Alphabet: The Story of Writing pt. 1 and 2 by Donald Jackson

Alphabet: The Story of Writing by Donald Jackson (1980). The first two parts cover letter forms up to the fourteenth century. Donald Jackson makes reed pens (part one) and quill pens (part two) and demonstrates their influence on letter forms. Part two also features a demonstration of the art of illuminating. Part I: The making of letters After an introduction and shots of lettering on various different kinds of signage the film goes back in time and discusses the development of letterforms including: