The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter

A celebration of the beauty of the Hebrew aleph-bet from sacred scrolls to graffiti. This book celebrates the beauty of the Hebrew aleph-bet by visually chronicling its earliest appearance in ancient inscriptions and its subsequent reception and representation by scribes and artists over the last three millennia. Though firmly entrenched in the world of traditional Judaica, author Izzy Pludwinski's calligraphic passion lies in finding ever-new expressive forms for the Hebrew aleph-bet--a path that has led him from font development to Zen-influenced abstract Hebrew calligraphy. He showcases myriad examples both ancient and modern in this book, that spans from scrolls to graffiti. This book is both a stunning art book as well as an eye-opening survey of the Hebrew letter in forms ancient and modern and never-before-imagined. It is both a gorgeous gift book, and a book for art lovers, and for everyone who is interested in the differing expression and expansion of the art of lettering.