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nibs, Oblique nibs, Z-shape nibs« |
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 Copperplate
is an elegant seventeenth-century style of writing. Copperplate
writing requires a narrow-pointed pen with a deep slit, made to
respond to pressure from the writer's hand in order to produce the
swelling lines and curves characteristic of this style. The pronounced
right-hand slope the copperplate hand requires can be helped by
the ‘elbow-oblique’ pen which is held at one angle while
the nib points in another.” |
John
Shyvers, The Calligrapher's
handbook
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 Learn
more in the book Mastering Copperplate
Calligraphy by Eleanor Winters. |
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| Most
left-handed writers prefer a straight flexible nib in a straight
pen holder. The ‘elbow-oblique’ nibs are NOT recommended
for left-handers. |
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