It was widely used from the 16th century until the mid-18th century in Scotland and the mid-20th century in Ireland, but is now rarely used.

Gaelic type (sometimes called Irish character, Irish type, or Gaelic script) is a family of Insular script typefaces devised for printing Classical Gaelic. For the distinction between, / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. We cannot guarantee a lunch time as it will be determined by progress.Īs well as lunch two short breaks will also be afforded during the day for you to grab a drink.This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Lunch lasts for 1 hour and the tutor will determine the time of lunch on the day. We do not allow food to be consumed in the Makers Space but you are free to travel out in to the city to enjoy your lunch. You’re not obliged to eat or drink in the cafe. Anyone attending the workshop will be able to get 20% off their food and drink and can either enjoy their lunch with the others at the bench or you may like to meet a friend or partner at lunch in the cafe in which case the 20% off will apply to the person you meet too. The long bench on the first floor of the cafe will be reserved for lunch time. 20% off all food & drink in the cafe during the workshop hours Our toilets are located at the back of our first floor cafe. steps as the Makers Space is below ground level. This is located at the back of our ground floor cafe. The workshop will take place in our Maker Space which is within a 13th century stone undercroft also known affectionally in Chester as the Crypt. Minimum Age: 18 or 15 if accompanied by someone who is 21 or over Our Makers Space If you have any calligraphy tools which you’re curious about, please bring them along, but no need to go out shopping!

Glasses if you need them for close work and please ensure you wear sturdy, fully enclosed shoes. With so much communication being electronic today, there is a desire to return to creating physical pieces of lettering, the human desire to “write a letter” is a strong one.Ĭalligraphy can be done with a pencil (indeed this is where we often start) or any other tool, we will be using pens shaped to make the characteristic shapes that are associated with classic calligraphy.

Produce pieces that you can take home with youįind out more about future workshops and membership opportunities at the Makers Spaceįrom the Greek for “beautiful writing”, the art of calligraphy is the creation of lettering by hand, caring about every turn of the pen, making a piece to be admired. Try your hand at celtic calligraphy, decorations and knots Learn a new skill that you can continue to develop after the workshop

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