The Lettering Fraternity has heard the sad news that Jean Larcher passed away three days ago. Jean was one of the Great Calligraphers of Europe. He was born in 1947 and leaves his widow Katharina Pieper who is also highly esteemed in the calligraphy world. Jean was skilled in many other lettering style too and if you'd like a flavour of his work look at images in Google. I met his now-widow, Katharina Pieper in 2000 when I attended a Summer Festival in Worcester and was on her course. Many … [Read more...]