-Museum Offenbach |
| My Life as a Scribe | Thomson, GL |
| New Dictionary of Heraldry | Friar, S |
| Nib 'N' Inks | Various |
| Northern World | Wilson, D |
| Old Fashioned Small frames and borders | ? |
| Origin of the Serif | Catich, EM |
| Oxford Guide to Heraldry | Woodcock, T |
| Painting for Calligraphers | Angel, M |
| Paper Arts | Australian Paper Arts |
| Paper Magic Pop Up Paper Craft | Chatani, M |
| Paper Pleasures | Shannon, F |
| Papermaking - from recycling to art | Kropper, JG |
| Paris Book of Hours | Anony |
| Patrons and Devotion: the University of Sydney's Hours of Anne la Routye | Marks, PR |
| Pen Lettering (3) | Camp, A |
| Pen Practice | Higgins, W |
| Pen's Excellence (2) | Whalley, JI |
| Pen's Excellence (2) | Whalley, JI |
| Pendragon Calligraphic Calendar 1988 Children and Childhood | Pendragon |
| Pens & Calligraphy William Mitchell | Parkinson, A (Ed.) |
| Practical Calligraphy: Techniques & Materials | Darton, M (Ed.) |
| Practical Guide to Book Repair & Conservation | Johnson, AW |
| Practical Guide to Calligraphy (3) | Sassoon, R |
| Practical Guide to Children's Handwriting | Sassoon, R |
| Practical Guide to Lettering & Applied Calligraphy | Sassoon, R |
| Practical Guide to Marbling Paper | Chambers, A |
| Printing Design & Layout | Steer, V |
| Quilling Beauties | Woolston-Hamey, J |
| Ready to use: Decorative Letters (3) | Grafton, CB (Ed.) |
| Ready-to-use Art Nouveau Borders | Menten, T |
| Ready-to-use Art Workbook Vol 1 | Francis, R & J |
| Ready-to-use Banners | Menten, T |
| Ready-to-use Borders | Menten, T |
| Ready-to-use Christmas Designs | Censoni, B |
| Ready-to-use Christmas Designs | Sibbet, J (Ed.) |
| Ready-to-use: Celtic Border on Layout Grids | Pearce, M |
| Roman Capitals, Stroke by Stroke | Baker, A |
| Script & Cursive Alphabets | Solo, DX |
| Secreta Three Methods of Laying Gold Leaf | Grafe, J |
| Showcard & Ticket Writing: Stages 1 & 2 | TAFE Educational Books |
| Single Leaves 7 Miniatures from Western Illuminated Manuscripts | Sotherby Catalogue |
| Sixty Alphabets | Briem, G |
| Small frames and borders | ? |
| Source Book for Scribes | Brown, M & Lovett, P |
| Speedball Textbook | Fink, J & Kastin, J |
| Step by Step Calligraphy for Students and Teachers | Frost, KE |
| Student's Guide to Western Calligraphy | Whalley, JI |
| The Alphabet | Diringer, D |
| The Mystic Art of Written Forms | Neugebauer, F |
| Theory Notes & Alphabets | TAFE Educational Books |
| Three Classics of Italian Calligraphy | Arrighi, Tagliente & Palatino |
| Time for Apples, A: calligraphic apple dishes recipes Hobart 1998 | Sunday Scribes |
| Topography Booklets - Benguiat | DOVA TypeShop |
| Topography Booklets - Cochin | DOVA TypeShop |
| Topography Booklets - Eras | DOVA TypeShop |
| Topography Booklets - Gilliard | DOVA TypeShop |
| Topography Booklets - Italia | DOVA TypeShop |
| Traditional Penmanship | Trungill, A |
| Treasury of Calligraphy: 219 great examples 1522-1840 | Tschicold, J (Ed.) |
| Type Modus 20 | International Centre for Typographic Arts |
| Typography: basic principles | Lewis, J |
| Universal Penman: Catalogue of V&A Exhibition London 1980 | Whalley, JI & Kaden, VC |
| Using Calligraphy | Furber, A |
| Using Calligraphy | Shepherd, M |
| Victorian Decorative Initials | ? |
| Victorian Spot Illustrations Alphabet & Ornaments | Grafton, CB |
| Video: How to use Watercolour Pencils | Durer, A |
| Visconti Hours * | Meiss, M & Kirsch, E W |
| Western & Historical Scripts (3) | Brown |
| Which Paper? | Turner, S |
| Words as Images | Society of Scribes & Illuminators |
| Words at Risk (Art of Thomas Ingmire) (2) | Gullick, M |
| Writing & Illuminating & Lettering | Johnson, E |
| Writing: The Story of Alphabets & Scripts (2) | Jean, G |
| Zanerian Manuel of Alphabets & Engrossing | Zaner-Bloser (publ) |