Nicolete Gray
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Nicolete Gray (1911–1997) was an English art scholar, and exponent and scholar of calligraphy
. She was the youngest daughter of the poet, dramatist and art scholar Laurence Binyon
and his wife, writer, editor and translator Cicely Margaret Pryor Powell. She was the wife of Basil Gray, with whom she had five children.
Her books include Nineteenth century ornamented typefaces (Faber & Faber 1938, 2nd edition 1976) and A History of Lettering (Phaidon, 1976).
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
. She was the youngest daughter of the poet, dramatist and art scholar Laurence Binyon
Laurence Binyon
Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services....
and his wife, writer, editor and translator Cicely Margaret Pryor Powell. She was the wife of Basil Gray, with whom she had five children.
Her books include Nineteenth century ornamented typefaces (Faber & Faber 1938, 2nd edition 1976) and A History of Lettering (Phaidon, 1976).