Florence Kingsford Cockerell
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Florence Kate Kingsford, Lady Cockerell, known variously as Florence Kingsford and Kate Cockerell, was a British illustrator and calligrapher who specialized in creating illuminated manuscripts. She w
Ashendene Song of Songs, illuminated by Florence Kingsford, 1902
A Dead Hunter, illuminated by Florence Kingsford
A Human Skeleton at the Foot of a Rock Face, illuminated by Florence Kingsford
Edward Johnston
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Edward Johnston, CBE was a Uruguayan-born British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the father of modern calligraphy, in the particular form of the broad-edged pen as a writing tool.
Florence Kingsford Cockerell
…of medieval manuscript illumination, such as applying gold leaf to parchment. She further developed her technique by studying with master calligrapher Edward Johnston. Around 1901, she met museum curator Sydney Cockerell and they married in 1907. They had three children, among them the inventor Christopher Cockerell…
Edward Johnston's calligraphy, shown in the 1906 book Writing & Illuminating & Lettering.
Edward Johnston Memorial
An early sign showing Johnston's alphabet for the Underground. Note variant 'W'.